The end of the ProTour. Love live Pro Cycling

I've said before (look for the comment from "Jay") that I think the problem with the governing body of Cycling (the UCI) is it's leader - Pat McGovern.  It's clear that he sees the UCI as a body that needs to be accountable to nobody except itself.

A governing body only governs to the extent those who are governed are willing to accept the governance.  Clearly, professional cycling teams are no longer willing to accept the governance as it stands.

Change is needed....

The question is whether the institution of the UCI will figure out that the problem is in the way it's leader governs, and change the leader in order to re-establish order among pro teams, and revive the ProTour.

I suspect it won't.

In the meantime, the teams will find races to ride.  And they'll compete.  Long live Pro Cycling in this form - at least until the UCI changes its leader.