Newspaper calls World Championships a \u0022ridiculous decision\u0022
The comments come after Scotland's culture secretary blamed inflation and extra costs for the bill for hosting the UCI Cycling World Championships coming in at £8 million over budget...The Scotsman newspaper has published a piece criticising the"ridiculous decision" to host the UCI Cycling World Championships in Scotland, a project which it was yesterday revealed came in £8 million over its £60 million budget.
"But due to increased costs, including inflation, the total funding provided by the government and partners is in the process of being finalised. Final costs will be confirmed in due course, but are in the order of £8 million. "In good times, spending millions on a cycling event might have been acceptable. But amid a sustained period of economic problems that have been hitting the arts world hard – from the 2008 financial crash and the years of austerity that followed to the Covid pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis – it was a ridiculous decision."
Speaking to riders, fans and locals on the ground at the event too the reception was much more positive, one resident telling road.cc that you only have to look at the number of people visiting, spending money in the town to see the benefits, "especially after Covid, lockdowns, Brexit". If you don’t want to subscribe, please turn your ad blocker off. The revenue from adverts helps to fund our site.
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