by Rob
Thu May 10, 2007 10:09 am
I was told over the weekend that there's a new approved 25 mile Time Trial course from Tadcaster to Hopgrove and back..... with a 0730 start time. If this is true then the last man off will be at 0930 and they'll still be on the A64 at 1030. Absolutely incredible. This is the same organisation that BANNED the Bishop Wood circuit for time trialling beacause of all those 90° left handers.
Let's put aside for a minute the dangers of riding up and down the A64; what sort of image do they think they're giving of cycle racing to all those passing motorists. For most of the public this is the only domestic competitive cycling they'll ever see and they'll think we're all bl**dy irrisponsible; and will they ever encourage little Johny to join a club after seeing that?
All the work the Clifton do to portray cycling in a positive image is more than outwayed by this selfish bunch. It really hacks me off.
Let's put aside for a minute the dangers of riding up and down the A64; what sort of image do they think they're giving of cycle racing to all those passing motorists. For most of the public this is the only domestic competitive cycling they'll ever see and they'll think we're all bl**dy irrisponsible; and will they ever encourage little Johny to join a club after seeing that?
All the work the Clifton do to portray cycling in a positive image is more than outwayed by this selfish bunch. It really hacks me off.