Over the last 10 days I have suddenly gained an enormous respect for this man. I hardly know anything about him. But I totally agree with the actions and direction that he is taking the TDF
- No more presumption of innocence.
- You will only be invited to the TDF if you are not tarnishing the image of the sport
- Kicking out major names and one (probably two) jersey wearers during the sport.
- If a rider is positive, the team goes
- Breaking ties with the UCI
This guy has a lot of balls and a lot of money is surely at stake. But I think he is taking a longer term view of the viability of the tour.
He is going to break an awful lot of eggs, but I think he will make a tasty omelette eventually.