I'm not sure how cycling can crumble, because as long as there are two kids with coaster brake bikes there is going to be a bike race. As long as CDale, Trek, Scott, Cervelo, Orbea, and etc are making bling bikes there are going to be backyard Cat5 races. As long as anyone is racing a bike there will be those that stand above the rest and there will be someone will to pay them money to ride.