Sure, I'm being a lot more positive toward ASO than I have been for years with that interpretation, I'm sure there would have been the money to do it sooner if they wanted to but I think they simply weren't keen and used the money argument against women's racing, and now that the Dakar (which costs a LOT to run) is financially stable, they couldn't kick the can down the road any longer, plus the Giro being weakened gave them the ideal opportunity to strike while the iron was hot.Well ASO have had the cash cow with the TDF so I guess they haven’t cared. Good to see the women are finally getting the attention they deserve but damn it’s been a long wait.
The fact they claimed themselves incapable of operating the 'on' switch on a camera at La Flèche Wallonne for a decade, on the other hand, really tells you what their level of commitment was.