Visitors staying in Lake District holiday cottages will be able to see a sport being held in the area for the first time this weekend.
On November 8th, the inaugural cyclo-cross race will be held at Brockhole in Windermere, with cyclists tackling grass, wooded sections and gravel paths on a race through the National Park.
An event of this type has never been held in the area before and Paul Loftus of organisers the Lakes Road Cycling Club said that it will hopefully attract a number of local competitors.
"There has been a change of thinking and they [the National Park authorities] want to promote the Lake District to be the adventure capital of Great Britain," the North-West Evening Mail quoted him as saying.
He added that all of Britain’’s top riders will hopefully take part in next year’’s event.
Cumbria Tourism recently installed a series of temporary promotional road signs in a bid to market the outdoor-related attractions of the Lake District.
Posted by Toby Lawrence
