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TheArchitect
It's annoyed me that every news article has focused on the incidents rather than the event and money raised for charity. You never get this with the marathon, but I'm sure there are lots of relatively minor medical issues and unfortunately deaths every couple of years. These are always reported as a side issue though, and don't detract from the general coverage. For the 100, every news outlet was desperate to tell you about the medical support, or the 'traffic chaos'. Always hints at the general cyclist outgroup mentality of the media/public.