I'm against the proposed breakaway. Not enough money and the Arabs will soon get bored and pull out. I see it becoming what I believe is now commonly called a shite show.
But many sports top levels of racing are now being run by organisations under the auspices of the governing body, but separate with rights to run as they see fit.
Formula one, Moto GP, Speedway, Motocross are a few examples.
UCI have themselves done the same with Discovery and mountain biking. Cyclocross is similar with Flanders Classics organising the world cups.
Perhaps the more acceptable solution might be ASO to run top level racing.
But many sports top levels of racing are now being run by organisations under the auspices of the governing body, but separate with rights to run as they see fit.
Formula one, Moto GP, Speedway, Motocross are a few examples.
UCI have themselves done the same with Discovery and mountain biking. Cyclocross is similar with Flanders Classics organising the world cups.
Perhaps the more acceptable solution might be ASO to run top level racing.