Olympic cycling champion Victoria Pendleton is giving her backing to a scheme designed to reduce the amount of potholes on Britain’s roads.
She decided to show the national cyclist’s organisation, the CTC, her support in order to encourage more people to take to their bikes.
“I’m getting involved because anything that showcases pothole repairs and encourages councils to improve their roads has to be a good thing for both cyclists and motorists. We have to make our roads safer and more accessible for cyclists who often lack confidence to ride their bikes in and around urban areas because of poor road surfaces.”
Councils across the country will be judged on their willingness to repair potholes and will be awarded according to their performance. This action comes as a result of research which has shown that every mile of local authority-owned road in England and Wales has an average of 10 potholes.
