Hello all - just wondering if anyone or a group is going to ride up to watch the TDF leaving from the stockport area ? I shall be over from NZ and would like to join any persons looking to ride up to holmes moss or even the stage starts perhaps - open to suggestions..
These Frenchies sure know how to make a short trip from York to Harrogate a long drawn out ride ;-)
They certainly get lost a bit going the wrong direction to Sheffield too.
Seems there not using the moors route, shame as it looked better than the others.
Hello drystone paul - yes we could touch base nearer the time along with any others who would like to ride up to see the stage - will have to find out roughly what time they will be coming through holmes moss and what time to leave - probably want to get there early as when i used to watch the tour of britain up there it was chaos. It must be a good hour and a halfs ride from stockport to get there give or take..
I was considering going to the cobbled stages also in northern france as i am heading to the provence afterwards but time is not on my side so may have to miss out - i am sure it would be a great stage to watch also..
I was considering going to the cobbled stages also in northern france as i am heading to the provence afterwards but time is not on my side so may have to miss out - i am sure it would be a great stage to watch also..
Especially if you take your bike with you. First watch them somewhere on the norhbound leg, cut through to the other leg, watch them a 2nd time and then retire to a pub, village square with big screen or a tent of the local bike club with a big screen.