Are Shorter Races The Future Of Professional Cycling? | The GCN Show Ep. 282

Welcome to the GCN Show! This week we're asking whether shorter races, and new race formats like the Hammer Series, are the future of bike racing? Or does cycling need the traditional long, hard days in the saddle?

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With attention spans reportedly getting shorter and shorter, many sports are switching up their traditional formats to cater to modern consumers? Cycling seems to following suit, not only are shorter explosive stages becoming common in Grand Tours, but organisers are looking at completely new race formats. From the Hammer Series, to the Formula 1 style gridding on stage 17 of the Tour de France, are these sorts of events the future of bike racing? Or are they lacking a key element of professional racing?

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