The International Cycling Union, Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), has reeled off some figures for the spectators, transportation and media attendance at the recent UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Belgium…
- 68,500 tickets sold
- 4500 VIPs (including King Albert II of Belgium and the Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo)
- 300 international journalists
- 250 supporters’ buses
- 44,267 spectators using urban transport (tram and bus)
- 8,000 spectators taking the train
- 230 mobile homes
- 25km of cables
- 9,500 barriers
- 1,500 collaborators, of which 500 were volunteers
- 1,549 days of preparation
