Thinking possibly of the Wells finish on Friday. Last chance to see the htc full team.
Dartmoor on thursday, followed by a nice rabbit pie at warren inn...'ansome!
I might ride up to Haytor.. Do you know what time they're passing..?
I particularly like the way that 'sorry for any inconvenience' signs have been in place for more than 3 weeks..
other road events could really do with following that example
should be passing haytor around 11.30, may head there or to coffin stone or straight to warren inn. Theres a back lane from coffinstone to postbridge, reckon i would be beaten though and miss them past postbridge.
Should be somewhere in the Borders tomorrow, not unless the wife whinges so much we have to go and pick up a new pup.
i may go to wells on friday.the sprint finish should be interesting 🙂
Smug post alert! I'm riding in a service car tomoro during the first stage...done it before and it's awesome! Cav to win?!
Nice one flame! Wells is a 30k circuit, so could see the hill then leg it to the finish.
Wells finish for me
Was going to go on friday but to cheddar gorge. You think Wells would be better? Anyone reckon its possible to see the climb up the gorge then pedal over to wells for the finish too?
I don't reckon Wells will be a bunch finish
will probably walk to the bottom of the road with my son to see a highspeed blur of legs and lycra
I'm marshalling at Caerphilly on Wednesday, should be good
Will be watching the start in Kendal on Monday before I start 😯 my delivery.
Stage 2 for me, though I'm still trying to decide whether I can realistically watch the race go past out in the Fylde somewhere, then ride straight back into Blackpool and get to the finish quicker than a pro peloton can going the longer way round.
Unlikely, methinks... 😳
Wells def looks like a bunch finish
from Shepton Mallet to Wells along the relief road flat out then a right at the roundabout by the Sherston then 200yrd Sprint finish
Watching on Saturday at Christchurch Hill in Ipswich.
Exeter on Thursday morning. And if it's sunny and I'm not busy I might cycle to see the finish in Exmouth.
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and download the press pack, all the timings, and rote andback to finish maps
Yep, although I can't not watch them as they will be passing my office window at ~ 11:50am on Tues morning 😆
Will be on Caerphilly mtn watching - and hoping - to see them give everything before the quick sprint down to the finish line.
Cav ain 't winning this stage ..
Will be watching the Bury stage start (stage 8 I think) next Saturday, and then in Top Gear fashion race the boys to Diss. They will have twice as far to go................
llama - Member
Was going to go on friday but to cheddar gorge. You think Wells would be better? Anyone reckon its possible to see the climb up the gorge then pedal over to wells for the finish too?I don't reckon Wells will be a bunch finish
Big group of us riding down (from Bath), plan is ride down through the gorge, up and down a few times, coffee, find a prime spot, chalk a few names up, shout abuse at them as they come through and they charge after them, turn left where they go straight on toward Shepton Mallet and head for the climb out of Wells (Old Bristol Hill), see them up that and then head down into Wells for the finish and autograph and bidon hunting, something to eat and ride home 😆
Last time it'll be coming to Somerset for a while - they've sadly ended their sponsorship 🙁
Marshalling at the Start of Stage 5 in Exeter 🙂 and then going to Exmouth for the finish 🙂
Haytor on Thursday and then try and nip across to Mortenhampstead for return leg.
Haytor for me too, then [i]maybe[/i] a ride over the moor to Mortenhampstead.
I'm tempted to ride up from the back of Ashburton somewhere...
Exeter should be a good for picturesque start.
Hmm, what tyres for spectating?
😛
Spare one with a beer 😉
I took the day off to ride over and watch stage two coming through Longridge. As soon as I got outside and felt the strength of the wind I nipped back in and checked the website to find.... cancelled!
So I've had a rummage through the wife's bottom drawer, been out to Maplins, painted some skirting boards and now I'm going to clean the family bathroom. Yawn.
Marshalling at one of the sprints on stage 4, was hoping to be at the Brecon KOM though as the sprint will be over pretty quick. Unless there's a crash ofc but doubtful...
Sunny spells and light winds forecast for tomorrow, so Dartmoor should look at it's best. See you on Haytor!
Yes. Hoping to catch it 3 times on Friday - twice up near The Hunters' Lodge, and at the finish in Wells.
Saw them come through Brecon today. Lots of people out to watch.
Watched it today in Aberdare, loads of folk out cheering them on 😀
Went to watch start at Welshpool this morning. Wifey very excited as she got loads of autographs and just seen herself on tonights TV coverage 😀
I'm heading to London to watch the race on Sunday.
I should be watching the start in Taunton on friday, then haring to cheddar gorge, followed by wells for the finish!!
Be there on Sunday for the London TT stage. Should be good!
🙁 really wishing that they'd come back and do the Malverns KoM again 🙁
...next year maybe?
Should be a couple of SPAM shirts on Old Bristol Rd, then dropping down into Wells for the finish.
Well that was ace..
It really was quite a spectacle watching them arrive at Haytor..
Loads and loads of frothing mamils.. sirens.. lights.. helicopters.. cheering.. shouting.. thousands of punters.. hundreds of motorbikes.. the little 'un flippin LOVED it..
His little toy police car with the european siren went down well with the die hard TDF fans too.. 🙂
I'll be wearing a Singletrack jersey (splattered with mud) around the Old Bristol Hill and the finish in Wells tomorrow
yunki - Member
Well that was ace..
It really was quite a spectacle watching them arrive at Haytor..
Entirely agree - it was very impressive!
Who'd have believed that [i]quite[/i] so many people would stand on the side of the road to cheer on a bicycle race on in this country too? I was at Teignmouth last year, and that was packed, but Haytor was something else. Even had chalking on the road!
Loads and loads of frothing mamils
There were hundreds of them!
I rode in, and there was lots of 'racing' going on all the way in and most of the the way back out (I got dropped loads 😛 ).
I was greatly entertained by the odd looks my Peregrine was attracting, a mix of curiosity / suspicion / incomprehension and even what looked like alarm on the face of one chap (although perhaps that was just my beard, or my baggy shorts over 3/4 tights)?
Getting better each year this race!
Oops, sorry 'bout this, please ignore it - 'twas a duplicate post ... 😕
Will be spectating in LOndon on Sunday.
My son will be racing on the course in the race for U12's earlier in the afternoon 🙂