Tour de France in Yorkshire... who's going?

[AdamAsh]

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Seriously didnt realise it was so close to me!!!

Well within 10 miles anyway.

I live in Saddleworth so am going to ride towards holmfirth and then up to Holme Moss. Should be a cracking climb.

Really looking forward to it now

 

[retrobikeguy]

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luckily I live on the first corner of stage 2 near the racecourse........so I guess I'll be watching.

afterwards they are having a bishy road street party till 7pm so should be a good day all round

RBG

 

[Grannygrinder]

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Am i right in saying that young master Wiggins hasn't made the cut for Team Sky and as a result isn't riding?? :shock:
I'm hoping i'm wrong, just a rumour i heard at work.

 

[mrkawasaki]

Being paid not to perform is to defraud the punters, in my book. Skype should be sued...

 

[REKIBorter]

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Wiggo won the National TT Championship five weeks ago, hardly off-form is he?

 

[pigman]

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Am I ball-cocks!
It goes through my town and up my High St barely yards from my front door. They are anticipating- I quote- 9,999 people in a holding pen behind the Town Hall with live music from 11 am until brain haemourage time. Because of the anticipated influx of grockles our by-election has even been moved forward a day, thus breaking the time honoured British tradition of holding elections on a Thursday. I can't stand crowds so I'm having my own "Grand Depart" and heading off to the Peak District [No not Woodhead part!] when I return on Tuesday it'll be as though nothing has ever happened. I hope.
Don't worry, you can't break into Rich Aitch Castle while I'm gone and steal my bikes, I have friends house sitting who actually want to be there.
My Dad used to take me to watch the Milk Race and it was always boring beyond compare, if I'm gonna wait hours in the cold I want to see something a bit more interesting than skinny blokes in lycra! As far as I can make out the Tour de France is only worth watching when they crash [I like gore] or when they have a protest. I'm not sure what we can muster in the way of local protest, maybe the townsfolk can throw orange, black and grey paint over the riders as a protest against the loss of our local bus service?

bah humbug

 

[David B]

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Wiggo won the National TT Championship five weeks ago, hardly off-form is he?

Quite. Plus the crowd-drawing potential of Wiggins on home soil was part of the reason for ASO opting for a Grand Depart in the UK (admittedly Cav's presence should still pull in the punters) in the first place.

On a positive note, last I read Orica-GreenEdge's team roster wasn't completely finalised so maybe a Yates brother or two will make the cut - both huge talents and surely destined for big things in the future.

David

 

[Al3xander]

I'm going to Bradfield, about 25 km from the end of stage 2, the Yorkshire L-B-L, as there's a 9% or so climb out of the village, and I've a feeling at least one of the stage favourites might go for a long one from there.

As for Wiggins, he wasn't ever getting selected - he hasn't even been in the same room as Froomey since a winter training camp. From a Brit point of view, it's not hard to put together a handy team of riders who aren't riding, which is a shame - Adam and Simon Yates, Millar, Dowsett, Kennaugh, Swifty, Wiggins, Stannard, Cummings, etc.

 

[Al3xander]

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maybe a Yates brother or two will make the cut

Yeah, maybe. I'd forgotten that OGE hadn't announced their Tour team, though I'd be surprised if Simon and/or Adam make it, especially Adam.

I saw a quote from OGE this week saying to expect a surprise or two in their line up, and assumed they meant Esteban Chaves - probably my favourite young rider just now.

 

[Rich Aitch]

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Am I ball-cocks!
It goes through my town and up my High St barely yards from my front door. They are anticipating- I quote- 9,999 people in a holding pen behind the Town Hall with live music from 11 am until brain haemourage time. Because of the anticipated influx of grockles our by-election has even been moved forward a day, thus breaking the time honoured British tradition of holding elections on a Thursday. I can't stand crowds so I'm having my own "Grand Depart" and heading off to the Peak District [No not Woodhead part!] when I return on Tuesday it'll be as though nothing has ever happened. I hope.
Don't worry, you can't break into Rich Aitch Castle while I'm gone and steal my bikes, I have friends house sitting who actually want to be there.
My Dad used to take me to watch the Milk Race and it was always boring beyond compare, if I'm gonna wait hours in the cold I want to see something a bit more interesting than skinny blokes in lycra! As far as I can make out the Tour de France is only worth watching when they crash [I like gore] or when they have a protest. I'm not sure what we can muster in the way of local protest, maybe the townsfolk can throw orange, black and grey paint over the riders as a protest against the loss of our local bus service?

bah humbug

One spare bed left at Rich Aitch Castle if you love it so much!