Velothon Wales road closure leaflets 'were not delivered'

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Organisers of a major cycling race in south Wales have admitted the company they paid to issue information leaflets to residents failed to deliver them.

Road closures were widely criticised during the Velothon Wales race in June.

In an email to Monmouth MP David Davies, race director Andrew Taylor said leaflets had not been delivered to houses affected by the closures.

Mr Davies has now repeated his calls for compensation for residents, carers and businesses for "lost trade".

Organisers had planned for leaflets to be delivered four weeks before the event.

In his email, Mr Taylor said the situation had been "out of our control" and he was waiting for a response from the distribution company.

"The Velothon Wales team are still in discussions with the organisation contracted to undertake this job to understand exactly what happened and why we received inaccurate information on a number of occasions," he said.

Mr Davies believes the admission "strengthens the case for compensation".

"Perhaps Velothon Wales might want to consider using the money that would otherwise have been paid to the distribution company to award compensation to those left out of pocket," he said.

About 15,000 people took part in the race through Cardiff, Newport, Torfaen, Monmouthshire and Caerphilly last month.