Quite disappointed in the vote, but that's how it works. In the business world, this was nothing other than a 'hostile takeover' - and considering it was all about the MONEY, that's exactly what it was.
So now the UCI (the United Nations of cycling) will have their input, via USAC. Wonderful. Like Yvonne Van Gent of ACA said, "I don't trust them". I'm sad to say I think Yvonne will be right. Get ready to have some dickhead measure the angle of your saddle or the width of your tires - or if you're really special, maybe you can pee in a bottle.
The main proponents and beneficiaries of this whole cluster fuck are going to be the ELITE racers, not the guys in the mere mortal Senior clases such as myself that end up as pack fodder for the really talented guys. Not that I mind it - if I wasn't having fun, I would not be there. If I werent having fun, I wouldn't fork over $30 every Sat and Sun to have my ass kicked. I like the culture, I like the scene and I like being a part of it. I have my motivations, goals and sometimes even success. Yeah, screw the guys who actually have to pay their own way to race, it's more important that those 1%'ers have a great system and payout so they can make a living racing CX. Yeah right. I really don't give a crap about Nationals or National ranking systems. No one cares where I finish a race except me and my team mates, and thats all I expect.
Yup, it's going to be interesting.
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