One rider was clearly suffering though, as he recruited his motorbike-riding pal to tow him up the long drag from Lawsons Park. I didn’t know Vincenzo Nibali rode an orange Transition.
Don’t think I have seen as many technical dismounts, offs and crashes before, some were so comical it was hard not to laugh. Was going to change the wheels over after the practice as she couldn’t get the tyre off the rim after flatting on stage 3 but the kind marshal sorted it for her. She will have a spare gear cable with her in future, just in case.
Dilemma now is to still run with tubes or go tubeless for Gisburn.