Whilst I should have (meant to) put "tried to" in front of ruin, I'm guessing RH never asked "most" kids who took park in the sky ride if the hill put them off cycling at all, let alone for life.
Its not a case of pro cycling = bad, Murdoch sponsored cycling = good. TBH, I didn't even allude to that let alone say it.
The "youth" part of last Thursday's event was for CEC to organise, not the Pro Tour. That was part of the deal.
CEC didn't organise, they handed their slot over to a local cycle club. My point was that was an opportunity missed for local school kids.
My guess, and it is only a guess is cycling as a whole had more to gain from that, than letting the local cycle club have the slot. In fact, there was no good reason for both not to happen, save the CEC's laziness.
Their dropping the sky ride is just another part of that.
2 years ago is was very well attended. The feedback I received was all positive. As mass participation events should be.
Last years sky ride was shit. It was poorly attended because it was poorly advertised. They amended route made it way too tough for such a ride. Both were no doubt the result of CEC's last minute agreement to part fund it.
The opportunities to get folk who don't normally participate in organised cycling to do so, especially on closed roads are rare.
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