Yeah, they issues results in spreadsheet format that any old numpty could sort into fastest time, and immediately do.
And nobody cares if they got in ten minutes before their mate do they ??
I am very familiar with BC rules thanks, and it doesn’t matter how they hide it and ban podiums. It’s a race. So is the Merida/CRC Marathon thingy.
I would be prepared to buy the unproven “it’s not a race” theory if Sportives were also banned from giving out or publishing rider results, and the satisfaction of finishing, getting a handshake from the organiser and a badge at the end was enough. But it’s not is it ? Everyone wants a time, and why, to compare themselves with others.
RACE.