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Isn't Tour of Beijing organised by ASO? It seems to me that they're just trying to please ASO(and collect more $$) and one day it will bite them in the ass.hrotha said:Of course it's not about promoting cycling in Asia, but about giving a boost to the races they control. They're using their position as the UCI in a fraudulent or at least morally repulsive way to compete unfairly with other organizers.
The UCI can't both decide the calendar and organize events, just like they can't promote cycling and tackle antidoping at the same time. It's a very elemental conflict of interest.
Exactly. China is only lucrative because it offers a lot of money. The UCI needs to realize that Beijing was not that big of a success. Money wise maybe, but it was just a lame WT race. Why not improve that race first and then add a second WT race in China in a few years. Patience is not a word in their dictionary. The UCI can't "globalize" the sport like that with adding a new WT race every year in ChinaEl Pistolero said:Isn't Tour of Beijing organised by ASO? It seems to me that they're just trying to please ASO(and collect more $$) and one day it will bite them in the ass.
El Pistolero said:Isn't Tour of Beijing organised by ASO? It seems to me that they're just trying to please ASO(and collect more $$) and one day it will bite them in the ass.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/season-ending-tour-of-hangzhou-added-to-worldtour-calendarThe UCI did not name the race organiser in the press release, but its own organising entity GCP (Global Cycling Promotion) is already responsible for the Tour of Beijing.
This.cabbagetom said:So to conclude, this race could be fantastic. But past experience tells us that the UCI will make the parcours resemble something like 5 consecutive days around the Hangzhou's CBD. Such a pity...
lol nice one.Panda Claws said:Saxo Bank should really just let their riders peak for this and Beijing. Might yield them enough points to stay in the WT.
Except that Spanish races were disappearing left and right years before the current crisis started.Waterloo Sunrise said:Spain is a zombie country, half a pace behind Greece. It's a miracle they kept funding bike races this long.
I didn't say it was a cause. It just means I can't blame them, I'm not surprised and I expect it to go much further.hrotha said:Except that Spanish races were disappearing left and right years before the current crisis started.
They're welcome to take ours.hrotha said:Fair enough then - although you'd be surprised to know how many people here still want to organize the Olympic Games![]()