Why are teams complaining over losing 1 rider for Grand Tours?

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    morstar wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Why do cycling fans always want to change the structure of cycling?
    It's far from the most important thing on my mind. But considering the limited number of teams and the ever present threat of teams folding it doesn't seem healthy.
    Part of the reasoning for the shift to 8 man teams is to level the competition.
    Every sport should always be assessing its structure and product to ensure it is both relevant and sustainable. ASO are extremely good at this in terms of managing their races in terms of parcours, time bonuses or not etc.
    Conversely, as a whole, the sport is very much 'that's just how it is'.
    The finances are rubbish.

    Wages for riders and team budgets are bigger than ever.

    Why are the finances rubbish?
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  • morstar
    morstar Posts: 6,190
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    morstar wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Why do cycling fans always want to change the structure of cycling?
    It's far from the most important thing on my mind. But considering the limited number of teams and the ever present threat of teams folding it doesn't seem healthy.
    Part of the reasoning for the shift to 8 man teams is to level the competition.
    Every sport should always be assessing its structure and product to ensure it is both relevant and sustainable. ASO are extremely good at this in terms of managing their races in terms of parcours, time bonuses or not etc.
    Conversely, as a whole, the sport is very much 'that's just how it is'.
    The finances are rubbish.

    Wages for riders and team budgets are bigger than ever.

    Why are the finances rubbish?
    Because there is enormous disparity between teams and teams folding late in the day when sponsors can't be found.
  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,486
    The finances are clearly weird if there is extended talk that a team like Quick Step can't find a sponsor and might fold.

    Like mentioned before I think the team names should be constant so there can be proper branding and fan building.
    PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 2023
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    morstar wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Why do cycling fans always want to change the structure of cycling?
    It's far from the most important thing on my mind. But considering the limited number of teams and the ever present threat of teams folding it doesn't seem healthy.
    Part of the reasoning for the shift to 8 man teams is to level the competition.
    Every sport should always be assessing its structure and product to ensure it is both relevant and sustainable. ASO are extremely good at this in terms of managing their races in terms of parcours, time bonuses or not etc.
    Conversely, as a whole, the sport is very much 'that's just how it is'.
    The finances are rubbish.

    Wages for riders and team budgets are bigger than ever.

    Why are the finances rubbish?
    Spoken like a City Boy in 2007
    Twitter: @RichN95

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