Tour de France stage 1 Leeds-Harrogate *Spoiler*

iainf72

BelgianBeerGeek wrote:

iainf72 wrote:

Are people watching all of this on TV?

Blimmin' right Iain. This is ace. Even dyed in the wool, jaded, sophisticates like me are loving it.

Cool.

I don't have enough patience to watch a flat stage for more than about 30 minutes.

TheBigBean

iainf72 wrote:

Are people watching all of this on TV?

Are you going to watch it roadside on Monday?

typekitty

Absolutely amazing.

Go Jens.

Lanterne_Rogue

Above The Cows wrote:

Graeme_S wrote:

Woohoo - just got a sheepdog mention!

Yes I did notice that. Chapeau.

Where does the name Buttertubs come from?

Assuming this isn't because some commentary team have told everyone half a dozen times already, the straight answer is that allegedly the limestone potholes there were used by farmers to cool their produce back down on the way to market.


Looks bloody amazing covered with people.

No_Ta_Doctor

Give me more wrote:

Spectacular. Well done Yorkshire, and all those who travelled.

Yep.

Of course, this is Yorkshire, and it's a free event ;-)

Yellow Peril

Loving Paul's obsession with "where have they all parked?"

milton50

That's a proper 3rd cat climb.

I'm not sure the peloton will get up there though. The crowd will have to step back a bit.

TMR

Traffic jam. No surprise!

iainf72

TheBigBean wrote:

iainf72 wrote:

Are people watching all of this on TV?

Are you going to watch it roadside on Monday?

Nup. (I find watching cycling at road side really boring)

Turfle

Feeling slightly emotional! What a magnificent thing.

deejay

arran77 wrote:

Wensleydale cheese differences no less, please let them mention wallace and gromit

Sorry but this is a White Rose area and Wallace is red rose Lancashire

southdownswolf

I dont think the back of the peloton are enjoying the crowds as much as Jens...

Yellow Peril

Turfle wrote:

Feeling slightly emotional! What a magnificent thing.

agreed. Crowds comparable with the Alp

type:epyt

To all those who moan about foreign spectators, we have proof it happens everywhere.

milton50

It's a pretty strong headwind going by the flags.

above_the_cows

No tA Doctor wrote:

Of course, this is Yorkshire, and it's a free event ;-)

Goed koop!

frenchfighter

GO Jens. Giving it some gas. Love this Buttertubs climb although it is going in for ever. Definitely making a trip to this area of the World. Crowds blowing Ireland out the water. Organizers will be super chuffed. Not good to see Joaquim struggling. 'Dance for me Alberto' - brilliant.

above_the_cows

underlayunderlay wrote:

Above The Cows wrote:

Graeme_S wrote:

Woohoo - just got a sheepdog mention!

Yes I did notice that. Chapeau.

Where does the name Buttertubs come from?

Assuming this isn't because some commentary team have told everyone half a dozen times already, the straight answer is that allegedly the limestone potholes there were used by farmers to cool their produce back down on the way to market.


Looks bloody amazing covered with people.

Thank you underlay.

Macaloon

Not seen crowds like this since they opened the first packet of Salt'n'Shake on George Square in Glasgow, 1979.

k-dog

type:epyt wrote:

To all those who moan about foreign spectators, we have proof it happens everywhere.

I found that interesting - it's clearly instinct and excitement rather than any intent or historical permission. The crowd looks like any Alpe.









Just more pastey!

Pross

type:epyt wrote:

To all those who moan about foreign spectators, we have proof it happens everywhere.

I thought they were pretty well behaved, didn't see any runners which is where I think most people find the problem.


Chris Horner taking pacing back on to the limits I think. Suspect he'll be a few francs worse off tonight.

Yellow Peril

frenchfighter wrote:

GO Jens. Giving it some gas. Love this Buttertubs climb although it is going in for ever. Definitely making a trip to this area of the World. Crowds blowing Ireland out the water. Organizers will be super chuffed. Not good to see Joaquim struggling. 'Dance for me Alberto' - brilliant.

Crowds were always going to be big but TdF already having better weather than parts of Southern Italy during the Giro. Not often England gets the rub of the green for a sporting event weatherwise.

Go North FF you'll enjoy it!

Yellow Peril

Pross wrote:

type:epyt wrote:

To all those who moan about foreign spectators, we have proof it happens everywhere.

I thought they were pretty well behaved, didn't see any runners which is where I think most people find the problem.


Chris Horner taking pacing back on to the limits I think. Suspect he'll be a few francs worse off tonight.

I thought they were well behaved as well. No-one wants to be I.D'd as the knob who brought down a rider at the TdF. Good safety advert on ITV as well.

Lanterne_Rogue

Yellow Peril wrote:

frenchfighter wrote:

GO Jens. Giving it some gas. Love this Buttertubs climb although it is going in for ever. Definitely making a trip to this area of the World. Crowds blowing Ireland out the water. Organizers will be super chuffed. Not good to see Joaquim struggling. 'Dance for me Alberto' - brilliant.

Crowds were always going to be big but TdF already having better weather than parts of Southern Italy during the Giro. Not often England gets the rub of the green for a sporting event weatherwise.

Go North FF you'll enjoy it!

The weather was pretty rubbish first thing - it was raining as I left York and the sun only came out at Harewood about an hour before the race proper started. Interestingly, the wind got up about the same time - it wasn't hugely windy, but definitely noticeable.

meagain

Something else, man, something else!

Makes me remember how much I liked living in Yorkshire - tho' I don't recall so much sunshine! It's all wonderful.

BelgianBeerGeek

frenchfighter wrote:

GO Jens. Giving it some gas. Love this Buttertubs climb although it is going in for ever. Definitely making a trip to this area of the World. Crowds blowing Ireland out the water. Organizers will be super chuffed. Not good to see Joaquim struggling. 'Dance for me Alberto' - brilliant.

Good Heavens, I am in agreement with FF.

No_Ta_Doctor

Tufty has made it to le Autobus. Maybe that second Lanterne really is shining out to him

milton50

Svein Tuft at the back. Putting an early marker down for the lantern rouge.

iainf72

Cavendish in wrong group it seems.

Good times

above_the_cows

No tA Doctor wrote:

Tufty has made it to le Autobus. Maybe that second Lanterne really is shining out to him

It's Last of the Summer Wine for Tufty Swine!