They want it to be on a par with the marathon I think, and the sponsorship that that gets, plus they probably had to make these commitments due to the crazy step of closing the roads (to cars! Insanity!) for cyclists.
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They want it to be on a par with the marathon I think, and the sponsorship that that gets, plus they probably had to make these commitments due to the crazy step of closing the roads (to cars! Insanity!) for cyclists.