Tour of Britain 2014 - down this neck of the woods at last!

[Notters]

No, nothing like that.

Although if you're enthused by the prospect of the ToB, popping up to London on the Sunday, for the final stage should be a must.
You'll meet all the riders, they will stop, sign, and be photographed.
There won't be any oversized ear-phones, or ridiculous security men.

Good luck finding 'mid Sept '13' in our Geeks thread, but if you did it's littered with excellent images of the event.

There'll be 10's of thousands people there cheering on the event.

The deafening noise of the roar as it 'waves' down the finishing straight (outside Downing Street) is amazing.
You can almost see the noise, 700 metres away as the riders straighten up, then it just builds into a stunning crescendo as Cav crosses the line. I've never heard anything like it, at any football match, I've ever been too.

Thanks monsieur Stat. I'm a keen cyclist myself but haven't been able to do any for nearly five years due to degenerative disc disease and no sign of any cure

 

[Socialist Sid]

Sounds far more interesting, more speed, lasts longer, girls will be less sweaty and better dressed!

I prefer the girls that are sweaty and poorly dressed.

 

[piersa]

the relief is tangible

 

[Stat Brother]

A taste of 2013

Finally got our pics from Sunday uploaded. I'll try to be brief.

Little bit of bike porn with a bling back drop. Note the speedplay pedals on this partciular set. They seemed to be quite a popular choice all round.

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Did this little gear problem set the tone for Ciolek's day I wonder.

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Kristian House - an absolute gent throughout.

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Mad Madrazo having the time of his life and answering fans' request by calling Quintana out of the bus to join in the fun.

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Best shot of the day, but taken by 1066 mini(f). She always gets the best shots. That poker face never seems to change. Like the Sojasun rider looking over like he's a star struck fan too

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[Stat Brother]

 

[Jeep]

Have they started having a caravan like they do in the tour de France? They didn't when I last saw it a few years back?

Ah, bit slow coming back on this one..

Nope, didn't notice any caravans.

 

[Peter Grummit]

i hope they hurry up and sort out the c7 or there might be a few crashes whilst avoiding the potholes.

Goes past the bottom of my drive, at Lewes end of C7. Hopefully this will encourage ESCC to fix the C7 before September.

PG

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Have we got a detailed route and map yet or are we still on this vague, sort or somewhere around these bits versions.

 

[Fignon's Ponytail]

I'm sure when this was announced they said a detailed route wouldn't be released until about July? Someone correct me if I'm wrong but sure that's what I read....

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

I'm sure when this was announced they said a detailed route wouldn't be released until about July? Someone correct me if I'm wrong but sure that's what I read....

Cheers, maybe right, sometimes they are leaked early