Event Date: Friday 31 August 2018
Interesting little controversy developing over the Velo South sportive. Many Penge riders are taking part in what looks like a mouth-watering, closed roads ride in the leafy lanes of West Sussex in a couple of weeks’ time. Some of the locals, though, are not wholly enamoured at the prospect of being ‘held prisoner’ in their own homes for the whole day while an ‘exclusive’ event costs businesses money and stops old people receiving their vital meals-on-wheels services. It’s easy to laugh, and I confess, that was my first reaction. However, because I like to think I am a fair-minded and questioning sort, I dug a bit deeper to try to find out the source of so much local anger. I won’t go into too much detail, but feel free to have a poke around this (quite professionally set up) website to reach your own conclusion.