Le Tour de Yorkshire ***Spoliers***

Anonymous
Anonymous Posts: 79,667
edited June 2015 in Pro race
Live pictures of stage one now on ITV4 (free to view).


67k to go Sky drilling the front, Kittel about 6 minutes behind the peloton.
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  • daninexile
    daninexile Posts: 45
    Kittel has binned it all ready. Didn't look happy.
  • carbonclem
    carbonclem Posts: 1,784
    Kittel behind the traffic closure dodging oncoming cars!
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  • bianchimoon
    bianchimoon Posts: 3,942
    lead groups just overtaken a woman on her shopping bike, cars driving in opposite direction!!. Rolling road closure's not a good idea in these villages, not sure the locals know how to cope with them, hope it don't end in tears for someone
    All lies and jest..still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest....
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    hmm, it was time just copying other peoples PTP picks backfired for me...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Kittel quits.
  • carbonclem
    carbonclem Posts: 1,784
    Kittel abandons
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  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,557
    Not good for Kittel - clearly a long way off race fitness.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    has Kittel abandoned guys?
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    bianchimoon wrote:
    lead groups just overtaken a woman on her shopping bike, cars driving in opposite direction!!. Rolling road closure's not a good idea in these villages, not sure the locals know how to cope with them, hope it don't end in tears for someone

    Anyone remember the first ToB a few years ago when the rolling road closure meant the breakaway were dodging buses on Deansgate in Manchester?
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • JonnyT
    JonnyT Posts: 10
    Sad to see Kittel out so soon but wasn't expecting many big things from him.. Sky making it hard
  • JonnyT
    JonnyT Posts: 10
    Genuinely thought stages 1 and 2 were flat and boring. Glad to be proved wrong
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    Change of username to Above the Sheep needed
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    2 Sky riders down.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    big crash on a corner, break and peloton go down
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • alan_sherman
    alan_sherman Posts: 1,157
    UK tight lanes catching a few out then
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    and about 8 other riders
  • alan_sherman
    alan_sherman Posts: 1,157
    Ah - rain
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    basically did exactly the same with a mini sand dune last wednesday...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,557
    Loads caught out on that corner.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    Dorset Boy, I think your feed is a little slow...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    Frenchie/Maca to post in 3...2...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • JonnyT
    JonnyT Posts: 10
    Small group in front now, led by sammy Sanchez. Wiggins in CBA mode as expected
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    that crash has shredded the bunch, Couple of Skys, a BMC and a load of ProConti British guys
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Really enjoying the race being on my Tv and not some dodgy stream but my name is being ruined by having to leave for load in before the end and Ben E King passing away.
  • bluemoon17
    bluemoon17 Posts: 718
    Daniel Friebe saying on Twitter that Swift has abandoned...
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Cracking wee county, this Yorkshire.
    ...a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Amazing crowds.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    Yep, twitter saying Swift and Dunbar are out. Catastrophic 30 mins for my PTP
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Swift out, confirmed by Sky

    Dunbar would have been in the Mountains jersey tomorrow
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    GVA chasing with two MTNQs to try and get in the front group of 20 odd

    2 BMCs there already, 3 kys and a lot of GB teams. TommyV is there too

    Edit - they re going to make it. Group has just got heavier weight

    Edit Edit - Van Rensberg impoldes about 10m from the back of the group. Steve Cummings still chasing
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