Training for One Peak in 2012 fail

Cycling needs more events, not fewer, and more opportunities for athletes, not fewer. Not that I care much about the Olympics, but I do care about cycling.

Whether you like it or not, the Olympics has a direct impact on funding available for cycling in the UK, it affects grass-roots facilities, clubs (like your hackney CC) schools and leisure, not just the top-flite athletes.

If events and/or number of athletes are cut, the funding follows suit and trickles down to the rest of us. So it's pretty bad news all told...