With 4 races plus US champs, anyone who is good enough to be giving WC a try should be able to get plenty of points. Of course theres always the issue of scheduling. For example if someone this year got 20 points at snowmass and vermont, they would not process in time for them to race the canadian world cups.
Mike alluded to a pattern I was beginning to notice... which is the UCI getting more and more money from the riders and promoters in order to fufill their rules. I guess thats the way the world works though. I agree with Mike that Americans are probably not the real muppets who everyone is complaining about. Our guy Caleb Cambern is in europe right now. He is fresh to the semi-pro class, which counts as UCI elite. You might think that sounds bad, but he caught his 30 second man in quali's after crashing. Thats muppetry for you. Dont blame Amurica.
Mike alluded to a pattern I was beginning to notice... which is the UCI getting more and more money from the riders and promoters in order to fufill their rules. I guess thats the way the world works though. I agree with Mike that Americans are probably not the real muppets who everyone is complaining about. Our guy Caleb Cambern is in europe right now. He is fresh to the semi-pro class, which counts as UCI elite. You might think that sounds bad, but he caught his 30 second man in quali's after crashing. Thats muppetry for you. Dont blame Amurica.