A NATIONWIDE fundraising cycling tour is passing through Cumbria this weekend.
The Great Tour, which will see Hugh Roberts, the managing director Sweetspot, the company behind the Tour of Britain and his friend Robin Young spend 64 days travelling the length of the British coast, will be passing through Carlisle on Saturday.
They will then be passing through St Bees on Sunday, before heading towards Barrow.
The plan is for them to return to their starting point, the Isle of Wight, by September 4.
Inspired by The Great Tour event that took place in 2010 and 2015, SweetSpot Founder and managing director Hugh Roberts and long-time friend Robin Young are recreating the 6,700 kilometre, 64 day ride, filling the gap between when the Women’s Tour and Tour of Britain professional cycle races should have taken place, had they not been cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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