Sixteen days instead of 21? A leaked UCI plan fills GCN Racing's comments
The News Show also caught Remco Evenepoel and Demi Vollering taking the European road titles in Slovenia, but the Grand Tour question is what viewers want to argue about.
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The End Of 3 Week Grand Tours? Leaked UCI Document Reveals Radical Plans | GCN Racing News Show
GCN Racing posted just one video in seven days, and it landed on the sorest nerve in cycling. "The End Of 3 Week Grand Tours? Leaked UCI Document Reveals Radical Plans" walks through proposals reported in a leaked UCI document: Grand Tours cut from 21 days to 16, budget caps and smaller pelotons. It drew more than 160,000 views in its first day, the busiest start the channel has had in a while.
The comment section has essentially voted. Viewers keep returning to the same point, that the third week is what makes a Grand Tour grand, and that a two-week win could never sit beside a Tour de France or a Giro on a palmarès. One fan likes that nobody can ride all three, so the start lists keep changing. Others steer the argument toward safety instead: crowds pressing in on the mountain roads, and public cars on race routes, with Fin Tarling's name coming up more than once.
The rest of the episode is a busy autumn round-up: the European Championships in Slovenia, where Remco Evenepoel and Demi Vollering took the road titles, the Giro dell'Emilia, and the transfer market. The show from Montreal's World Championships, billed as "No Pogačar, No Control," has passed 300,000 views and is still being found.
That one upload lifted the whole channel to several times its usual daily pace. Among nearby golf and other sports channels, RIP Disc Golf and the DP World Tour are drawing the biggest crowds, while GCN Racing sits mid-table by subscribers, its count unchanged on the week.
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What viewers say
I like the 3 week Grand Tours.
There is a tradition and toughness that makes them special. Winning all 3 is special in a career. Winning one is career changing.@gavinsloane6282See it on YouTubeI like the calendar planning aspect of cycling. It's good that you can't ride all the Grand Tours and that different riders are always at the start, resulting in constantly changing lineups.
@salsim5774See it on YouTube21 days is what makes it a GT. Otherwise it's just a small Tour.
@koopalibrarySee it on YouTube
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