Tour of Britain "it doesn't come past my house" thread
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Ah yes, the JML Leg Pillow. Perfect comfort for anyone whose duvet has been inexplicably stolen...thejimmymethod said:Stuck it on early to see the parts of Devon I know well, but not sure I can make it through a full day of ITV4's adverts!
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As for the race, there's a classic chasse patate going on right now - Barranetxea stuck in the middle of nowhere0
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Cornwall might have missed out, but Dartmouth has got genuinely lucky with the weather - it looks gorgeous. Last time I was there I was dodging yachts on a paddleboard...0
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Cricket for me today...0
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How do you get a yacht on a paddleboard?Lanterne_Rogue said:Cornwall might have missed out, but Dartmouth has got genuinely lucky with the weather - it looks gorgeous. Last time I was there I was dodging yachts on a paddleboard...
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I came very close to finding out...Pross said:
How do you get a yacht on a paddleboard?Lanterne_Rogue said:Cornwall might have missed out, but Dartmouth has got genuinely lucky with the weather - it looks gorgeous. Last time I was there I was dodging yachts on a paddleboard...
I now have a morbid curiosity in finding out how quickly the peloton can get from Slapton to Kingsbridge. It's almost certainly faster than I've ever driven it, thanks to tractors, caravans, and people who are convinced their car is five feet wider than it actually is.4 -
It is a gorgeous day.
The race comes right past Grandpa raver's Con Club and we're in the garden waiting (don't you dare tell Cake Stop that!!)
It's is genuinely rather wonderful to watch the best cyclists in the world come past a village cricket club whilst picking blackberries out of the hedge.We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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Used to do that road regularly as we had a caravan in the South Hams for about 15 years.Lanterne_Rogue said:
I came very close to finding out...Pross said:
How do you get a yacht on a paddleboard?Lanterne_Rogue said:Cornwall might have missed out, but Dartmouth has got genuinely lucky with the weather - it looks gorgeous. Last time I was there I was dodging yachts on a paddleboard...
I now have a morbid curiosity in finding out how quickly the peloton can get from Slapton to Kingsbridge. It's almost certainly faster than I've ever driven it, thanks to tractors, caravans, and people who are convinced their car is five feet wider than it actually is.1 -
I was in Devon last week, my family live in Bovey Tracey which is the bottom right corner of Dartmoor. I found a new climb out of Bovey thanks to Simon Warren's 40 rides book. Hospital Hill the locals call it; will make sure I have a proper warm up next time I attempt it!
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The Road into tavistock is a nightmare on a bike if it's the road I remember"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 pm0
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Tour of Britain is going past Rob carpenter's house"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 pm0
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Break advantage got up to about 7:45 with 70km to go thanks to JV trying to bluff another team into pulling. Movistar now at the front.0
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Odd, unable to find this on ES Player - have let my GCN sub lapse.
Then found ITV4 are showing in, and lucked into Adam Blythe being Boultings co-commentator, so very pleased with that, aside from the adverts.
Just confused the ES Player seems to have no record of it on the search, and nothing in the schedule.Felt F70 05 (Turbo)
Marin Palisades Trail 91 and 06
Scott CR1 SL 12
Cannondale Synapse Adventure 15 & 16 Di2
Scott Foil 180 -
GCN had the last couple of hours yesterday but with ambient sound only. No commentary available.daniel_b said:Odd, unable to find this on ES Player - have let my GCN sub lapse.
Then found ITV4 are showing in, and lucked into Adam Blythe being Boultings co-commentator, so very pleased with that, aside from the adverts.
Just confused the ES Player seems to have no record of it on the search, and nothing in the schedule.
Can't watch it on ITV, the adverts.....1 -
Jake Scott looks horrible climbing on that huge gear.0
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Non of the WT teams want to.do the work because of the TTT tomorrow? Jumbo down a man too"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 pm0
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Distinct lack of interest. The catch is probably still just about on but looking less and less likely.0
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Hell of a ride for a Paralympian"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 pm0
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Peloton now stringing out as Alpecin Fenix take the lead. Talk of crosswinds which surprises me given how light the winds are around my neck of the woods today.0
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Sorry was busy buying my own funeral cremation"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 pm1
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Carpenter rides Scott off his wheel .... Ride"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 pm0
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I think the WT teams are banking on the TTT"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 pm0
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How very strange.JimD666 said:
GCN had the last couple of hours yesterday but with ambient sound only. No commentary available.daniel_b said:Odd, unable to find this on ES Player - have let my GCN sub lapse.
Then found ITV4 are showing in, and lucked into Adam Blythe being Boultings co-commentator, so very pleased with that, aside from the adverts.
Just confused the ES Player seems to have no record of it on the search, and nothing in the schedule.
Can't watch it on ITV, the adverts.....Felt F70 05 (Turbo)
Marin Palisades Trail 91 and 06
Scott CR1 SL 12
Cannondale Synapse Adventure 15 & 16 Di2
Scott Foil 180 -
Dunno - there's a limit to the number of explicitly maimed animals anyone can stomach in one afternoon, no matter how much it's leavened by jolly adverts about your impending death. I'm actually slightly surprised by how grisly the footage is allowed to be.daniel_b said:
How very strange.JimD666 said:
GCN had the last couple of hours yesterday but with ambient sound only. No commentary available.daniel_b said:Odd, unable to find this on ES Player - have let my GCN sub lapse.
Then found ITV4 are showing in, and lucked into Adam Blythe being Boultings co-commentator, so very pleased with that, aside from the adverts.
Just confused the ES Player seems to have no record of it on the search, and nothing in the schedule.
Can't watch it on ITV, the adverts.....0 -
Carpenter is a bit special here"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 pm0
