Another organiser cancels cycle race amid spiralling costs
"I can't think of any British bike race that would run at a profit":
I had my first meeting with the police in November," Mr Moran explained. "There was a degree of dismissal about what we could do. "Why it worked okay in 2019, and a simpler route in 2024 was going to be such a problem? That I always struggled to get my head around," Moran told road.cc, explaining that even with the police motorbikes reduced to ten, four more than were used in 2019, it"was still going to be too much money for what we budgeted".
Much of Moran's frustration comes from the success of the 2019 event, which earned praise from competitors, the council, police, fire service and other local stakeholders. Looking at the existential issues many races in Britain at all levels face currently, Moran questions where races can bring money in, suggesting that"very few events would actually appeal to a sponsor or TV company".
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