Interesting comment. I wonder if the lady concerned has any idea of the costs of a road race when rolling closure is in place. Which I know from experienced organisers means traffic orders for every council area (about £1500 - £2000 a go), and as many police as are deemed necessary to enforce the order. If they are available, at about £70-£100 per hour per officer, plus fuel and possible overnight stays if their hours are long or they travel from other force areas.
All of which is there are 10 police looking after a four hour race works out to about £4000 for the race plus as much travel time - another £4000 - plus "training days" if the police think it's required plus the fuel and overnights of needed.
Work it all out and look down the barrel of £12,000 - £14,000 for policing, plus all the other bits and pieces and £20,000 comes into view pretty fact.
Then figure out how that is financed for the average 2/3/4 road race with 80 riders.
It's all well and good for riders who have not faced this sort of challenge to comment, but in the real world organisers who are doing the job to help the sport need support, not put downs from people who moved into the sport at elite level and know zilch about grass roots.
I admire the rider, bit the views are just the sort of ammo that certain "campaigners" need to get racing taken off the roads outside of very few highly financed events.
