TdF. Stage 1 Leeds to Harrogate.
Fintan21
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Is the route already marked? If I ride it this weekend (7/8 June) will there be groups on the road?
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Yes, there are smallish (permanent) white signs with the Grand Depart logo on.0
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Hi,
There is a actual CFC Sportive on Sunday running the Stage 1 (it is fully booked by the way)
http://www.cyclistsfc.org.uk/events/eta ... 4/route-2/
Expect to be a massive turn out as there has been a huge amount of cyclist running this route over the last few months which has meant police issuing safety notices as there has been a few accidents!
Hopefully I will be out on Sunday too :-)0 -
I'm hoping to do it on the 21/22nd weather permitting. Probably starting in Reeth and doing a 100 mile circular route 1/3 of it not on the course.0
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About 1400 on the Etape du Yorkshire on Sunday.
Doubt that the route would be marked yet - I've not seen anything apart from notices of closures for resurfacing! Not exactly difficult route finding for the most part though.
Edit - oops, clearly Andy from Embsay is more up to date than me!Faster than a tent.......0 -
Rolf F wrote:Edit - oops, clearly Andy from Embsay is more up to date than me!
These are permanent road signs - quite small, a white background with a Grand Depart logo on them - they've been up for a few weeks now round Skipton/Harrogate/Ripon etc.0 -
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have a look on cycol tours they are doing ride stage 1 and stage 2 with full support car and out riders, than back in hotel massage and dinner every night
http://www.rendezvous-skipton.co.uk/ind ... and-depart
i will be doing it end of june0 -
Thank you all for your replies. Despite the sportive being closed, I may make it to Leeds anyway.0
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Did you do it?
What a ride - EPIC! Managed it in 7 hours and 25 min; which is not bad!
What a buzz having so many other cyclists; there was pelotons after pelotons :-)
The only gripe is that they had the feed stops at the wrong places; each time before the first 2 big climbs (especially the Hawes climb)
The scenery is lush but the descents are fast but very dangerous; we saw 3 riders go down (hope they are ok)
Can't wait to wait to watch the pro's on the 5th!0 -
Does anyone know what the parking situation is in Leyburn market place? I'm trying to get together a group to do a TdF ride this weekend, but as it's often like herding cats it needs to be somewhere obvious for us all to meet.0
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Is the route now well signposted? So once I get on the route just a matter of following the signs?0
