TO steal a line from local resident William Wordsworth’s most famous poem, “I cycled slowly through the clouds”.
In fact, were the 18th-century poet still alive, he would have overtaken me on foot as I wrestled my bike up a 30 per cent climb during one of the UK’s hardest cycle events.
The notorious Hardknott Pass is part of the highly difficult Fred Whitton Challenge cycling eventSteveflemingphotosBut the Lake District is not just for masochists in Lycra. Come for the event and stay to put your feet up after.