It is virtually impossible to get any event organised on the road – cycling , running or whatever – without huge expense and bureaucratic meddling . They really don’t want these events to happen and cite health and safety as their sure fire way out. In my area in the last year several long standing triathlon events have been cancelled as well as road running events. As they say if someone tried to organise the London marathon toady – he would fail.

All these events need co operation – and in my experience the most co operative by miles are private landowners (incl shooting estates – now that’s a surprise isn’t it ) followed by bodies like the National Trust. The most obstructive and least co operative are the councils.

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