Thread by @Williams_T_C

nice piece on the professional cycling landscape for the year ahead by @jeremycwhittle

do "athletes merit preferential treatment because of the cultural importance of sport to public mental health and wellbeing"?

and should they get priority in the vaccination queue 1/4

https://twitter.com/jeremycwhittle/status/1355087138061234176

to allow sporting events to take place this summer?

Israel Start-Up Nation, a cycling team, already in "close talks with the Israeli Ministry of Health to assess whether, if there are vaccines available after the main programme takes place, the team can be allocated some.” 2/4

and if athletes merit preferential treatment, should other cultural figures (actors, musicians) get preferential treatment too?

I would argue not, but interested to see what @Twitter thinks 3/4

So, should professional athletes get preferential access to COVID-19 vaccines to allow events such as the Tour de France or the Olympics to take place? 4/4

@BritishCycling cycling event this weekend "will bring together 90 riders ... with coaches, timers, officials & mechanics across 3 days"

"optics of such a gathering ... appear to have kept news of it under wraps" cyclingnews.com/news/british-c… @Laura_Weislo

is sport this important ??