http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,22495396-5006301,00.html
TDU will be even better now with all the top tier riders racing here
TDU will be even better now with all the top tier riders racing here
TDU now a ProTour event
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Mr Pants
skanky media ho
Yeah it is good, but considering this:
Cyclingnews.com
Following the announcement by UCI president Pat McQuaid that the Grand Tours will no longer be a part of the UCI ProTour for 2008, the Tour de France organiser Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) has lashed out at the sport's governing body for failing to address several of its concerns.
The ASO, which also organises the one day races Paris-Roubaix, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Paris-Tours and La Flèche Wallonne as well as the spring stage race Paris-Nice, was critical of the plans for the calendar, saying it "has not answered the ASO's legitimate expectations, for the future of the Tour de France and other events it organises."
No wonder they're looking to fill up the Protour with other events. And without those events is the Protour to be taken seriously anyhow?
I doubt Protour status will change much, TdU is at the wrong time of year, in the wrong season (smack bang in the middle of an SA summer) and the course isn't exactly challenging... not too many Euro or US pros are going to give up their skiing holidays to come to dusty SA and get dehydrated for 7 days.
Cyclingnews.com
Following the announcement by UCI president Pat McQuaid that the Grand Tours will no longer be a part of the UCI ProTour for 2008, the Tour de France organiser Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) has lashed out at the sport's governing body for failing to address several of its concerns.
The ASO, which also organises the one day races Paris-Roubaix, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Paris-Tours and La Flèche Wallonne as well as the spring stage race Paris-Nice, was critical of the plans for the calendar, saying it "has not answered the ASO's legitimate expectations, for the future of the Tour de France and other events it organises."
No wonder they're looking to fill up the Protour with other events. And without those events is the Protour to be taken seriously anyhow?
I doubt Protour status will change much, TdU is at the wrong time of year, in the wrong season (smack bang in the middle of an SA summer) and the course isn't exactly challenging... not too many Euro or US pros are going to give up their skiing holidays to come to dusty SA and get dehydrated for 7 days.
Dumbellina
Likes Dirt
Is there hope for the Scott 24 or the Mont 24 (just to spite the other) being eligible for Protour status?