Keep cycle racing on the highway

The petition

2008 has seen two premier calendar road races cancelled, the Tour of Wessex and the Archer Grand Prix, due to ambiguous legislation regarding racing on the highways. With your support we want to ask the Government to examine the current legislation to ensure the long term survival of cycle racing on the highway but also that of all sporting events.

British Cycling will be submitting a report to the Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) and Ministers to detail the current issues and challenges which are affecting all sporting events on the highway and in particular cycling. Set to be submitted at the end of March, this report will call for a series of measures to be implemented as part of a cross Government departmental approach to implement the legislation, co-ordination and the standardisation necessary to allow sport on the highway to flourish.

These measures will allow participation in 'grass roots' cycle racing to grow, helping the government meet its stated aim of increasing participation in sport and helping to develop new cycling talent, further improving Great Britain's results at international events through to London 2012 and beyond.

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