Traffic gridlock prevents many from watching WEG cross country
The demanding nature of the WEG cross province course of study was nil compared to the challenges faced past times unopen to fans on the route trying to larn to the Haras du Pin venue, it would seem.
The roads were reported to go gridlocked, amongst many fans taking to the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Facebook page to vent their frustration.
Some are calling for refunds.
“Complete shambles,” reported David Gordon, who came from Commonwealth of Australia to spotter the Games.
“After 2.5 hours sitting inwards traffic nosotros returned to our accommodation inwards Caen as well as watched it all on FEI TV,” he reported on Facebook.
“Disgraceful organisation for such a large event.
“Seems utterly ridiculous – a pocket-size (beautiful) province town amongst only unmarried lane traffic, bumper to bumper all the agency from the throughway plough off.”
Sarah Thirkill reported: “After hitting the traffic jam at almost 8am I jumped out the auto at 9.30 (having hardly moved) to walk the concluding 4 to v miles, leaving married adult man as well as immature kids to discovery a parking space.
“Managed to pretty much lady friend the foremost hour. Hubby as well as kids finally got to the effect only earlier 1pm.
“The hospitality as well as catering was a joke – hardly whatever nutrient stalls or toilets for an expected crowd of 50,000! Unfortunately, nosotros took the conclusion to leave of absence past times 2.30 every bit I tin only imagine the chaos trying to run out – cars abandoned on the side of roads for almost v miles.
“So disappointed – had looked forrard to this for months – almost dreading the demo jumping chaos tomorrow.”
Michelle Terlato , from Australia, said she was gutted, having travelled to a greater extent than than 15,000km to larn there, only to go unable to comprehend the in conclusion 15km on fourth dimension to spotter the cross country.
“Over v hours inwards a autobus inwards a traffic jam – withal 15km away from the effect – no police, no traffic management, no planning. Disgusting!
“Two busloads of real angry Aussies as well as nosotros were non alone.”
Richard Wood commented: “Spent over 3 hours inwards the traffic jam; finally gave upwardly every bit it wasn’t moving.”
New Zealander Lucy Collings remarked: “A truthful French farce. Turned dorsum afterward beingness stuck for 4 hours.”
Roslyn Jensen said: “A consummate debacle is the only agency to depict today’s appalling lack of organisation for carry to the cross country.
“We also travelled from Commonwealth of Australia specially for this effect as well as we’re then utterly disappointed to receive got missed the entire morning time of contest because nosotros were stuck inwards the traffic jam for 3 hours as well as twoscore minutes to motility the concluding 16km to the venue.”
Vicki Hancock suggested most of the eventing ticketholders had instead spent their fourth dimension inwards a queue of traffic. She called on the FEI to accept unopen to accountability
Games organisers, providing a noon update on the traffic province of affairs at the eventing venue, said earth auto commons had opened at 6.30am as well as past times midday at that topographic point were 10,000 cars as well as 44 buses parked on the site.
“There are shortly 35,000 spectators watching the competition,” they said.
They described traffic atmospheric condition every bit fluid until 9am, spell at midday it took an estimated 1 hr as well as xv minutes to move from Argentan to the venue as well as 45 minutes to move from Nonant-Le Pin to the venue.
“Traffic is instantly offset to menses to a greater extent than freely.”
However, many withal appeared to go caught inwards traffic, fifty-fifty early on inwards the afternoon.
One tour organiser said a grouping left past times autobus for the venue at 7.30am for what should receive got been a two-hour journey. “At 1.30pm they were withal on the coach sitting inwards a gridlock queue that went dorsum 11km.
“Many of the folk that drove gave upwardly inwards disgust as well as returned to Caen.
“Many are instantly baying for blood or at to the lowest degree refunds.”
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