UK Stages for 2014 TdF announced

bornagainroadie

According to the BBC:

The UK route of the 2014 Tour de France

Stage one July 5
Leeds - Harewood - Otley - Ilkley - Skipton - Kettlewell - Aysgarth - Hawes - Reeth - Leyburn - Ripon - Harrogate

Stage two July 6
York - Knaresborough - Silsden - Keighley - Haworth - Hebden Bridge - Elland - Huddersfield - Holmfirth - Sheffield

Stage three July 7
Cambridge - Epping Forest - the Olympic Park - the Mall

Green Brompton

Excellent!!!

poweredbyidris

I think Cav might be keen for some wins...

dodgy

How come the 2014 UK route gets announced, but generally we don't know next year's until October announcement the year before? Even then, it's usually just start and end town and the actual route comes much later?

bigmat

Woo hoo! Stage 1 finishes about a 5 minute walk from my parents in law's house. Stage 2 starts where I got married and goes through the town I was born in. Stage 3 passes within 10 miles of where I live. Seriously, how good is that?!

jonginge

Excited already. The 2007 TdF prologue was magic.

Dilemma for Rick, though. Does he watch the start of stage 3 in Cambridge or the finish in dear old london town?

rolf_f

Those are nice routes. The route from Kettlewell to Aysgarth is a nice climb without being silly and they've still got Buttertubs for a proper workout. Some options for Knaresborough to Silsden and the climb from Haworth over to Hebden Bridge is excellent.

Scarborough will be p1ssed though

Kieran_Burns

I have close friends who live in a village on the outskirts of Ripon. That is absolutely perfect for me.

and my best mate lives in Sheffield

So - no work those days!

rubertoe

Kieran_Burns wrote:

I have close friends who live in a village on the outskirts of Ripon. That is absolutely perfect for me.

and my best mate lives in Sheffield

So - no work those days!

They will be a saturday and a sunday as is normal.

Kieran_Burns

rubertoe wrote:

Kieran_Burns wrote:

I have close friends who live in a village on the outskirts of Ripon. That is absolutely perfect for me.

and my best mate lives in Sheffield

So - no work those days!

They will be a saturday and a sunday as is normal.

So I was right then :P

bushu

On my doorstep, loving it :-D

rick_chasey

JonGinge wrote:

Excited already. The 2007 TdF prologue was magic.

Dilemma for Rick, though. Does he watch the start of stage 3 in Cambridge or the finish in dear old london town?

Both :-D

jzed

So Stage 3 comes right past my front door and then pretty much does my commute.

Flyingbogey

Bugger. I thought it was taking in the N.Y moors/coast through my home town. Oh well, I'll still have a trip and show wifey the dales instead.

walkingbootweather

More details on Yorkshire Grand Depart on their new website. Makes a nice change to have something like this on my doorstep. Where are people planning to view from?

jds_1981

JZed wrote:

So Stage 3 comes right past my front door and then pretty much does my commute.

& half of them will be running strava

supersonic

Some better maps here:

http://www.velowire.com/article/675/en/ ... -maps.html

If correct then the last 20km of stage two is pretty evil, lots of very sharp corners climbs and drops. Passes a few hundred yards from my house, hope to see it on Jawbone hill.

tc345

JZed wrote:

So Stage 3 comes right past my front door and then pretty much does my commute.

Likewise, i am excited!

Sharkyssurfers

Rick Chasey wrote:

JonGinge wrote:

Excited already. The 2007 TdF prologue was magic.

Dilemma for Rick, though. Does he watch the start of stage 3 in Cambridge or the finish in dear old london town?

Both :-D

if it was me i'd jump in their peleton and help them out

DonDaddyD

Do I watch it in Epping, the Olympic Park or the mall - decisions, decisions.

bigmat

DonDaddyD wrote:

Do I watch it in Epping, the Olympic Park or the mall - decisions, decisions.

The Mall may be a circuit which would give it the edge (probably not, but you never know). I'll be on stage 3 by then, will be happy with any bit of roadside!

gabriel959

I will be watching it in Cambridge for obvious reasons.