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October 02, 2012 News & Features » News and Features

Spin Cycle 

Why the economic impact of the 2015 bike races, estimated at $158 million, may be little more than fantasy.

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Call it the spin and win. When the UCI World Road Cycling Championships descend on Richmond in 2015, hundreds of thousands of out-of-towners will shower the region with untold millions. By the time all those direct-spending dollars (see sidebar) finish rippling…

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