MarkvW said:The federations choose UCI management.
ASO was sucking wind a few years back. Right now it has the power, but I suspect successful bike racing promotion is a very delicate thing. Building much on the TdF alone is probably a risk that nobody wants to take. But a breakaway league would need to work a deal with the ASO that's a better deal than ASO already has with the UCI. That seems like it would be a problem.
The more I think about it... Only "solution" I can come up with is the federations pulling their support to the UCI... Desolve the damn thing and start over.. There has been a few opportunities where such action could be warranted.. Now of course there's a change of "attitude" from the UCI leadership and peleton... Hmm seem to be experiencing a déjá vu here...
Next time, I hope someone dares to stand their ground...
One thing I like from the OP origin is that they seem, yes "seem" to have no other interest other than help this sport out of it's misery...