Tributes have been paid to Wendy Wilson, of Penrith, who has died in hospital after sustaining severe injuries in a collision between her bicycle and a motorcycle on the B5320 near to Tirril on Sunday 28 May.
Wendy, aged 70, of Penrith, was a keen and experienced cyclist who had also run competitively for many years.
Married to husband Fred for 49 years, the couple have two sons, Jonathan and Donald, and one grand-daughter, Cameron.
Wendy, who worked at a Penrith accountancy firm as a receptionist, and Fred were devoted to their three dogs and spent many happy hours walking them on the moorland around Penrith.
Fred paid tribute to his late wife, describing her as "a wonderful person who always had a smile."
He thanked Cumbria Police for their help and support in the immediate aftermath of the collision, and the Great North Air Ambulance Service and BEEP Doctors who were also in attendance at the scene.
He also thanked the staff at Newcastle Royal Infirmary ITU for their help and kindness.
Anyone with information relating to this incident can report online at www.cumbria.police.uk/report-it , quoting incident number 87 of 28 May 2023.
You can also phone on 101.
Alternatively, you can contact Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
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