Cycling - Fred Whitton riders ready to roll (From The Westmorland Gazette)
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Cycling - Fred Whitton riders ready to roll
10:51am Thursday 5th May 2011 in Sport
Rob Jebb leads last year's field
UP to 1,400 cyclists will be in the Lake District on Sunday, to tackle the tenth Fred Whitton Challenge.
Based at Coniston Sports Centre, the challenge follows an 112-mile anti-clockwise route, taking in the stiff climbs of the high Lakeland passes.Riders will start individually from Coniston between 6-9am.
Riders will be on the following route at these approximate times: Ambleside 6.30-9.30am; Kirkstone Pass 7-10 am; Keswick 8-11 am; Honister Pass 9-12 noon; Newlands Pass 10-1 pm; Whinlatter Pass 10-1 pm; Loweswater 11-2 pm; Cold Fell 11-2 pm; Gosforth 12– 4 pm; Hard Knott Pass 1–5pm; Wrynose Pass 1– 6pm; Little Langdale 1- 6 pm; Coniston 1– 7 pm.
The route will be marshalled and signposted, with warning signs for riders and motorists.
For more information and a full detailed route map is on our web site www.thefredwhittonchallenge.org.uk
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