All men’s teams to have a women’s team otherwise no pro tour licence.
Time trials in Grand Tours to be ridden only on road bikes. Teams choose a bike setup, groupset, cassette range, wheel and tyre size and helmet at start and can’t change. If there is a crash, must swap for same setup, other than neutral service.
I was dismayed to hear your uncritical support for the idea of gifting procycling to Saudi Arabia in return for petro-dollars. Presumably on the grounds that any money is welcome wherever it comes from. I don't take that view. Perhaps you didn't know that the Saudis executed (after torturing him first) another journalist last week? Easier to just ignore it if course and plead for their money.
It certainly wasn't uncritical support, I expressed no view one way or the other in this week's episode. It was simply stating that the investment now won't be going into professional cycling via the One Cycling project. Where do you draw the line with Saudi investment in cycling? ASO first started running the Saudi Tour in 2020 and Saudi Arabia is heavily involved with one of the World Tour teams, both of which have been mentioned with regard to the issue of Saudi investment in sport in the podcast in the past (as it was when the funding for the One Cycling project was first mooted).
This was a fantastic interview (and Vaughter has a great voice in case he later wants to become a podcaster--or a great face for radio as they say). I also was listening for acknowledgment of challenges with accepting Saudi $$ but realize that wasn't the main topic of this interview.
Thanks for your response Lionel. I guess I was sensing regret that the UCI had not approved the One Cycling project.
I would draw the line at allowing any Saudi involvement - but easy for me to say. I'd also ban Ineos so if I had my way there wouldn't be a lot of pro-cycling left to watch (not that I can watch it of course).
All men’s teams to have a women’s team otherwise no pro tour licence.
Time trials in Grand Tours to be ridden only on road bikes. Teams choose a bike setup, groupset, cassette range, wheel and tyre size and helmet at start and can’t change. If there is a crash, must swap for same setup, other than neutral service.
No overlapping pro tour races in calendar.
All races to be given a much clearer ranking and points system to be much easier to follow. Teams to score points, not individual riders.
No jersey swap outs during the season. Pick a design and stick with it.
I was dismayed to hear your uncritical support for the idea of gifting procycling to Saudi Arabia in return for petro-dollars. Presumably on the grounds that any money is welcome wherever it comes from. I don't take that view. Perhaps you didn't know that the Saudis executed (after torturing him first) another journalist last week? Easier to just ignore it if course and plead for their money.
It certainly wasn't uncritical support, I expressed no view one way or the other in this week's episode. It was simply stating that the investment now won't be going into professional cycling via the One Cycling project. Where do you draw the line with Saudi investment in cycling? ASO first started running the Saudi Tour in 2020 and Saudi Arabia is heavily involved with one of the World Tour teams, both of which have been mentioned with regard to the issue of Saudi investment in sport in the podcast in the past (as it was when the funding for the One Cycling project was first mooted).
This was a fantastic interview (and Vaughter has a great voice in case he later wants to become a podcaster--or a great face for radio as they say). I also was listening for acknowledgment of challenges with accepting Saudi $$ but realize that wasn't the main topic of this interview.
Thanks for your response Lionel. I guess I was sensing regret that the UCI had not approved the One Cycling project.
I would draw the line at allowing any Saudi involvement - but easy for me to say. I'd also ban Ineos so if I had my way there wouldn't be a lot of pro-cycling left to watch (not that I can watch it of course).