Originally Posted by
Giacomo 1
Honestly, it doesn't excite me.
I mean what race would Taylor Phinney rather win, Leadville or Paris-Roubaix? What would it mean to Phinney to win one of these obscure races and risk injury? Seems like a lot of effort for no gain. I thought EF was going to push American riders to win on the Pro Circuit, but this tells me otherwise. I do see some gain for Rapha, as many crit and cross style riders wear there swag, but I see no gain for the riders or EF.
This was just one of many articles floating around regarding this model, so who knows exactly what will pan out. It seems like they want both. Let's face it though, I'm a minority as far as Americans who want to hang out and watch 5 hours of racing for a monument, much less actually understand why and when riders are doing what they're doing. But, if you're going to grow something, it may pay to put some focus on the other 99%, which I'm also in support of.