To be honest road cycling in Australia is possibly the hardest task I've sunk my intellectualizations teeth into. Its a tough gig to figure out how to fix. (its broken cos its not growing).
I think the ticket is Anzac day. Anzac tradition. I'm talking about our ticket into main stream cultural acceptance.
I think we can celebrate the Anzac tradition as a sport. We are a better fit than football IMO - with regard to building the Anzac tradition as a global celebration of the Anzac sacrifice.
I think we should hold our national champs in April on Anzac day and in France.
Both Australia and NZ together.
I think we can get decent crowds in France on Anzac day for the Aus National champs.
I think we can get the local dom pros to go over for it to make it a big field.
I think we have enough euro pros now to make it a solid event.
I think we could get better sponsorship dollar holding it in France.
I think we could convince French municipalities to back it. Maybe alternate it - every second year in France??
I think as a baby eater I could make in roads into the broader Australian culture into accepting road cycling under the umbrella of the Anzac tradition and building ties with France. It would get traction in Federal Govt. They love this sort of ****.
Maybe. I dunno.
At some point when I know enough (and know who can/could stab me in the back) I'll crack the ***** with these bunnys running the sport. I'm bit over it/them.
Anyway i'm off the grid again for ages - somebody think up better ideas while i'm gone.
Except swamp Rat who is pommie/seppo mongrel 'bitsza' manchild **** with no good ideas.