The arrival of next year's Tour de France in ****** bria will be a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" to get involved with a sporting event viewed as among the best in the world, bike enthusiasts say.
The opening stage of the men's race finishes in Carlisle on 2 July, with the second starting in Keswick the next day and passing Thirlmere, Grasmere, Rydal Water and Windermere.
Secretary of Carlisle Cycling ****** ociation Fiona Graham told the BBC the county had "never seen anything like this before".
Cumberland Council leader Mark Fryer said "thousands and thousands of people" were expected to line the routes, but he added "it's as much about our own communities [enjoying it] as the visitors".
It will be the fifth time the UK has partly staged the men's event after 1974, 1994, 2007 and 2014.
The opening stage of the men's race finishes in Carlisle on 2 July, with the second starting in Keswick the next day and passing Thirlmere, Grasmere, Rydal Water and Windermere.
Secretary of Carlisle Cycling ****** ociation Fiona Graham told the BBC the county had "never seen anything like this before".
Cumberland Council leader Mark Fryer said "thousands and thousands of people" were expected to line the routes, but he added "it's as much about our own communities [enjoying it] as the visitors".
It will be the fifth time the UK has partly staged the men's event after 1974, 1994, 2007 and 2014.
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