The 2012 Tour was thought to be well-suited to Wiggins' strength as a time-trial rider, and the absence of contenders like Alberto Contador (banned) and Andy Schleck (injured) opened up the field.
And that's where I think a well-thought-through policy of incentivizing the new while recognizing that there's going to be a transition process -- and we're not just suddenly putting the old out of business right away -- that has to be something that both Republicans and Democrats should be able to embrace.