The organisers of the Oliver?s Mount road races have just made the announcement that the Spring Cup will not go ahead in 2022. And in a rare twist, for these times, it?s not down to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

No, rather than the cancelation having anything ?public health? related, it?s more to do with public safety. That?s because there are a number of old buildings on the Oliver?s Mount estate that are, essentially falling down. In a statement last year, management at Oliver?s Mount said

Scarborough Borough Council have recently conducted detailed inspections of their entire estate, including Oliver?s Mount. Their surveyors have found several serious issues with many of the aged buildings at Oliver?s Mount. Because of that, it is unsafe to hold meetings at the venue at the current time. The safety of the public, competitors, officials and staff must always come first.
Dodgy

A couple of big events were cancelled at the back end of last year, but it was expected that the work needed to repair any dodgy buildings (or demolish the ones beyond repair) would have been carried out in time for this season. But it hasn?t.

The latest statement from Oliver?s Mount, released today, says

Scarborough Borough Council have made some great progress in getting the required permissions to demolish the condemned buildings, but there is still more to do on this, so we have taken the early decision now that The Spring Cup will not go ahead in 2022 so that riders and...