Win a trip to South Africa to watch The British & Irish Lions Jeremy Clarkson Where am I Britain’s biggest amateur road cycle race,
featured as part of the Scottish government’s Homecoming celebrations, was halted yesterday after locals allegedly spread carpet tacks across the roads. Hundreds of tacks were strewn on a section of the race from Rannoch to Aberfeldy, bursting tyres. Police described it as a reckless act. After a delay, organisers swept the road and the race was completed.
The winner, Veli-Matti Raikkonen, who is from Finland and is a member of Aberdeen’s Granite City racing team, was one of those who suffered a puncture. The lead group suffered punctures on a section of road at Innerhadden and Schiehallion, about 43 miles into the course.