Leading figures in Ashfield have spoken of their "disappointment" after it was announced that the district will miss out on a chance to see cyclists race in the Tour of Britain, with suggestions it was down to the amount of potholes in the area. This comes after Nottinghamshire was announced as one of the destinations for the fifth stage of the race.
But sadly for residents in Ashfield the tour will not be touching the district despite what councillors described as "high excitement" for the event when it passed through back in 2018, when the event brought tens thousands of people onto the streets. One councillor speculated that it may be due to the state of the roads in Hucknall that the race will not pass through.
One Hucknall councillor has suggested that the pot holes that plague the town may be to blame for the decision not to include Ashfield in the Tour of Britain. Councillor Lee Waters spoke about the cost that not having the race in the town could have on the local economy, calling it "a real shame."
