I think that the points system is great, just needs fine tuning which I'm hoping that UCI will do with time. For once, make it annual or biannual.
Why do I think it's great? Because it promotes racing for every point in every race, although I would with WT and PRO races only. One-day races tend to be valued more than perhaps they should, but the UCI points are a lot more generous for GTs than for instance the PCS points system.
I mean, isn't it great to see passive Mas sprinting for an intermediate sprint in Vuelta's last stage just to get the 3rd spot and 20 UCI points from the points classification? Or seeing everyone sprinting for every position in Wallonie when otherwise many riders might have just stopped peddling as soon as they were out of contention to win?
Why do I think it's great? Because it promotes racing for every point in every race, although I would with WT and PRO races only. One-day races tend to be valued more than perhaps they should, but the UCI points are a lot more generous for GTs than for instance the PCS points system.
I mean, isn't it great to see passive Mas sprinting for an intermediate sprint in Vuelta's last stage just to get the 3rd spot and 20 UCI points from the points classification? Or seeing everyone sprinting for every position in Wallonie when otherwise many riders might have just stopped peddling as soon as they were out of contention to win?