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I wish these races were without any assistance at all, and without food/liquid at the start, a bit like in the past, if you're hungry try to spot a fruit tree,

• temporarara 2y ago
  That's really the kind of fun that is completely missing in most of today's professional sports. Everything is just too good and planned ahead for my tastes to be worth actively watching. The surprising elements still around, like crashes and injuries, are just not that exciting at all.
• WalterBright 2y ago
  I'd get rid of the radio communication with the rider. In Formula 1, too.
  • mhh__ 2y ago
    They tried to make it such that the drivers could not be "coached" over the radio during F1 races but it just became a farce with drivers getting stuck with (say) a loud alarm blaring the whole race because they obviously don't know every page on the screen (let alone at 190mph).
• lmm 2y ago
  PBP still runs every 4 years if that's what you want - there are official food/rest areas (there have to be with that many people) but no motorised support allowed. Sports cycling races are for an audience that cares about the racing and athleticism rather than random luck, and I don't blame them for it.
• wyre 2y ago
  Entirely self-supported bike races still exist, but they don't get the publicity and media attention the TdF gets. The Tour Divide and the Trans Am Bike Race are two ultra-endurance races that are self-supported. I would recommend bikepacking.com for coverage for self-supported mountain bike races.