Pat McQuaid says he wants the UCI to look at the contract and transfer rules.
"Perhaps we need to put more rules in there to try to control these scenarios, or make better sense out of them."
Compared to other sports, cycling has the Pro Tour structure now, but not a League necessarily. Sponsors and teams come and go. Disparate organizations still govern and own races. The payrolls are markedly smaller (median US baseball team salary was $80 M in 2009).
Despite bank guarantees, salaries haven't been paid at times. Riders leave without buyout clauses, are asked to renegotiate after signing, sign but then claim they haven't. And that's for the known names, with press stories often the favored form of communication. For the remaining riders, it resembles a game of musical chairs.
The current system may be broken, but what's better? Did it used to work any better? Are there any other sports that serve as models? What's the biggest problem right now? Do the riders need a stronger organization? How do people think it should work?
"Perhaps we need to put more rules in there to try to control these scenarios, or make better sense out of them."
Compared to other sports, cycling has the Pro Tour structure now, but not a League necessarily. Sponsors and teams come and go. Disparate organizations still govern and own races. The payrolls are markedly smaller (median US baseball team salary was $80 M in 2009).
Despite bank guarantees, salaries haven't been paid at times. Riders leave without buyout clauses, are asked to renegotiate after signing, sign but then claim they haven't. And that's for the known names, with press stories often the favored form of communication. For the remaining riders, it resembles a game of musical chairs.
The current system may be broken, but what's better? Did it used to work any better? Are there any other sports that serve as models? What's the biggest problem right now? Do the riders need a stronger organization? How do people think it should work?