December 12th, 2012  A World Series—of What?  (page 2 of 2)  I’m
in favor of reshuffling and streamlining the race calendar. But
I’m not sure that WSC’s stated format is the way to do that.
It’s a common refrain that cycling is an undervalued sport. It
is. But the overstuffed calendar and at-times opaque nature of
the sport aren’t the only problems. Not that the sport shouldn’t
pursue multiple reforms simultaneously, but I’d suggest that
there are several higher-priority items on the To Do list.
—Anti-doping reform: The primary reason cycling’s reputation
suffers is doping. Figure this out, and figure it out fast. The
UCI needs to get out of the anti-doping business (which it’s
proved it can’t effectively run) and hand off responsibility to
an independent party like WADA. If, as so many state, the
problem of cycling and doping is mostly in the past, then let’s
get it in the past—get all the past out, now, and move on. If
anyone wants to cling to his past, then let him stay in it.
—Governing body reform: Th