Tour of Britain "it doesn't come past my house" thread

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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    edited September 2021
    I'm intrigued where Hayter's career will go. He climbs well and can hold his own in tough sprint finishes. GC rider, Classics?
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    What happened to Qhubecka? I was on the climb after the turn and they were in pieces. Had some of them gone down?
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    salsiccia1 said:

    What happened to Qhubecka? I was on the climb after the turn and they were in pieces. Had some of them gone down?

    crash
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  • The13thcog
    The13thcog Posts: 22
    Why is the TV coverage so crap on the TOB?

    Virtually every other race in the world always shows TV camera angles from in front of the riders, but on the TOB it's nearly always from behind the riders. It's crap. You can't even see sprint points contested because the bloody TV view isn't in the right place.

    Amateurish shite.
  • stage_hunter
    stage_hunter Posts: 317
    mididoctors said:

    Jumbo would probably have won that if they didn't have that puncture ... Or very very very close

    I don’t think so. They were behind Ineos and dqs with just over 3km to go. By a very similar margin to the final margins. I believe the ‘puncture’ came after that.
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,601
    The13thcog said:

    Why is the TV coverage so censored on the TOB?

    Virtually every other race in the world always shows TV camera angles from in front of the riders, but on the TOB it's nearly always from behind the riders. It's censored . You can't even see sprint points contested because the bloody TV view isn't in the right place.

    Amateurish shite.

    I've always thought it looked amateurish. I assumed it was the British roads until the TdF start in Yorkshire and the TdY.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    The13thcog said:

    Why is the TV coverage so censored on the TOB?

    Virtually every other race in the world always shows TV camera angles from in front of the riders, but on the TOB it's nearly always from behind the riders. It's censored . You can't even see sprint points contested because the bloody TV view isn't in the right place.

    Amateurish shite.

    I couldn't understand them not having a bike following the bigger teams today. Most of the footage seemed to be helicopter shots through gaps in the tree canopy. Budgets and a lack of cameramen / directors with cycling experience maybe? The TV coverage of domestic UK races always has a similar look.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    It might be that they usually hire in specialist moto riders and cameramen from the continent, but can't this time due to Covid restrictions
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  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,342
    RichN95. said:

    It might be that they usually hire in specialist moto riders and cameramen from the continent, but can't this time due to Covid restrictions

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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    RichN95. said:

    It might be that they usually hire in specialist moto riders and cameramen from the continent, but can't this time due to Covid restrictions

    Was thinking the same but with Brexit being the issue. Covid makes more sense though as short-term working shouldn't be an issue with Brexit.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,166
    Pross said:

    RichN95. said:

    It might be that they usually hire in specialist moto riders and cameramen from the continent, but can't this time due to Covid restrictions

    Was thinking the same but with Brexit being the issue. Covid makes more sense though as short-term working shouldn't be an issue with Brexit.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,698
    It's possible that the number of military bases in Cornwall meant that a helicopter couldn't fly but I seriously doubt that. I suspect it's way more likely that it's just about money.

    I don't think it helps that British roads are hedge lined and narrow so a helicopter isnt all that useful. Some of the shots of Dartmoor were brilliant, for example.

    Apparently our 4 or 5G network is miles behind the continent too (hmmm..?) which always hinders UK TV Coverage.
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    ddraver said:

    It's possible that the number of military bases in Cornwall meant that a helicopter couldn't fly but I seriously doubt that. I suspect it's way more likely that it's just about money.

    I don't think it helps that British roads are hedge lined and narrow so a helicopter isnt all that useful. Some of the shots of Dartmoor were brilliant, for example.

    Apparently our 4 or 5G network is miles behind the continent too (hmmm..?) which always hinders UK TV Coverage.

    The helicopters only appear in the last hour or so . Budget thing I think
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,698
    They had one for all of the Devon stage...

    (right now there's such a big storm happening down here it's gone dark!)
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    ddraver said:

    They had one for all of the Devon stage...

    (right now there's such a big storm happening down here it's gone dark!)

    Did they ? I didn't notice until they got to the moor . You might be right through
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  • flite
    flite Posts: 226
    When they last came over the Pennines, the helicopter had to go to Newcastle to re-fuel, and missed some of the best scenery/action.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,698
    mididoctors said:

    ddraver said:

    They had one for all of the Devon stage...

    (right now there's such a big storm happening down here it's gone dark!)

    Did they ? I didn't notice until they got to the moor . You might be right through
    Yeah, it was at the start and at 100 odd to go at least (as in it flew over the top of us)
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    edited September 2021
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    edited September 2021
    Deleted the edit function is unintuitive
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,698
    Possibly...?

    The roads there are also particularly tree lined too though
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  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,334
    ddraver said:

    mididoctors said:

    ddraver said:

    They had one for all of the Devon stage...

    (right now there's such a big storm happening down here it's gone dark!)

    Did they ? I didn't notice until they got to the moor . You might be right through
    Yeah, it was at the start and at 100 odd to go at least (as in it flew over the top of us)
    It didn't cover the Dartmouth/Kingswear stretch for sure - there were some shots of Totnes, which from memory I think were taken before the race even got there - but nothing in the middle section. A shame, as Dartmouth would have looked stunning - I did briefly wonder if it was the naval college that meant they couldn't, but it's on Google Maps clearly enough so... The coast road could have looked great seen from a helicopter out to sea, too.
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    TdY is way better run . Shame it's dead
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  • thejimmymethod
    thejimmymethod Posts: 458


    My brain every time I hear "Jake Scott"
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Very Controlled day ... The Cornish and Devon stages have this beat so far ...
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    mididoctors said:

    Very Controlled day ... The Cornish and Devon stages have this beat so far ...

    Yes, if you like fog.

    So far, all three followed the usual pattern, although the Devon stage had more little lumps and was very pretty.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Long climb by UK standards but I'm surprised how low the gears being used are.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    mididoctors said:

    Very Controlled day ... The Cornish and Devon stages have this beat so far ...

    Tough finish today though and less time left in the race to make up for any mistakes if the break gain time.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,698
    edited September 2021
    They're only pro conti riders ;)

    (*watches more closely and wonders whether or not to make pro conti joke about Marc Soler/Movistar*)
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Tough looking road this one. Undulating, exposed moorland makes me glad I don't ride much anymore!
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Bit of tactics ...teams sending riders across to the break
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