This professional sport is crazy. Seeing all this talent over the years especially the last five to ten just go to waste because they can’t get a ride because of injury or poor results because of an injury or something else got me thinking.
What could be done to the sport to help prolong riders Careers and make it more comfortable for them to stay employed and not have to worry so much about losing their career?
Is it just the Nature of the beast? Are you really just as good as your last race? Is there anything that really can be done?
I would think to prolong the sport into the future some of these concerns should be addressed. Maybe I’m wrong and they already are or it’s fine the way it is.
I understand the business and sponsor side of it and you want a rider that can win but where does it stop? What can the sport do to prolong a riders career with good pay and should it be done at all?
There is no doubt the cream of the crop should get paid more and they generally do but seeing so much talent go to waste because of lack of rides and resources is tough to watch.
I think it’s really simple though it’s all about the money. If the sport had more money then they could afford to have more riders and have more resources and more bikes and pay higher salaries but the spots are limited. The other part is there is just a limited amount of riders to fund because it’s not a large competition. It’s just 20 riders and one series so you go after the best at the time.
Not really sure if there is a discussion to be had about this or if there is a problem at all and if it’s fine the way it is. The beauty though is getting people’s opinions and a discussion about it to hear other people’s thoughts on this.