George Hincapie and partners are launching a new cycling team, Modern Adventure Pro Cycling, aspiring to compete in the Tour de France within five years. Hincapie envisions this as a 'renaissance' for American cycling, though skepticism arises regarding the team's ethical stance, particularly with Armstrong's podcast sponsoring the initiative. The cycling landscape has changed since the doping scandals of the early 2010s, yet the team has not emphasized an anti-doping message, raising concerns about the implications of past controversies on the sport's future in the U.S.
While the UCI will have to work out the legalities, it's worth pondering what his involvement, however tertiary, means for the future of American pro cycling.
Hincapie said he hoped the project would be a 'renaissance of American cycling' - but one has to wonder, exactly why does American cycling need a renaissance?
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