"It seems like a bad joke," one competitor said... but the event's organisers decided it would be unsafe to go ahead with an orange wind warning and"crazy, too intense" 40mph gusts...Winning this week's award for the most ironic news from the world of cycling is the Dutch Headwind Cycling Championships being cancelled... because of strong winds.
"We have prepared everything, everything is ready. The weather is crazy, but too intense. The peak speeds are too intense," the organisation told Omroep Zeeland, explaining it is the gusts that are too dangerous and that the constant wind is okay. "It's a shame, because I was confident that I would make it," he said. Other participants were seen taking to the route by foot, running the course instead."Whether that's in two weeks or two months... as far as I'm concerned, we'll be looking out for wind again from tomorrow," he said."We have built everything up, people have made an effort to take time off...
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