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- I don't think it's only a British thing; the biggest talents aren't usually drawn to CX. Where are all the top Italian, French, Spanish, Slovenian CX riders? Apart from Belgium, and Netherlands, it's not really a target for up and coming cyclists - as there's no career unless you move to Belgium. Other countries can't support a proper professional series, like an international sport should be able to do.
Lets not forget, since 2016, British riders have won plenty of World championships; with Pidcock, Richards, Tulett & Backstedt all winning more than one.....
And, there was a time when Belgium didn't rule the roost in CX; that was Switzerland, but since the advent of XC MTB, their top off-road talents race there instead of CX - and the 2nd raters not good enough for XC MTB, race CX.
- "25-34 are only 13% of USA Cyclings membership"
Wow. I own a bike shop, and that number comports both with what I see in the business as well as on the road and trails, but it's somehow hugely demoralizing to see it quantified. Thirteen percent?
- What super dutch talent are we talking about?
- Yes, 25-34 are only 13% of USA Cyclings membership.
- I will take the old days when you could track your teams across 8 years. Can't imagine a new fan finding it easy.
- Pick better parents and/or better doping agents.
- The bike industry situation is the same as the future Dutch talent pool discussion , it’s a fakely perceived problem due to an exceptional period that’s come to an end.
- It's all a part of the fun. Sometimes it takes a few races before you can tell who's who and what's going on.
- Every year cycling teams force their fans to memorize the jersey colors of all the teams so you can tell which team is doing what in a race. Not like normal sports where the jersey's and numbers mostly stay the same year after year.
- Genetics? No, mostly PEDS. Armstrong proved that.
ChoppyWarburton18-12-2024
santiagobenites18-12-2024