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Cycling needs a qualification system for the TdF where a certain number of points have to be accumulated over two years to ride it. The top riders not really racing against each other except at the Tour (where half crash out in the first week) reduces interest in the sport. It has also produced the super specialized GT riders, some of whom have zero bike handling skills, instead of the all-rounders who used to compete at the Tour. There is no way a rider like Phil Anderson could place in the top five these days.
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