Organisers of a Perthshire cycle race have pledged not to give in to pressure from saboteurs who placed carpet tacks across a section of
the route. Hundreds of cyclists had their tyres burst during the 81-mile Etape Caledonia around Pitlochry on Sunday. The event had angered some locals because the roads are closed to other traffic while the race is taking place. The director of the event has said they will review security measures but it will go ahead next year. Jon Hazon said: “We’ll be working very hard to ensure that this event continues to go from strength to strength. “We are going to work very closely with the local police and local council to review our safety measures to ensure that this never happens again. “We’ve got a lot of local support and this kind of action just goes to heighten that support.
“Equally we must be more aware than ever before of the effect on people by the road closures and will work very hard to continue to minimise that effect as well.”