Hello, come on in, you’re not late at all – professional cycling’s ideas symposium has only just started. Let me take your jacket, and do get comfy on one of our beanbags. Over there, practising his three-pointers, that’s Tomas Van Den Spiegel , the head of Flanders Classics, while next to him, rehearsing his next speech is UCI president David Lappartient . There’s a rumour that Yann Le Moenner, the CEO of Tour de France organisers ASO, might turn up, but it seems unlikely, he doesn’t need to be here. Don’t worry, there are lots of things to excite.

Vincenzo Nibali , four-time Grand Tour winner, will be revealing his idea in a bit for the three men’s Grand Tours to be put on a giant lazy Susan, which slowly rotates each year. When it comes to a halt, we’ll be able to see if the Tou

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