Comments on: What does the new rule enforcement mean for the BMC team? http://www.podiuminsight.com/2009/04/28/what-does-the-new-rule-enforcement-mean-for-the-bmc-team/ News, interviews and photos of North American road cycling scene Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:07:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: lyne http://www.podiuminsight.com/2009/04/28/what-does-the-new-rule-enforcement-mean-for-the-bmc-team/comment-page-1/#comment-3510 lyne Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:21:16 +0000 http://www.podiuminsight.com/?p=1889#comment-3510 Guess velonews agrees with me: http://velonews.com/article/91397/how-lance-armstrong-s-decision-to-race-gila-unintentionally Guess velonews agrees with me: http://velonews.com/article/91397/how-lance-armstrong-s-decision-to-race-gila-unintentionally

]]> By: lyne http://www.podiuminsight.com/2009/04/28/what-does-the-new-rule-enforcement-mean-for-the-bmc-team/comment-page-1/#comment-3507 lyne Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:18:59 +0000 http://www.podiuminsight.com/?p=1889#comment-3507 Yep it blows. But what really concerns me even more is what about the other races this year? Is everyone going to go back to ignoring the rule and hope no one brings in the UCI again? sort of a 'secret de polichinelle' OR is USA Cycling actually going to do something (ha!) Yep it blows. But what really concerns me even more is what about the other races this year? Is everyone going to go back to ignoring the rule and hope no one brings in the UCI again? sort of a ’secret de polichinelle’ OR is USA Cycling actually going to do something (ha!)

]]> By: SA http://www.podiuminsight.com/2009/04/28/what-does-the-new-rule-enforcement-mean-for-the-bmc-team/comment-page-1/#comment-3502 SA Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:04:11 +0000 http://www.podiuminsight.com/?p=1889#comment-3502 What!? My boy Taylor Tolleson has to go home? That just blows. What!? My boy Taylor Tolleson has to go home? That just blows.

]]> By: Name TW http://www.podiuminsight.com/2009/04/28/what-does-the-new-rule-enforcement-mean-for-the-bmc-team/comment-page-1/#comment-3501 Name TW Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:02:05 +0000 http://www.podiuminsight.com/?p=1889#comment-3501 I guess couple things here. In some way I do understand what the UCI is saying and it makes sense...otherwise Why do we have Race/ Rider/ Team categories. If all rider could do the same events their wouldn't be a need. Somehow it's also not fair for a Fulltime Pro to race against a "Full-Motivated-Weekendworrier- EliteAmateur" in the same race. BUT why now?? Well of course the spot light came from Armstrong and some UCi offical had to speak up. The UCI needs to realize that different Countries/ Continents have to operate slightly different then they do in Europe. The USA racing scene and team structures are different. This now "newly" enforced rule is a punish ment for , not really Armstong, Horner, LEvi, but for the ProContinental Teams here in the USA. This goes hand in had with the stupid age rule that applies to Continental Teams (50% riders need to be under 26years in a team). Glad the UCI gave USACyling a hint that at least riders could start but again this is a big hit for BMC. Thomas Frei from Switzerland travel over 20hours for basiclly nothing. He has to return now. It seems like the UCi and the federations hurt the sport sometimes more then anything. my 2 cents I guess couple things here.
In some way I do understand what the UCI is saying and it makes sense…otherwise Why do we have Race/ Rider/ Team categories. If all rider could do the same events their wouldn’t be a need. Somehow it’s also not fair for a Fulltime Pro to race against a “Full-Motivated-Weekendworrier- EliteAmateur” in the same race.

BUT why now?? Well of course the spot light came from Armstrong and some UCi offical had to speak up.
The UCI needs to realize that different Countries/ Continents have to operate slightly different then they do in Europe. The USA racing scene and team structures are different. This now “newly” enforced rule is a punish ment for , not really Armstong, Horner, LEvi, but for the ProContinental Teams here in the USA. This goes hand in had with the stupid age rule that applies to Continental Teams (50% riders need to be under 26years in a team).
Glad the UCI gave USACyling a hint that at least riders could start but again this is a big hit for BMC. Thomas Frei from Switzerland travel over 20hours for basiclly nothing. He has to return now.
It seems like the UCi and the federations hurt the sport sometimes more then anything.

my 2 cents

]]> By: Gavia http://www.podiuminsight.com/2009/04/28/what-does-the-new-rule-enforcement-mean-for-the-bmc-team/comment-page-1/#comment-3500 Gavia Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:05:44 +0000 http://www.podiuminsight.com/?p=1889#comment-3500 Presumably none of the stages at Gila are more than 105 miles? Sheesh, this really is a silly rule. I get why it exists, but in the U.S. context, it simply doesn't work. There are not enough UCI races for an American-registered ProConti team to contest. So to race in the U.S. BMC would have to downgrade, which would rule out participation in major races in Europe. Yo UCI fix it! Presumably none of the stages at Gila are more than 105 miles?

Sheesh, this really is a silly rule. I get why it exists, but in the U.S. context, it simply doesn’t work. There are not enough UCI races for an American-registered ProConti team to contest. So to race in the U.S. BMC would have to downgrade, which would rule out participation in major races in Europe.

Yo UCI fix it!

]]> By: Name Josh http://www.podiuminsight.com/2009/04/28/what-does-the-new-rule-enforcement-mean-for-the-bmc-team/comment-page-1/#comment-3499 Name Josh Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:45:22 +0000 http://www.podiuminsight.com/?p=1889#comment-3499 Good summary of the rule and thanks for touching on the downstream ramifications. It will be a shame if Utah can't have BMC. Good summary of the rule and thanks for touching on the downstream ramifications. It will be a shame if Utah can’t have BMC.

]]> By: lyne http://www.podiuminsight.com/2009/04/28/what-does-the-new-rule-enforcement-mean-for-the-bmc-team/comment-page-1/#comment-3496 lyne Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:46:28 +0000 http://www.podiuminsight.com/?p=1889#comment-3496 Both the UCI and USA Cycling need to set up to the plate and fix this - especially for BMC and other future pro Continental Teams. Both the UCI and USA Cycling need to set up to the plate and fix this – especially for BMC and other future pro Continental Teams.

]]> By: kwc http://www.podiuminsight.com/2009/04/28/what-does-the-new-rule-enforcement-mean-for-the-bmc-team/comment-page-1/#comment-3495 kwc Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:26:57 +0000 http://www.podiuminsight.com/?p=1889#comment-3495 I do wonder what sort of politics went on behind the scenes to put this all in motion. The way it was handled comes off as an embarrassment to the UCI and I think more transparency is necessary so that these last-minute shenanigans harm future race promotion. I do wonder what sort of politics went on behind the scenes to put this all in motion. The way it was handled comes off as an embarrassment to the UCI and I think more transparency is necessary so that these last-minute shenanigans harm future race promotion.

]]> By: Name http://www.podiuminsight.com/2009/04/28/what-does-the-new-rule-enforcement-mean-for-the-bmc-team/comment-page-1/#comment-3494 Name Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:22:05 +0000 http://www.podiuminsight.com/?p=1889#comment-3494 This rule sucks! BMC should be able to field a full team to these events, as should any pro team. The UCI is once again screwing the sport with unnececary politics. This rule sucks! BMC should be able to field a full team to these events, as should any pro team. The UCI is once again screwing the sport with unnececary politics.

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