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  • February 26, 2013 at 5:42 am #18069
    STEVESPRO 79

    Is there really any need to keep adding these new races at the last minute…..Ok so we lost KBK due to bad weather…so what…it happens….Paris-Nice is about to start and yet fringe races are being added all the time…
    People have paid money to enter a competition where the goal posts are continually being moved and in my opinion its getting too much…
    We enter these things because we are competitive and so at times you sort of feel obliged to enter races that to be honest if they are not on Eurosport people dont really give a damn about,just so that you dont lose ground on the season long competition…
    Its just wrong….

    This game used to be fantastic,,,but Im afraid that some people are over complicating it to relieve their own boredom….

    At the start of the season once the designated races are picked that should be it…

    Well at least thats my opinion anyway…. šŸ™

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  • February 26, 2013 at 7:04 am #718893
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    drheaton

    I take your point but I think
    I take your point but I think in this instance its fair enough to add a race to make up for one being cancelled.

    Most people are happy for more races to be featured and, given the number of smaller and medium sized stage races that have been featured over the last couple of years, I’d argue that actually the one day races have been pretty under represented in the past with just the biggest races included. Expanding the calendar to take in races like Omloop, KBK and Stride Bianchi is a good thing in my opinion as they are at least as valid as the Vuelta Catalunya or Pais Vasco which are coming up shortly. Each of the one day races has history and relevance above and beyond whether the its on Eurosport or not.

    Yes adding races at short notice isn’t ideal and yes, where rosters are announced last minute it makes it difficult, but the main issue seems to be that you don’t want to take part in all the races but sustain a high overall placing. There’s nothing anyone can do abut that.

    Personally I’m not fussed by the overall. Its nice to do well but last year I was burnt out during the Dauphine/Tour de Suisse so I just took a break. If you don’t feel like you want to race everything then don’t šŸ™‚

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