The problem is the World Tour system, which forces 18 teams to race all Grand Tours, all big classics, all the others WT events. A lot of WT teams participate at WT races only because they have to do so, without real objectives, certain Pro Conti Teams could give much than some wc teams in certain races. The organizers will always give some Wildcards for domestic/economic reasons but the WT has forced them to always have these 18 teams. This year Flandern Classics left home Pozzato and Chavanel (former podium finishers and top 10 last year), they could have made a better result than many WT teams also this year, but the organizers are forced to have Movistar. It's only an example because I consider Movistar on of the best teams but are they really necessary at the Ronde? The same for many teams...
Another example: all the WT teams have to go to T-A and P-N at the same time and many of them are unable to bring 2 competitive teams in both races, in the meanwhile a team like Androni (the won the young rider and the point clasments last year) could not participate, Aqua Blue could not participate, french teams could not participate to P-N. I see in many minor stage races (but also in GTs) teams with less depth likeLotto Soudal/ Dimension Data/EF/ecc (only examples I have nothing against them) doing absolutly nothing if not going in the break, why not a pro conti team who has prepared very well for that particular race instead?
National rooted WT teams like the two lottos, FDJ, Movistar have a real interest in racing the tour of california or in canada or in oman? look at california; because of these teams the american teams will struggle to race their home race.
It's a system which kills the Professionals Teams. The difference of publicity received by a mediocre WT is enormous, they race the Tour , the Giro, Roubaix, in Australia, in Canada, in the Middle East, they are always on Eurosport without "doing nothing". Who wants to invest in a professional team? What kind of races will you able to ride as a professional team? what kind of exposure will your sponsor get? Why don't they make a common classment where all the professionals and WT are in and they create a relegation system? I don't understand why they've created a system that deliberately is destroying the minor teams. Aqua Blue don't have to be against the Vuelta organizer(they are putting a lot of money, time, work in order to organize their race and as a private they have the right to invite according to economic criteria) but against that WT system