You mean the guy who got gb in the world cup final by scoreing a max in the semi final ?
Or do you mean the guy who was the highest placed brit in a gp last year ?
Ask anyone in the world if scott nicholls is a 16 top rider and they would say yes .
If you think he's not and can tell me who the 16 better riders are good luck to you
I do take your point about 10-11 being easy to pick and the other 5 or 6 being up in the air hence this topic
The best 16 riders in the world should be picked richardson nicholls and andersen are end of story .
If the top 16 rode every year eight would always come outside that does not mean that they should be kick out .
To keep saying you did not do that in the gp etc etc is dumb it's the top 16 riders who should be in whatever
The top 16 should be in the gp
Are scott and lee in the top 16 in the world ? the answer is a simple yes !
Just because you don't finish in the top eight does not mean you should not be in the top sixteen
So your plan is to bring riders outside the top 16 ? in my book that as you say devalues the competition