After the world cycling association UCI announced far-reaching reforms for the future of road cycling a few days ago [Link], the International Association of Cycle Race Organizers AIOCC discussed them intensively at its annual meeting in Istanbul. Across from rad-net.de commented, among others, Ewald Strohmeier, organizer of the Bayern Rundfaht, critically.
“There is still a lot to be done to get road cycling reforms on track and on track. The designs are from the McQuaid era, that now needs to be reconciled with Brian Cookson's new presidency.", said Strohmeier, who pointed out that one must also pay attention to "that the substructure is also right."
Various reform approaches are on the UCI agenda. For example, in the future there will only be 16 WorldTour teams competing on a total of 120 race days. In addition, the dates of important races should no longer overlap.
In addition to Strohmeier, Bernd Moos-Achenbach, the organizer of Eschborn-Frankfurt Financial Center, and Hartmut Bölts, AIOCC committee member, were also present in Istanbul. The meeting was chaired by Christian Prudhomme, Chair of the AIOCC and ASO.