Is Road Racing dead? How can we ressurect/build cycling as a niche sport?

Have a look on the British Cycling website calendar. Filter for road and then what ever area you want. You’ll find plenty of road races.

I’ve seen a downward trend in some racing this season. Personally, I’m reconsidering my risk/reward balance. Seen a lot of near misses in races this year, and in Sunday’s race, the standard of riding was shockingly bad, verging on the dangerous. It’s made me think about whether I actually want to race on the road any more, and controversially get all my racing kicks on Zwift:(