Mayor says he made call to reject 2017 Grand Départ due to cost
Johnson: ‘£35m is an poor lot to spend on one eventLondon’s decision to turn down the chance to host the start of the Tour de France in 2017 was made because the £35m cost could be spent better elsewhere,the city’s mayor, Boris Johnson, and has said.
London had been joined by Edinburgh and Manchester in seeking to be the site of what is officially known as the Grand Dpart for the 2017 event. Just waking up in the US to the London/TfL/TdF tale. Don't know the details but if I had to choose,I'd spend it on infrastructure as wellThat said, why tender in the first place?Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com