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Solway Spinner
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The Solway Spinner sportive should definitely feature on your 2019 calendar!
This classic route in north Cumbria offers some of the flattest roads in the county, but you don’t need hills to get great views here. The Solway and coastal roads offer sights of Scotland and the Irish Sea as you ride west from Carlisle towards the Solway Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The route heads through the villages of Port Carlisle and Anthorn, before heading west again at Kirkbride. The feed station awaits you at the seaside town of Silloth, where you can replenish your bidon and then follow the coastal road south towards Mawbray. From here, you will head east via the top tip of Wigton until you get back to Carlisle where a bacon butty and brew awaits you!
With under 500m of elevation, this 100km route is perfect for a fast ride out. It’s also great for those looking to take on their first kilometre century.
As a teenager, I'd saved for a Raleigh 10-speed, and unable to wait, took it out in pouring rain. Came flying down a dual carriageway, thrilled to...
Good luck everyone
Slightly better the the ped/shared paths on the island next to the Airport. When I was attending there for the CWG, I left twice on this route. You...
You meanie! Now they've got to get them back on! The tyre may be fine but their poor fingers...
I love electronic shifting because it's set and forget but the latest prices from Shimano are taking the p@#s. They pushed ultegra into the...
My sincerest apologies! He does seem very pleased with his wheels though.
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TBF that's the pedestrian version of "close pass". No-one likes to be surprised by something big passing quickly by them. Even if it's possible...
Not far off as it happens...