Nah. If Gilbert goes early GVA will just chase him down, sorry ‘try to bridge across’
It’s early, but a bit grey and overcast in Harrogate... it’s wet.
☔️🏄♂️🙄
We're at a bnb in Burton Leonard, it's pretty damp out! Just trying to decide where to go watch, we're not very organised!
We did manage to watch the ladies on the Lofthouse climb yesterday, the atmosphere was fantastic 😁
Shortened route due to flooding. No hawes buttertubs or grinton :-/
Edit ^what he said
Loads of the route has been cut due to flooding by the sound of it. Hope Reeth/Grinton area isn't too bad again 🙁
It's been raining most of the night here (near Skipton). When I went over to Pateley Bridge yesterday to watch the women's race the Wharfe at Bolton Abbey was pretty high. gaugemap.co.uk is showing Reeth as possible flooding but the gauge at Grinton is currently within normal limits.
Well that's heading to the Dales Centre/Grinton out the window then. Probably try and get into Harrogate.
Those of us in Grinton are gutted its not coming through, we need a bit of a lift right now. The beck is up again due to the heavy rains with some peoples already damaged properties losing the temporary flood recently put in place.
roglic & martin trying to make a break !!!!!!!!!!!
wtf is going on ?
The Dales Bike Centre has a big screen and a big tent so its off down there for beers to watch the race.
Part of original route is now under water at Hawes.
Have the road closure times been brought forward at all?
I need to get from Boroughbridge to Saltergate (near The Che la Vie) on the A59 at 13.30. Then I have to get from there to the Yorkshire Event Centre for 14.15.
Had to go round by Norwood Edge, Beckwithshaw, Burn Bridge & Pannal yesterday!
On shuttle bus duties.
3 gt winners in the break !?
Just looking at the shots of them heading up from Skipton and there's big puddles where I can't remember seeing any. There's been a lot of rain and still siling it down (to use the local expression).
How was it feasible for a 105km breakaway to win?
Women's racing is a bit more open than the men's. But also national team, not used to riding together, and a difficult punchy course that's hard to control - we've seen a similar pattern in all the races really, with it coming down to individuals and very small groups.
Nah. If Gilbert goes early GVA will just chase him down, sorry ‘try to bridge across’
GVA hasn't had many results for a while, and the course looks to be favouring the strongest riders rather than any kind of specialist, which makes it hard to predict - who still has it this late in the season? Gilbert was clearly strong in the Vuelta so I reckon he could be good for it, but we'll see.
Gilbert in “full Belgian” mode ☔️🚵♂️🤹♂️
Good lad.
Shame the routes been cut short, but if the conditions are that bad then they’ve made the right choice.
9 laps of r’ogate 👍
We’re stying put inside until they hit Parliament St for the first time then head to Dutch corner for waffles and beer and bonkers cheering 🤗🔥🥳🥳🥳☔️☔️☔️☔️☔️☔️☔️☔️☔️
Bollocks BBC bullshit chat when the red button feed closed off as they head up Kidstones... and we’re getting Claire’s gossip ☔️🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️🙄
Gastauer knocked off by the Irish team car! Doesn't look happy.
Descending Kidstones at 60+kmh in the wet is holding back apparently, hmm.
No helicopters flying then? Don't think I'll bother watching, have had enough of Clare Balding's witterings already.
Not on Eurosport either till tonight? Wtf.
I like world superbikes but surprising not to see it on Eurosport 2
Turned it off already 🙁🙁 seriously thinking of goung out for a ride myself.......but maybe not 💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦
the crowds are amazing for such shit weather. Chapeau to everyone who is out.
Back live on tv now... 👏
Jeeze... looks grim doesn’t it.
Dennis sat on the front on a bright red BMC! I wonder why he got a difficult reputation? At least his TT bike was blacked out
Went out for a couple of minutes earlier to give 'em a shout as they shot by and can confirm that it is indeed grim out there. Disappointing about Buttertubs but I'd not fancy the tricky descent today.
Mainly though I'm feeling grateful to the UCI for organising the men's elite race for today. I'm confident that everyone who raced the 3peaks cyclo-cross a couple of weeks ago (brought forward to avoid a clash) will agree...
Roads before and after buttertubs are under feet of water. Its not safe to travel never mind send a sporting event over there. It’s not just the descents a bit wet. I was shocked how bad cray was and that’s pretty low
What's the story with the camera coverage being stopped for an hour? I thought they said it was to refuel the motos but I can't imagine that it can't be staggered.
It’s to refuel the relay plane apparently.
That would make more sense, thanks
so now I want to know how an aircraft flies to cover all the motorbikes. Thanks to the wonders of the internet I need wonder no longer:
What was going on with rochelle's jacket? Does she think she's off for a night out on the town rather than commentating on a bike race.
Valverde has pulled out then, what a shame.
A mates comment was she looks like she is auditioning for Frozen
Wow, VdP exploded!!!! Shocked there.
MVP bonked!
And I love Boardmans explanation - "Double leg puncture"!
I've had a few of those myself!
6 & half hours in that no wonder it was a slowmo sprint 🙂
congrats to all those that finished 🙂
That was a turn up! Didn't expect it in the last few km.
Tao looks absolutely destroyed.
funny old race really with some odd team picks from all countries. if it was a classic's race theres no way you'd take some of these riders (e.g. Adam Yates wonderful rider but next to useless in the circumstances) .
es. e.g. Adam Yates wonderful rider but next to useless in the circumstances) .
Fourth in the years LBL and won the one day San Sabastian Classic?
Good race, glad to see the Dane get the sprint after VdeP popped, shame the weather truncated the course, and the BBC post race interviews were pretty dire.
Fourth in the years LBL and won the one day San Sabastian Classic?
but everyone in the team rides for him in those.... he's not domestiquing/chasing down attacks for Luke Durbridge (on in this case Ben Swift)
ATMOSPHERIC Worlds !!
Awesome effort by all the volunteers, Marshall’s, Police, Barrier shifters, medics, support crew, Riders and especially the FANS !!
A few clips from Norwegian/Belgian/Dutch corner... (I didn’t take any of the riders as the came through, mainly because they were so quick)
And...
At the risk of derailing the that. True but he's a quality rider at one day and gt' so probably pretty capable of domestiquing and chasing stuff down - not that it was needed today!
We saw MvdP come through Dutch corner and he looked shot ! The fans went typically berserk 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🤪
He did lift a hand to them 👍👍👍
