02/08/2026
The end of teams at the end of the year. We have so much coverage on TV these days, it's remarkable considering we didn't have any before. When I was racing, we saw everybody at the races. Now we only see them and the team colours on TV.
A number of teams will close at the end of the year. We don't know who they are yet. At least one team I raced against shut down last winter. There will be another one this winter, probably two or three more.
Many teams from the 80s and 90s, amateur teams, turned pro over the years. Mine, through various iterations, turned pro and kept going.
Who will keep going and who won't? I'm not talking about the riders or the staff, just the clubs. It will be interesting. Another jersey gone, another jersey brought into the bunch. Who knows?