Tour of Britain

coming past at the end of next week, sounds like a great plan to take the afternoon off work and cheer them on.

can anyone shed any light on the road closure situation? for example, how long is the road closed? is it a rolling closure?

I reckon it must be a rolling one. Comes past my house and my mate is riding for the first time! Hope they let him ride the front through his home village!

Watched it about 5 years ago now when it came past near here. Very quick rolling road closure. Literally 5 minutes. It’s not the Tour de France!

It’s probably grown a bit since then mind, so might be quite different.

cool, access isnt really an issue, but dont want to tell people duff gen.

so do i watch them pass on a cat2 climb, or from the pub garden 2mins further along?

which team kit should i shell out for, to stand in said pub garden…

It’s a rolling road closure which varies depending on where you are. In a town they’ll shut it down maybe 30 minutes before the race comes through. On some remote back road, it’ll be about 10 minutes in advance of the race. Usually re-opened again within about 15 minutes of the last rider going through depending on how strung out the convoy is.

Should be big crowds again, it’s got both Cav and Wiggins in it and that always tends to draw the spectators.

More motorbikes than push bikes last time it came through my town.

Working Thursday so will miss the dartmoor stage.

it’s got both Cav and Wiggins in it and that always tends to draw the casual fan and johnny-come-lately.

FTFY 😉

Cav and Kittel both confirmed, maybe worth identifying the sprint finish stages

you can download the timing s on the tour of britain website look under Stages

oh and it starts in Liverpool and a sky ride is also happening here. Next Sunday.

Go to the ToB website and they have est time of the riders getting to points on the course for each day, so you prob looking at about 45/30min (town) before to 20min after it goes through.

I dont think Wiggo is confirmed yet. No doubt he will flounce off at the last minute and let everyone down, well his team anyway. Should be biggest ever ToB as has higher status that before and as a result has longer, touger stages. The routes all seem a bit southern I thought but works for me. 😆

The motorbike outriders are great to watch. Get near a junction and watch them intimidate the dumbass motorist who thinks he should ignore the closure

A load of us are riding out to catch the last climb of the day on stage 6, it’s all downhill from there so we should hopefully witness some last chance saloonesque breakaway shenanigans.

If the crowds are anything like they were on the women’s tour for the Welwyn stage in May the atmosphere will be smashing.

Pip-pip!

Can’t wait they come right past my house on Saturday. Really excited!

Passes about 1/2 mile from my house 🙂

The motorbike outriders are great to watch. Get near a junction and watch them intimidate the dumbass motorist who thinks he should ignore the closure

A great example here from a couple of years ago 😀

Like has been said, it’s normally 15 – 20 mins before the riders that they close the roads. The Police and Escort Group use a ” caterpillar ” method at junctions, unless they are crossing Dual Carriageways where they will just block the lot off.

Example here

I rode the Liverpool Stage yesterday and its a neat little circuit that should hold up for a sprint finish.

I am lucky enough to win a couple of space for a friend & I at the finish point hospitality with friends life at Llandudno, so full access to VIP area lunch and a chance to be up close for the podium. Super excited and hopefully will meet the movers and shakers of cycling and some of the riders.

George & Dragon at Upton for me…

Loving that driver being put back in his box, brilliant work by the outriders there.

A great example here from a couple of years ago

Hilarious. Though sadly I’m reminded that last time I went out to watch it come through here an outrider was killed by an idiot driver ignoring the closures (and the race was neutralised).

Hilarious. Though sadly I’m reminded that last time I went out to watch it come through here an outrider was killed by an idiot driver ignoring the closures (and the race was neutralised).

Yeah, I can remember that quite well, can remember that we were all getting excited the night before at the thought of the race coming through malvern only for it to be stopped at Newland, quarter of a mile outside Malvern!!

May stroll up to the link to watch it next week.

George & Dragon at Upton for me…

That sir is a damn fine plan, I might head there myself

First beer’s on me. Should be the decent shot of them coming over the crest of the hill and then the sweep round to Blewbury.

Edit: on second thoughts maybe the sprint to Blewbury? Bit more crowded I’d have thought.

That sir is a damn fine plan, I might head there myself

George & Dragon at Upton for me…

Hmmmm… Not looked into where it goes, but would be rude not to considering how close it is 🙂

1pm ish. Works for me….

Comes right past the end of my drive on the Saturday, might have to get hold of a decent camera.

Top of the tumble for me.

Passes through the Wyche cutting around 11am, then along Jubilee Drive. I’ll be up there as it is 2mins walk for me

Nothing north of Liverpool 🙁

Goes past my folks house so I’ll be spectating at the top of the Knighton climb on Tuesday. Then go for a ride round Hopton.

It’s hardly the Tour of Britain this year is it. As others have said it doesn’t get north of Liverpool.

Intermediate sprint in Horsham then down to Brighton for the finish for me.

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It’s hardly the Tour of Britain this year is it. As others have said it doesn’t get north of Liverpool.

Is it not all frozen wastelands up there ?

oh and it starts in Liverpool and a sky ride is also happening here. Next Sunday

You wouldn’t want to get those two mixed up….

hardly the tour of britain is it, it doesnt go past my dead nans house.

its sooo unfair
*kevin/perry pic.

Nothing north of Liverpool

Or anywhere on the eastern side of the country, apart from Landan!

Why do they do that caterpillar thing? What’s the advantage to that compared to a rider stopping and manning the junction until the convoy is through and then rejoining the back, like a through and off?

It’s hardly the tour of Britain most years, but unsurprisingly the northerners didn’t complain that much in the years it was mostly based N of Brum. As a week long race they can’t take it everywhere and this years route appears to be pretty well designed for actually creating racing.

Looking forward to stage 7 which climbs Ditchling Beacon, about 2 miles from my house. I think it’s going to be pretty mental on that hill though regarding spectators.

Also the route leading towards Dicthling Beacon has it going along a road (underhill lane along the foot of the downs) which is incredibly narrow. I was surprised when I saw that as it’s barely wide enough for cars in places.

sky have announced that Biggins is coming out to play.

Small climb starts outside my drive on stage 4. However a mile up the road it’s down to a single lane due to subsidence, great pinch point uphill, I might get to see them!