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Cycle Marathon in London
It looks like Boris Johnson wants to have a 'cycle marathon' event in London based on the London marathon with 30,000 cyclists, an elite event, etc.
What do you think?
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30000 riders going hell for leather around the crappy potholed streets of London?? A&E units would be well used I reckon......
seems like a lack of joined up thinking going on here
a mass event "might" work if they could persuade the club riders to stay away from any racing but I can't see that somehow
I would not want to cycle with 29,999 other cyclists - the idea scares me. Too dangerous. I shall be elsewhere on that day.
As you say - FB, keep all the club riders away - if it became a family event with then it may work - frequent stops and speed limits - more like a festival parade than a race.
I notice Boris is riding one of those Bank bikes - I must remember to complain to said bank as they don't seem to encourage safe riding - I was nearly run down by one out side Buck Palace - stupid place to be cycling on the pavement with hundreds of tourists. Esp when other cyclists were happy using the roads.
Nope - 30,000 cyclist like that are a hazard to them selves and the risk they pose to the rest of us is too great to be worth it.
It does sound unpromising. Look at how crowded the back half of the London Marathon course gets, with people stopping suddenly, changing direction without looking, etc.
Add swerving bikes into that and it seems positively hazardous. Plus no doubt some people will want to do it in costumes! Centripede becomes snake?
I expect someone will do a risk assessment, at which point the idea will be dropped. Unless they're going to mend all the roads in time for the Olympics?
Jesus Christ!
Only bloody Boris would come up with a crazy idea.
Just cannot see this happening. Having 30,000+runners through London is acceptable.
But 30,000 with bikes is a logistical nightmare. What's next, a walking marathon.
I guess they figure if they can make it work for the SkyRide....
Not that the SkyRide looks remotely fun for anyone passable on a bike though.
There are very big sportives on the continent - maybe not on this scale but the Marmotte and etape have about 7,000 - and all of them will be racing not just tootling round for a day out - the Marmotte is on open roads too. I think so long as they staggered the start - maybe groups of 500 with some kind of seeding so you are riding with people of comparable ability - then it could be made to work...maybe.
The key thing is nobody is being forced to ride it so if you find it too dangerous you simply don't do it - the same reason I don't take up rock climbing or join the army.
It says something about the South African Argus ride - anyone know anything about that ?
Wondering did anyone attend any of the Sky rides in London..numbers must have been around the same, average speed 2 mph.
Really...85000!! no way......
PS nice bike your riding there...