London TdF - non!
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Having seen the success of the Yorkshire Grand Depart, I'm surprised the Welsh Assembly haven't jumped at hosting it. Surely a better return than backing the British round of the WRC which gets meagre coverage - surely a no brainer.All Road/ Gravel: tbcWinter: tbcMTB: tbcRoad: tbc"Look at the time...." "he's fallen like an old lady on a cruise ship..."0
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An unholy alliance in the Mayor's office between people who hate cycling and cycling advocates who hate pro cycle racing scuppered the event. It went off the rails 2 weeks before the annoucement but was kept secret and especially secret from ASO who only found out just before everybody else did. But Boris is, above all else, a politician and this treachery puts him nicely in line with the austerity idealogues in his party (which he has ambitions to lead one day soon) as there is a Govt spending review due soon. As for the claim to save money, the event would have likely generated 3-4 times the 35 million, in commercial activty over that weekend.0
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Dusseldorf is now fvourite to replace London, with Kraftwerk to perform a special Tour de France concert.0
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[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19725402#p19725402]Le Commentateur[/url] wrote:Dusseldorf is now fvourite to replace London, with Kraftwerk to perform a special Tour de France concert.
Good for them! Happy Germany is good for cycling, especially at the moment. Is always a bit tragic that they have some of the best riders in the peloton (best TTer, best flat 1 dayer, best sprinter), and they barely get any coverage.0 -
[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19725402#p19725402]Le Commentateur[/url] wrote:Dusseldorf is now fvourite to replace London, with Kraftwerk to perform a special Tour de France concert.
Good for them! Happy Germany is good for cycling, especially at the moment. Is always a bit tragic that they have some of the best riders in the peloton (best TTer, best flat 1 dayer, best sprinter), and they barely get any coverage.
^This
Cycling needs Germany to fall back in love with cycling. They are an economic powerhouse and hopefully this might lead to a couple of WT German sponsored teams.0 -
[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19725402#p19725402]Le Commentateur[/url] wrote:Dusseldorf is now fvourite to replace London, with Kraftwerk to perform a special Tour de France concert.
@markwb79 will be pleased...0
