I've just volunteered to

Harry B
Harry B Posts: 1,239
edited May 2009 in The bottom bracket
marshall on the London stage of the Tour of Britain :)

Anyone else done this before? I watched the final stage last year with Harry junior who loved it and happily stood there a watched very lap but I thought I'd try and become part of it this year
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    Having seen your post, I've just volunteered for the highly prestigious Stoke on Trent stage...
  • whyamihere
    whyamihere Posts: 7,716
    I'm considering volunteering on the Stoke stage too.
  • NGale
    NGale Posts: 1,866
    At the moment I am marshalling on the Exeter City Centre stage of the Tour Series next Thursday, looking forward to it :D
    Officers don't run, it's undignified and panics the men
  • Bhima
    Bhima Posts: 2,145
    Yep. Signed up for Stoke-on-Trent and Blackpool the other day.
  • Barkiesnake
    Barkiesnake Posts: 244
    Yep i'm registered for London stage.
    "If you think you can, or if you think you can't, your right" Henry Ford
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    I marshalled on the London Stage of the ToB in 2006 and the prologue of the TdF in 2007, both of which were great fun.

    I was on Baker Street for the ToB, then once the riders had passed I jumped on the tube to see the finish on the Mall and was able to get into an area about 50m from the finish which spectators were not able to get into.

    I didn't get to see much of the racing at the Tour, they were using marshalls to provide information to spectators rather than direct traffic as it was on a closed circuit. Spent most of the day giving directions and telling people what time David Millar was coming past. But the cool bit was getting into the riders "pit" area on Birdcage Walk.

    Are they still doing the briefings before the event, I'm sure they will give you more information on what to expect then.

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