10 SEPTEMBER 2017 – GLASGOW TO EDINBURGH – 93 MILES* – ALL RIDERS RECEIVE A MEDAL – TRANSPORT AVAILABLE
The Pedal for Scotland Big Belter® is a Sportive ride of 93 miles from Glasgow to Edinburgh. The ride uses the same start, first 25 miles and finish points as the Classic Challenge ride, meaning you get the buzz of Scotland’s biggest bike event on a quieter route designed for serious road cyclists. The transport service will serve Big Belter® riders too, meaning there is an easy and hassle free way to get you and your bike to the start in Glasgow Green, or back home from Edinburgh at the finish.
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RIDER PACKS AND PURCHASED T-SHIRTS WILL BE POSTED TO PARTICIPANTS AROUND 2 WEEKS BEFORE THE EVENT
STARTING POINT
Glasgow Green between 6:45am and 7.20am
ENTRY
£48
TRANSPORT
Bus and Truck Transport: £20.
Transport can be booked for you and your bike either from Edinburgh to Glasgow Green on the morning of the event to get to the start line, or after the ride from Edinburgh back to Glasgow Green. You will be given a place on a bus while your bike will be transported in a truck. You will be given a ticket to collect your bike at the other end.
Tram Transport – £3 return
Transport for Edinburgh Trams can be purchased at time of registration via website. All proceeds will be donated to charity.
THE ROUTE
https://rwgps-embeds.com/routes/19167995
RIDERS RECEIVE
Rider pack containing vest number, timing chip, bike number, info guide.
Medal at the finish line.
Free refreshments along the route.
That's just fucking outrageous.
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Great stuff, the BBC is simutaneously pissing off the Left and the Right. Doing its job properly.
I used a Carradice saddle bag plus a full frame bag from Rogue Panda on a weeklong trip last year. Having only one of them would have made the trip...
Right whingers gonna whinge!
This is an article about exciting bikes for 2025...? If you want an article about exciting steel bikes in particular, I'm sure there's one from 1995.
It was on Reporting Scotland - The BBC One Scotland news that comes on after the News at 6
So it is only universal to the frames that are designed to work with it?