What incentives does British Cycling’s points system create?

What incentives does British Cycling’s points system create?

Dispatches is our home for contributed pieces from inside the British racing scene. In this instalment, Elliott Colyer—racer, founder of the rider-led collective Aero CLCTV, and winner of this year’s Totnes–Vire Two-Day—asks what behaviours it now encourages — and proposes four small changes. A quick note before we begin: I’ll refer to points bands throughout this article rather than repeatedly listing individual points allocations. If you’d lik…