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Exactly. This can't just be "sub whoever you like." It's a team sport folks. If you came to support Cavendish, and he crashes out on day 2, you have to really scramble. 30 years ago, this would be stupid. But today, where you frequently have 7 riders working fully for 1, stuff outside your control can have an outsize impact. *limit the number of substitutions. 2, 3 max. *subs can't compete for overall prizes (GC, points, etc). You need to do the full race for that. *You have to submit the team roster with the possible subs ahead. Teams going for GC may want to bring in domestiques. Stage hunting teams might want to target sprints or breakaways. But it's set. *No subs last week maybe? *qualified reasons to sub. Crash (team has limited subs, are you really going to switch somebody out for road rash?). Fever above 100º. I don't see why this couldn't work, and I think the idea should not be dismissed out of hand. Maybe they also can't compete for stages. Maybe everyone gets to do 1 sub first week, 1 then other. Team time maybe is just top 5. Maybe you have a "joker" sub. You get to sub in a guy for 1 day, but then the previous rider has to come back. Eliminates you for the overall competitions if you get subbed out, but you can still race for stages. At what point are cyclists going to realize that being stodgy old tradionalists is not going to bring in new fans and riders?
09-02-2024 18:14
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Exactly. This can't just be "sub whoever you like." It's a team sport folks. If you came to support Cavendish, and he crashes out on day 2, you have to really scramble. 30 years ago, this would be stupid. But today, where you frequently have 7 riders working fully for 1, stuff outside your control can have an outsize impact. *limit the number of substitutions. 2, 3 max. *subs can't compete for overall prizes (GC, points, etc). You need to do the full race for that. *You have to submit the team roster with the possible subs ahead. Teams going for GC may want to bring in domestiques. Stage hunting teams might want to target sprints or breakaways. But it's set. *No subs last week maybe? *qualified reasons to sub. Crash (team has limited subs, are you really going to switch somebody out for road rash?). Fever above 100º. I don't see why this couldn't work, and I think the idea should not be dismissed out of hand. Maybe they also can't compete for stages. Maybe everyone gets to do 1 sub first week, 1 then other. Team time maybe is just top 5. Maybe you have a "joker" sub. You get to sub in a guy for 1 day, but then the previous rider has to come back. Eliminates you for the overall competitions if you get subbed out, but you can still race for stages. At what point are cyclists going to realize that being stodgy old tradionalists is not going to bring in new fans and riders?09-02-2024 18:14