Originally Posted by
Cat4Lifer
I remember the days before race radios...
no mass crashes at the Tour; there were never EVER pack finishes in the stages--breakaways ALWAYS succeeded;
cycling was more exciting, and we KNOW this because cycling was far more popular in many more countries than it is
today. Nowadays, with race radios, pro-cycling is limited to a few countries in western europe,
All of that due to race radios huh? Nothing to do with:
- Live television and resulting sponsorship
- A more international field resulting in more evenly matched riders
- Power meters on the bikes
- Bike technology plateauing
- Improved sports medicine
Okay, if you say so...