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@SimonD: Basically, yes!

Rosa will be Denmarks first female to do a top 10, podium and potentially win a DH World Cup

@bikebasher: But Swiss hotels are not the worst option if having to sleep in one :)

I agree completely

@BitsNBobs: I'm happy that the Spanish government is supporting you but until that is a global trend (and it never will be) your argument is flawed. Apart from AIS, Olympics and national federations has never advanced sport science. Today, the commercial side of the World Tour is advancing it. Off road racing might still have the forefront on the development of equipment but to survive the sport has to look to the buisness side of road racing (what Warner Bros. is trying to do). A competition where half of the sports best riders are excluded to make room for break dancers, skateboarders and multiple swimming disciplines is not the future. Sure, the Olympic status put it on the map but Olympics as an institution is struggling. Even when disregarding the institutions weak stance and actions on doping. With the new format Warner Bros. is implementing riders have to priotitize the World Cup. Which is a good thing. A properly implemented format will provide opportunities for many more riders than the Olympics have

Shouldn't the question be directed at others than the people participating in the Olympics? In any case, a race that excludes half of the best in the discipline is hardly the pinnacle of sport

The community has apparently moved on from sexist Italians

Unfortunately he's not paid to lap any pinkbikers :)

Candice Lill who did very well this year is a privateer. She can still register under the "top 100 UCI ranking" rule. No doubt that Warner Bros. is trying to develop the sport in a direction that resembles the World Tour on the road. Withn a dash of AMA MX/SX. Don't know if that's agood or bad thing. It'll take some time before the riders will experience an increase in salary and improved conditions though

The issue is more likely that no organizers is willing to put together a World Cup. UCI would likely be more than open to have more rounds in the US. You could go the LifeTime route. That would mean a race series without any antidoping, rules or commisaires. 5-10 years with of developing a concept that ends up like the World Cup as it is now. I get that people love to hate on the UCI. But they do bring some sort of level playing field for the riders