Councils have been accused of carrying out a “crude patch-up” of crumbling roads ahead of a series of high-profile international cycling races in Scotland.
August’s UCI Cycling World Championships will be the biggest event of its kind, drawing the eyes of a billion TV viewers to Scotland’s famous landscapes – and infamous potholed roads.
After outcries earlier in the year over the state of surfaces on the road race and time trial circuits, the Record can reveal an intensive repair programme, including road closures, is under way.
