Whoa. A declaration of war, nothing less. The federations "... deplore the UCIs efforts to lessen the importance of cycling monuments... express their deep disagreement with UCI work... the attempts to support the Pro Tour exclusively... and feel that a great divide has come about between the UCI and the national federations..."cyclingheroes said:Next act: 6 cyclingfederation support the complaint at the European commission against the Pro-Tour. The federations are the ones from Italy, Belgium, Austria, Luxembourg, France and Spain:
http://www.tuttobiciweb.com/main.php?page=news&cmd=cerca_d&id=8948
Pat McQuaid cancelled his trip to participate in the meeting after reading the press release.
Maybe they will really can him and move on? Or create an alternative 'UCI'?