***Spoiler*** Tour of Britain Stage 4
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bompington wrote:
Would be the biggest climb (627m vertical ascent from more or less sea level) but Glenshee at 670m is higher - the road winds up and down to that over a long distance though, the serious climb only gains 300m or so.Alan A wrote:ddraver wrote:After appauling GB Geography (admitadly from the Irishman and the Dane) - what would be the highest MTF in the UK?
Bealach Na Ba
Which brings me back to what they should be climbing tomorrow:
http://www.climbbybike.com/profile.asp? ... ainID=7573
430 m of serious ascent."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
LOL> GPS at 24 seconds with the bunch right up their ar*e."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0
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So you tuned out because actual bike racing was going on? :roll:frenchfighter wrote:I tuned in for 15mins but all I have seen for the whole time is the Blue Brigade stringing out the peloton. So now I am tuning out. Really hope this breakaway holds out and the TT wonderman loses his lead. What a shi t race.You only need two tools: WD40 and Duck Tape.
If it doesn't move and should, use the WD40.
If it shouldn't move and does, use the tape.0 -
FF is actually the worldwide arbiter of what constitutes good bike racing, we're all very lucky to have him here.Daz555 wrote:
So you tuned out because actual bike racing was going on? :roll:frenchfighter wrote:I tuned in for 15mins but all I have seen for the whole time is the Blue Brigade stringing out the peloton. So now I am tuning out. Really hope this breakaway holds out and the TT wonderman loses his lead. What a shi t race.0 -
Cav got that then?0
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Viviani, nice attempt to deck von Hoff."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0
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Great save by von Hoff.0
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Great save thatEddy Merckx EMX-3
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Viviani did a great 200 metre sprint in the final 150 metres there, and nearly crocks Von Hoff as a bonus.0
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FYI great finish at the GP Wallonie.___________________
Strava is not Zen.0 -
Blazing Saddles wrote:bompington wrote:
Would be the biggest climb (627m vertical ascent from more or less sea level) but Glenshee at 670m is higher - the road winds up and down to that over a long distance though, the serious climb only gains 300m or so.Alan A wrote:ddraver wrote:After appauling GB Geography (admitadly from the Irishman and the Dane) - what would be the highest MTF in the UK?
Bealach Na Ba
Which brings me back to what they should be climbing tomorrow:
http://www.climbbybike.com/profile.asp? ... ainID=7573
430 m of serious ascent.
Or Llangynidr / Llangattock mountain (or even up past Talybont reservoir - there's an absolute stinker of a climb at the norterhn end). Anything other than the boring drag up over Storey Arms, even I used to be able to big ring up there.0 -
Now the rain has stopped - looks pretty round there...http://www.georgesfoundation.org
http://100hillsforgeorge.blogspot.com/
http://www.12on12in12.blogspot.co.uk/0 -
Enjoyed the last 20km - good racing
Viviani might find Von Hoff paying a Tyler-Farrar-stylie visit to the Cannondale bus, after that0 -
How come race juries never relegate a rider unless they win?0
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Blazing Saddles wrote:Which brings me back to what they should be climbing tomorrow:
http://www.climbbybike.com/profile.asp? ... ainID=7573
430 m of serious ascent.
Here is a vid of it and photos if that's your sort of thing: http://www.100hillsforgeorge.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/hill-no-6-97-tumble-monmouthshire.htmlhttp://www.georgesfoundation.org
http://100hillsforgeorge.blogspot.com/
http://www.12on12in12.blogspot.co.uk/0 -
Love the scenery around North Wales, the hills around Harlech are quite impressive.0
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Pross wrote:Blazing Saddles wrote:bompington wrote:
Would be the biggest climb (627m vertical ascent from more or less sea level) but Glenshee at 670m is higher - the road winds up and down to that over a long distance though, the serious climb only gains 300m or so.Alan A wrote:ddraver wrote:After appauling GB Geography (admitadly from the Irishman and the Dane) - what would be the highest MTF in the UK?
Bealach Na Ba
Which brings me back to what they should be climbing tomorrow:
http://www.climbbybike.com/profile.asp? ... ainID=7573
430 m of serious ascent.
Or Llangynidr / Llangattock mountain (or even up past Talybont reservoir - there's an absolute stinker of a climb at the norterhn end). Anything other than the boring drag up over Storey Arms, even I used to be able to big ring up there.
I was thinking both, coming down the Blackrock, although the Talybont res climb certainly has great leg breaking appeal!mroli wrote:Blazing Saddles wrote:Which brings me back to what they should be climbing tomorrow:
http://www.climbbybike.com/profile.asp? ... ainID=7573
430 m of serious ascent.
Here is a vid of it and photos if that's your sort of thing: http://www.100hillsforgeorge.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/hill-no-6-97-tumble-monmouthshire.html
Nice.
"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
bompington wrote:
Would be the biggest climb (627m vertical ascent from more or less sea level) but Glenshee at 670m is higher - the road winds up and down to that over a long distance though, the serious climb only gains 300m or so.Alan A wrote:ddraver wrote:After appauling GB Geography (admitadly from the Irishman and the Dane) - what would be the highest MTF in the UK?
Bealach Na Ba
Hi short term lurker, first time poster. I think that Great Dun fell is actually longer and higher. It is the biggest climb in England by a country mile. Edit....it is steeper also.
http://www.climbbybike.com/climb.asp?qryMountainID=7380
http://www.climbbybike.com/climb.asp?qryMountainID=39440 -
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On another note, am I the only one who thinks that this years parcours has been pretty good so far?0
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Goddamit. My colleague came in for a chin wag just as Martin went on the attack with Quintana and Wiggins trying to shut him down.Correlation is not causation.0
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dabeastos wrote:bompington wrote:
Would be the biggest climb (627m vertical ascent from more or less sea level) but Glenshee at 670m is higher - the road winds up and down to that over a long distance though, the serious climb only gains 300m or so.Alan A wrote:ddraver wrote:After appauling GB Geography (admitadly from the Irishman and the Dane) - what would be the highest MTF in the UK?
Bealach Na Ba
Hi short term lurker, first time poster. I think that Great Dun fell is actually longer and higher. It is the biggest climb in England by a country mile.
http://www.climbbybike.com/climb.asp?qryMountainID=7380
http://www.climbbybike.com/climb.asp?qryMountainID=3944
True - highest tarmac in the UK is Great Dun Fell at 848m. It is also has more vertical than Bealach Na Ba. It is a beatifully surfaced road up to the radar station.0 -
dabeastos wrote:bompington wrote:
Would be the biggest climb (627m vertical ascent from more or less sea level) but Glenshee at 670m is higher - the road winds up and down to that over a long distance though, the serious climb only gains 300m or so.Alan A wrote:ddraver wrote:After appauling GB Geography (admitadly from the Irishman and the Dane) - what would be the highest MTF in the UK?
Bealach Na Ba
Hi short term lurker, first time poster. I think that Great Dun fell is actually longer and higher. It is the biggest climb in England by a country mile.
http://www.climbbybike.com/climb.asp?qryMountainID=7380
http://www.climbbybike.com/climb.asp?qryMountainID=3944
Touche. Simon Warren gives it 11/10 in his Another 100 Greatest Climbs book0 -
Ooo a Cav win. Nice.Correlation is not causation.0
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stifflersmom wrote:dabeastos wrote:bompington wrote:
Would be the biggest climb (627m vertical ascent from more or less sea level) but Glenshee at 670m is higher - the road winds up and down to that over a long distance though, the serious climb only gains 300m or so.Alan A wrote:ddraver wrote:After appauling GB Geography (admitadly from the Irishman and the Dane) - what would be the highest MTF in the UK?
Bealach Na Ba
Hi short term lurker, first time poster. I think that Great Dun fell is actually longer and higher. It is the biggest climb in England by a country mile.
http://www.climbbybike.com/climb.asp?qryMountainID=7380
http://www.climbbybike.com/climb.asp?qryMountainID=3944
True - highest tarmac in the UK is Great Dun Fell at 848m. It is also has more vertical than Bealach Na Ba. It is a beatifully surfaced road up to the radar station.
Great first post Dabeastos. Found this picture over at Cyclechat:
It's definitely on my to-do list.0 -
Alan A wrote:dabeastos wrote:bompington wrote:
Would be the biggest climb (627m vertical ascent from more or less sea level) but Glenshee at 670m is higher - the road winds up and down to that over a long distance though, the serious climb only gains 300m or so.Alan A wrote:ddraver wrote:After appauling GB Geography (admitadly from the Irishman and the Dane) - what would be the highest MTF in the UK?
Bealach Na Ba
Hi short term lurker, first time poster. I think that Great Dun fell is actually longer and higher. It is the biggest climb in England by a country mile.
http://www.climbbybike.com/climb.asp?qryMountainID=7380
http://www.climbbybike.com/climb.asp?qryMountainID=3944
Touche. Simon Warren gives it 11/10 in his Another 100 Greatest Climbs book
It is a beast, the fastest time on strava is twice as fast as I have managed it.
http://app.strava.com/segments/the-grea ... ell-7328240
