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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Sammy Gecsoyler

Welsh 20mph speed limit forces junior cycle race to shorten and reroute

Riders and support vehicles in countryside going up hill
Riders, followed by their support vehicles, jockeying for position in the 2019 Junior Tour of Wales. Photograph: Huw Fairclough/Getty Images

Organisers of a cycle race in Wales have been forced to change and shorten its route because of the introduction of the 20mph speed limit in parts of the country.

Three of the five stages of the Junior Tour of Wales, which starts on Friday, have been changed because support vehicles would not have been able to keep up with the riders without breaking the limit.

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