One of the contributing factors to the thrilling World Championship race in Geelong has been the enforced absence of race radio between the riders and team cars. This undoubtedly added unpredictability of the race with riders having to make their own call on the road as to whether to chase, try and make a break or simply sit tight.
The usual defense for the radios seems to be one of added safety...riders can be informed of additional road hazards eg oil spills, whatever ahead. This seems a pretty thin argument to me. It really allows the DS power to direct team members to drop back and assist, make a break and chop things up, and generally try to put the pieces on the chess board exactly where they would like them.
I sort of like the old skool blackboard on the back of the motor bike style of communication telling the field what the splits are...but maybe that's just me.
Velonation takes this discussion a bit further:
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