The M74 Project Partners and the Contractor are making the M74 Completion route available on Sunday 22nd May 2011 to allow a one off opportunity to see the route prior to opening by cycling, walking and running along the route.
Prior to the June opening of the motorway a charity event is being held on Sunday 22 May involving walkers, runners and cyclists.
The event will start at the west end of the new motorway, at the Shields Road Car Park, Scotland Street, Glasgow and take participants onto the motorway to do an “out and back” walk, run or cycle to Polmadie Road (4 km round trip) or over the full length to Fullarton Roundabout (14km round trip).
The event is limited to 20,000 participants and will offer an ideal opportunity to raise funds for charities.
You can enter here
Now finished – see the day from own view HERE
Kite*Surf*Bike*Rambling 
Is it just me who is having problems with registration? As far as I know I have registered through the official website but have heard nothing back! My contact number is 07821 985 314 if anyone can help. I found the website very unhelpful. Thanks, Alan
Apparently Jolene had trouble when registering too .. just think we will turn up there
Elite wheelchairs, Club cyclists, Fun cyclists
Assemble @ 0840 to move to Start for 0900.
Club runners and Fun runners
Assemble @ 0910 to move to Start @ 0930
Walkers, Families and Wheelchairs
Assemble @ 1000 to move to start @ 1015
Last start time for the long route 1200
Last start time for the short route 1400
Basically just orgnaisers trying to justify their role – no one checked! Now get writing and say we want to do this again – without complex registration, Gl;asgow lags miserably in world cities league – huge overcapacity of motorway roads practically deserted (compared to weekdays and the total capacity of the road) at weekends – Bogota has been closing their main city roads network every Sunday for over 20 years and turning the entire pavement (footways and carriageways) over to pedestrians and cyclists. Same has been happening widely across the US and famously over 20 Km of motorway in Germany hosted massive linear day out – more using the road than could ever have fitted in had they been using cars.
One dangerous detail though – in an attempt to make ‘step’ at edge of ‘safe’ the contractors piled a fillet of fine stone ‘dust’ n the outer ‘cycling’ lane and the rain turned this in to a dangerous soft slurry that snatched tyres and diminished control of bikes. At one junction the machine-laid tarmac ran across at an angle and there were indications that some riders had seriously lost control.
Going East – I hardly pedalled but coming back West the wind was well up for the second circuit. I did shove a couple of heavy machines – Norman on the side by side trike and a lady on a Christiania, both struggling against hill and wind. Sounds as if we’re due a big blow too Met Office giving amber warning for Scotland and Shannon forecasting hurricane force 11 gusts
were you on the brompton Dave? think we chatted when i cam to take your photo …?