You had better tell the promoters who decided that this invaluable route for a rider to progress was not required. Once, a few years ago, there were many teams and plenty of riders to man them.
When he rode for Birmingham in his last season he was great. What a waste of some considerable talent, what an awful crime! Mind you, when you look at his photograph, with his low forehead, he doesn't seem quite right.
From where I stand, actually by a very large amount. Where do people get the figure of 500 from? It sounds like one of these mantras which people trot out, without actually knowing anything.