Following the tragic incident at the weekend where our own Mark Millar was seriously injured, we have decided to change the venue of tomorrows race to the Ballygowan to Killinchy route.There are a number of reasons for this, its is a quieter stretch of road and a shorter race.
Following the race we ask that as many as people meet afterwards in the Ivanhoe (opposite the reservoir) to have a meeting to review how we run our races and see if there is anything else we can do to improve our safety procedures.
What has happened to Mark is truly shocking and could so easily happen to any of us. Our sport is fast and can be dangerous, given the other road users and their attitude to cyclists, whether that be aggression or neglect. Its important that we have a full review of what we are doing as we don't want anything like this to happen any of us.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Mark and his family at this challenging time and we wish him a speedy recovery.
Kind regards and I hope to see many of you tomorrow to have your say about our league.
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