Three weeks ago, Geraint Thomas of Wales won the Paris-Nice stage race. A week later, Arnaud Demare took first place the Milan-San Remo two weeks ago. And, this past Sunday, Peter "The Terminator" Sagan, claimed victory in Gent-Wevelgem.
The 2016 road racing season is well underway. It includes hundreds of events all over the world, but the "main" ones are seen--at least by casual cycling fans--as the Giro d'Italia in May, the Tour de France in July and, in late August and early September, the Vuelta a Espana.
Although there are more races in North America than ever before, none has the profile of "The Big Three", or even the early-season classics like Paris-Nice, Gent-Wevelgem and Milan-San Remo.
It takes a lot of time and money to start a new race, let alone make it attractive to the top competitors as well as fans. Folks with big bucks tend not to be the most patient of people; they want a quick return on their investment. But there are some exceptions, such as the fellow who said:
I really look to the future. I always do, with investments, with deals, with events with anything, and I think this is an event that can be tremendous in the future, that can really very much rival the Tour de France.
Hmm..."rival the Tour de France". He really is thinking big. I'm surprised he didn't say, "It's gonna be huuuge!"
The 2016 road racing season is well underway. It includes hundreds of events all over the world, but the "main" ones are seen--at least by casual cycling fans--as the Giro d'Italia in May, the Tour de France in July and, in late August and early September, the Vuelta a Espana.
Although there are more races in North America than ever before, none has the profile of "The Big Three", or even the early-season classics like Paris-Nice, Gent-Wevelgem and Milan-San Remo.
It takes a lot of time and money to start a new race, let alone make it attractive to the top competitors as well as fans. Folks with big bucks tend not to be the most patient of people; they want a quick return on their investment. But there are some exceptions, such as the fellow who said:
I really look to the future. I always do, with investments, with deals, with events with anything, and I think this is an event that can be tremendous in the future, that can really very much rival the Tour de France.
Hmm..."rival the Tour de France". He really is thinking big. I'm surprised he didn't say, "It's gonna be huuuge!"
