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Tour *of* Yorkshire - **spoiler**

rick_chaseyrick_chasey Posts: 66,270 Lives Here
edited May 2019 in Pro race
Since I'm gonna be there and there is some proper coverage of this on terrestrial TV, I'm gonna give this its own thead.

Stage 1 - Doncaster > Selby
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Stage 2 - Barnsley > Bedale
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Stage 3 - Bridlington > Scarborough
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Stage 4 - Halifax > Leeds
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Here's some Yorkshire blue
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Some Yorkshire wine (which I've had and actually wasn't all that bad).
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Here's an exctint Yorkshire Coach Horse
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Oh, and for geology there's some coal around abouts. Or something.
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  • ridgeriderridgerider Posts: 2,845
    Geology wise... I don't know much but there is a massive mine under whitby (I think) but they are constructing a long tunnel to bring the stuff up to the surface near Middlesbrough! All to reduce the environmrntal impact in the national park.

    As sustainable development goes its not a bad attempt in my opinion.
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  • gregster04gregster04 Posts: 1,542
    Just don’t mention the fracking
  • gregster04gregster04 Posts: 1,542
    gregster04 wrote:
    Just don’t mention the *******

    In fact, actually not allowed to mention the frack-ing
  • carbonclemcarbonclem Posts: 1,338
    Kittel withdraws
    2020/2021/2022 Metric Century Challenge Winner
  • blazing_saddlesblazing_saddles Posts: 20,518
    CarbonClem wrote:
    Kittel withdraws

    He didn't even wait for stage 1 to start, this year. His head is no longer in the game.

    You may want to add a *spoiler* to your rather nice thread, Rick.
    Thanks for stepping up.
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  • Ben6899Ben6899 Posts: 9,680
    Staying in Hawes, watching Stage 2 finish in Bedale. That plus tourist stuff because Miss6899 hasn't spent much time in the Dales, whereas it was my third home growing up.

    Should be good!
    Ben

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  • bobmcstuffbobmcstuff Posts: 10,565
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    CarbonClem wrote:
    Kittel withdraws

    He didn't even wait for stage 1 to start, this year. His head is no longer in the game.

    You may want to add a *spoiler* to your rather nice thread, Rick.
    Thanks for stepping up.
    He knew I picked him for PTP
  • bobmcstuffbobmcstuff Posts: 10,565
    Fortunately we have been given until rollout at 13:21 to make any changes so if anyone else is in the same boat...
  • Mad_MalxMad_Malx Posts: 4,767
    World's course hasn't really pulled in many names, has it?
  • ContrelaMontreContrelaMontre Posts: 3,027
    Mad_Malx wrote:
    World's course hasn't really pulled in many names, has it?

    From the profiles, there is what 20km of World's course? Is that the lap they will do multiple times at WC?
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  • Mad_MalxMad_Malx Posts: 4,767
    ^Ah right. I fell for the earlier marketing guff that it was using the route.
  • FCE2007FCE2007 Posts: 906
    The run in on Stage 1 crosses the same bit of train line twice within a quarter of a mile, 2.5 miles from the finish. These crossings usually close every 10 minutes so I hope they got the timings right. Or they've come to an 'arrangement' with the rail company.
    They've also ripped out all the traffic calming bumps on Gowthorpe (Selby town centre). Thorpe Willoughby to Selby is an awful piece of road, surface-wise.
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  • DialatronDialatron Posts: 1,005
    The road approaching the Skidby climb has been closed on/off for quite a while for flood alleviation works, surface as of the other day was dreadful in parts and there's a few narrow sections with steel barriers either side. Could do with a sweep as well. I echo the comment above - they'll be lucky to avoid any trains on this stage.
    Old, fat and that's just the bike.
  • ShutupJensShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    Live within a mile of the Cote de Goose Eye yet have never seen this race in the flesh. Looking forward to Sunday and then trying to get to a very poorly arranged 1st birthday party that finishes at 2pm in Skipton. Not ideal
  • FCE2007FCE2007 Posts: 906
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  • petecopeteco Posts: 182
    Will be watching the women’s and men’s race on Saturday as they climb out of Robin Hood’s Bay.

    Pete
  • ducknumber1ducknumber1 Posts: 1,129
    On the surfaces, I'd be very worried if there was a group coming onto Burley Road on Sunday as its shocking (caveat: last seen on Sunday but Leeds CC would not get anything done that fast) - although after previous parcours it's more likely to be in ones and twos who can pick their route.
  • petecopeteco Posts: 182
    I have just seen the weather forecast for Saturday (Women’s stage 2 / Men’s stage 3). 40 mph winds from the North all day, with showers.

    Should be interesting.

    Pete
  • awaveyawavey Posts: 2,368
    peteco wrote:
    I have just seen the weather forecast for Saturday (Women’s stage 2 / Men’s stage 3). 40 mph winds from the North all day, with showers.

    normal for yorkshire then :lol:
  • FCE2007FCE2007 Posts: 906
    Beautiful conditions atm in Selby but the local forecast is for showers by noon and particularly heavy rain/thunder for the finish.
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  • petecopeteco Posts: 182
    Finish line in Scarborough for Saturday’s stage has been moved due to potential weather conditions.

    Pete
  • DeVlaeminckDeVlaeminck Posts: 8,350
    Surprising, 45mph gusts so windy but hardly extreme, I'm assuming the old finish was round the headland and they were worried the sea might splash over onto the road, maybe a high tide ?
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  • disquieting_museeuwsdisquieting_museeuws Posts: 601
    Are there any reliable and printable startlists available?

    Edit - Women http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html ... d=MjkzMzE=

    Men https://cyclingstartlist.com/event/TourdeYorkshire

    Is what I come up with
  • rick_chaseyrick_chasey Posts: 66,270 Lives Here
    Spitting rain on and off all morning
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  • dish_dashdish_dash Posts: 5,431
    disquieting_museeuws wrote:
    Are there any reliable and printable startlists available?

    Edit - Women http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html ... d=MjkzMzE=

    Men https://cyclingstartlist.com/event/TourdeYorkshire

    Is what I come up with

    Procycling stats basically has this covered
    Men: https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/to ... ist/roster
    Women: https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/th ... /startlist
  • dish_dashdish_dash Posts: 5,431
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Spitting rain on and off all morning

    Good for Castelli then...
  • rick_chaseyrick_chasey Posts: 66,270 Lives Here
    dish_dash wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Spitting rain on and off all morning

    Good for Castelli then...

    Less so for me.
    _
  • mididoctorsmididoctors Posts: 13,108
    Dual thread I hope women s race is well covered
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  • mididoctorsmididoctors Posts: 13,108
    7 man teams? Was less last year?
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • ShutupJensShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    ITV wasting absolutely no time in cracking on with the matter in hand and asking Dave B a load of questions about frakcing. Getting about as much of an interesting response as you might expect
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