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6 of the world´s most atmospheric cycling races for traveling fans
Freerange Stock Diehard aficionados of competitive cycling of course think nothing of flying across countries and even oceans to witness blockbuster races like the Tour de France, the Giro d´Italia, and the Vuelta a España. But of course there are dozens of other high-powered international races across the world, and probably hundreds of regional ones. I got to thinking about continents beyond Europe, as well as races which most give visitors a flavor of the countries in which they take place,…
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But the biggest World Cup worries center around the United States, mostly relating to hotel bookings being way down and many international visitors staying away (and in some cases opting to switch to attendance in Canada or Mexico) for various reasons, including:
- Outrageous price gouging on tickets, local hotel rates, and in some cases transportation (for example, round-trip train tickets from New York to the matches at MetLife Stadium were initially a whopping $150, which after understandable outrage was reduced to a still ridiculous $98.
- Outrageously jacked up hotel rates.
- Visa delays and runarounds, as well as fears of harassment at airport entry points, as well as intimidating ICE presence at airports and at the matches themselves.
So it will be interesting to see how this all plays out in June and July. Will it all work out, or will it be chaos and/or a dud? Watch this space...
(And here´s just one example of the coverage: https://apnews.com/article/world-cup-2026-soccer-fans-staying-home-...)
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