I understand what they are aiming for (besides the obvious of making money), but there are many implications that may well not be for the long term benefit of the sport.Some thoughts on the possible expansion in the future:
La Copa del Mundo de MTB quiere ser como la F1 o MotoGP, ¿es posible?
Las UCI MTB World Series están en su primer año. El primer año de una nueva era con Warner Bros. Discovery al frente y con 7 años más por delante para consolidar los cambios importantes que quieren impulsaresmtb.com
Less European rounds isn't a great idea, when most of the teams are based there.
The top of a sport is only as good as the base, I fear for its development, especially those teams and riders that will now be second division.
An limited increase in the number of races sounds sensible, but if they try to get team and especially rider commitment it will come unstuck.
There would have to big money to persuade Pidock to sign up to all races.
Flanders classics have tried to do a similar thing with cyclo cross increasing riders and locations, this has had only limited success with riders now picking and choosing non core races.
An Italian race on snow to please the UCI, an Irish round and Spanish race when some riders are already there training, plus a reduction to only one round in US this year is not exactly a sucess.
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