Dear Sir,

I have recently completed my third Ride London 100 and was delighted to see the race come to Essex. 

Despite a lot of negativity towards the event, it was heartening to see so many people by the side of the road cheering the riders on and embracing the event.

When the announcement that the women’s tour of Britain was coming to Harlow, I was delighted to see such a high profile event coming to Harlow and given some of the recent events in Harlow it was a genuine good news story

Despite a lot of negative comments from people, particularly complaining about the road closures which for the majority had a minor impact, it was extremely heartening to see the town embrace the event with the number of people out at the roadside and at the finish and in particular children who will hopefully be inspired by seeing such an event and could be Harlow’s next Laura Kenny.

Chapeau Harlow Council for pulling off such a coup, next stop a bid for the Men’s Tour of Britain.

Yours sincerely 

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