Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Single Speed World Championship


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The result was delete. Daniel (talk) 03:38, 2 July 2021 (UTC)

Single Speed World Championship

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As the article itself states, this competition "is not sanctioned by any governing body" and "has little organization", and I cannot see that WP:SPORTSEVENT is met. I'm sure it is great fun for everybody involved, but of the many details that have been added to the article, almost nothing is sourced. I have looked for sources, and have found some articles about individual events such as this and this, but the coverage is all about how unofficial/irreverent/silly it is, and that is not much to base an article on. I think the best piece of coverage is this article from New York Times, but it is from 2008 and with no sustained coverage of the championship and no significant coverage in multiple sources I don't think that WP:NEVENTS or WP:GNG is met either. bonadea contributions talk 14:43, 24 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Cycling-related deletion discussions. bonadea contributions talk 14:43, 24 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete The competitors do not seem to meet notability criteria, the nature of the article seems to lend itself to anecdotal recount rather than analytical description in encyclopaedic tone if the content of the article is anything to judge by.  Regardless of the ability of the athletes, this is not run as a high level sports championship, but as an informal jamboree. Kevin McE (talk) 07:07, 25 June 2021 (UTC)


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