Exhibition "races" only in the very broad sense. The post-tour criteriums are almost as fake as pro wrestling- the riders have agreed beforehand who is going to

Exhibition "races" only in the very broad sense. The post-tour criteriums are almost as fake as pro wrestling- the riders have agreed beforehand who is going to "break away" and cross the line first, though occasionally one of the local amateur riders they have in there to make up the numbers will decide to have a go: https://cyclingtips.com/2016/08/when-the-post-tour-crits-dont-go-to-plan/ https://cyclingtips.com/2016/08/when-the-post-tour-crits-don... In terms of the economics of these races, they are much better spectator events as they take the form of laps around the centre of a small city. The audiences still doesn't pay, but it's much easier to go watch- so the city will pay the race organiser, both to put their city on the map and for the economic benefit of all the food and drinks the spectators buy, often from stalls or trucks that have paid the city for a license... http://www.alpsandes.com/posts/2016/7/28/jurgenmettepenningen http://www.alpsandes.com/posts/2016/7/28/jurgenmettepenninge...