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I'd like to add my support for Lorrimer12 who has been brave enough to post this on a cycling forum and provide reasonable answers to the questions. I live down a lane that opens on to the route and will not be able to drive from my house on the day. I have a shooting coaching session on the day and I cannot leave weapons in the car overnight if it is parked elsewhere, therefore I will have to cancel - cue lots of disappointed youngsters. My local pub in Partridge Green have a wedding reception that is no longer viable. Other rural pubs have their busiest days on Sunday, being inaccessible by car means significant loss of revenue for a business that is marginal at the best of times.

The leaflet drop promised by Velo South never happened, most of the locals I have spoken to know nothing of the event. WSCC have conducted no public consultation.

As other posters have pointed out, if this had been done right it might have been a boon for cycling. Instead I am extremely unhappy and many residents are spitting with anger at ALL cyclists. This event and the arrogant "it's going ahead no matter what you do" approach of the people from Velo South who were at the "roadshow" has done cycling no favours.