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Cycling event Road Closures South/Mid Wales Sunday 14th June
« on: June 07, 2015, 05:42:44 pm »
I might have mentioned this briefly in a post the other day, its far more involved than I thought, I was speaking to Finn who runs the Steel Horse cafe near Abergavenny and he says many business's have voiced their concerns over losing business, response? Tough, its cycling and anything goes when it comes to cycling.

Here is a link to a site that lists all the closures and times, you have been warned!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.velothon-wales.co.uk/en/route/route-information/road-closures/
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Re: Cycling event Road Closures South/Mid Wales Sunday 14th June
« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2015, 10:54:32 pm »
What about all the extra business that will be generated by these cycling events.

Places in France fight to get the Tour de France to route via their towns. We cycled out to Finchingfield to see the TDF passing through and it was a fantastic event enjoyed surprisingly by many who did not even understand what they were watching. There is plenty of notice about these events and it doesn't take much effort to work round them.

I think that the negative attitude to cycling in the UK is a real shame.
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Re: Cycling event Road Closures South/Mid Wales Sunday 14th June
« Reply #2 on: June 08, 2015, 06:38:07 am »
Quote from: TomL on June 07, 2015, 10:54:32 pm
What about all the extra business that will be generated by these cycling events.

Places in France fight to get the Tour de France to route via their towns. We cycled out to Finchingfield to see the TDF passing through and it was a fantastic event enjoyed surprisingly by many who did not even understand what they were watching. There is plenty of notice about these events and it doesn't take much effort to work round them.

I think that the negative attitude to cycling in the UK is a real shame.

In all these things Tom, there are winners and losers . In some respects I feel a bit of a traitor, I was involved in the cycling business for a while but when you hear the other side ?Im now seeing both sides and It doesnt affect me so I cant really comment. If you are into cycling then its great I suppose, but if not and you are positioned off the route itself but nobody will be able to get to you then what? Its only one day I suppose, but again its not my livelihood.
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Re: Cycling event Road Closures South/Mid Wales Sunday 14th June
« Reply #3 on: June 08, 2015, 08:17:23 am »
There is space for all and everything, to accommodate all and all we should be ready to compromise.
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Re: Cycling event Road Closures South/Mid Wales Sunday 14th June
« Reply #4 on: June 09, 2015, 10:00:06 pm »
Swimbo and I battled our way theough the gendarmed road blocks to claim our usual table for lunch at The Climat in Labastide Murat some years ago, ignoring the waved 9mm pistols!

Managed to grab a baguette and a bottle of something grapey and asked one of the lycra clad crowd what the ef was going on! He expalained and told us it would all kick off after the caravan had gone through!

Brian (who was still sitting there 2 hours after everyone else had gone and hadn't seen a single caravan trundle past all day  ::) )
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