Charity cycle ride to Edinburgh

The cycle route is 30 miles long

The organisers of an annual charity cycle ride between Fife and Edinburgh are hoping to raise £100,000 as it gets under way in the summer.

The Two Capitals Cycle Run on Sunday 24 June runs 30 miles from The Scottish Vintage Bus Museum near Kelty and finishes at Ocean Terminal in Leith.

The West Fife Rotary Club event will raise money for bikes and equipment for schools and other charities.

There are stops on the way including the Townhill and Pittencrieff Park.

Organisers also hope to raise the profile of cycle routes, keeping fit and the use of pedal power to reduce carbon emissions.

The challenge is to get people on their bikes using the cycle paths, as well as raising money for charity Allan Prentice The event's organiser

Allan Prentice, chief organiser of the event, said up to 2,000 cyclists could take part.

He said: "The challenge is to get people on their bikes using the cycle paths, as well as raising money for charity.

"This event is a unique event, offering the chance to the family or person who has not envisaged cycling over this distance, to have great day out, achieve something and think about taking up cycling for school, work or hobby."

The route is 30 miles long with the first stop The National Water Ski Centre at Townhill, then onto Pittencrieff Park in Dunfermline.

From there to Rosyth Europort, over the Forth Road Bridge to South Queensferry and then along the shores of the Forth to Leith, finishing at Ocean Terminal, beside the Royal Yacht Britannia.

Transport from Leith to the start will be available at 0900 BST, returning from Leith at 1500 BST and 1700 BST.