Today's TDF stage, where would be a decent distance from the end to watch from?

daniel_b

Stage 4 pretty please - once it has finished of course, or perhaps it has!

My usual ideal is the final hour, but if it's really good that can be extended out infinitely.

Thankyou :-)

kingstongraham

last 40km I'd say.

I mean the whole day has been absolutely beautiful, so if you like the views, watch the climbs.

Pross

https://forum.bikeradar.com/discussion/comment/21078277#Comment_21078277

To the first sprint is also worth a watch I'd say and maybe only the final 25km rather than 40km.

daniel_b

Thanks gents, I'm on the turbo in the morning so I'll likely watch what I can during that hour.

mididoctors

S4 30 k

daniel_b

I've been doing some chores, filling out forms for Customs 😴 and watching the once yearly Channel 4 live Silverstone qualifying which was excellent by the way, and well worth a watch if you haven't seen it.

Same old q, what kind of distance out is worth watching todays stage from?

No_Ta_Doctor

In all honesty, bit of fun around the climbs at the beginning, then the last 5km

kingstongraham

7km

daniel_b

Thanks both, much appreciated 😁

daniel_b

How's about today?

Was watching the excellent Silverstone gp, well worth a watch if you have avoided the result, rain played a part.

andyp

Start with about 150 kms to go.

andyp

It depends though. The stage result would suggest it wasn't that exciting, but it was great racing.

Watch the last 40 kms at least.

No_Ta_Doctor

https://forum.bikeradar.com/discussion/comment/21080508#Comment_21080508

Honestly, that depends a lot on what you think is interesting/important to see and how much time you've got. Personally I thought the stage was riveting from start to finish. There was a lot going on. I'd watch from the first gravel section if I had the 3 and half hours or so to spare. Others may have a different opinion

kingstongraham

Yeah, watch it all.

pblakeney

https://forum.bikeradar.com/discussion/comment/21080514#Comment_21080514

This.

daniel_b

Thanks all, I've plumped for the rarely visited Discovery 1 hour highlights - pretty good so far, no kirby for the time being, although there are ads, seems to be covering the main bits, very entertaining so far, currently at 115km to go.

Pross

I used the ‘bookmarks’ on the Discovery + app to watch highlights and then the final 50km or so in full. The bookmark thing is pretty good although it could have done with having the gravel sections marked in the same way the climbs are.

wakemalcolm

About 3k today, or just skip it and go to PCS for the numbers.

Pross

https://forum.bikeradar.com/discussion/comment/21081230#Comment_21081230

Last 3k is generous

Lanterne_Rogue

Best distance to watch todays stage from is as far away as possible. Another room, in fact. Or the pub.

Some stages are designed for the era of HD TV. This was one for teletext.

kingstongraham

I'm more positive than most. I say 7km.

r0bh

1km and use the time saved to watch the highlights of today's Giro Women Stage

mididoctors

https://forum.bikeradar.com/discussion/comment/21081306#Comment_21081306

This

daniel_b

I watched some at lunch, until about 35km to go, looked pretty intense.

Presuming I want to rejoin at 35km to go and watch the entirety?

Pross

Yes and for anyone who didn't watch then maybe the first 100km and then the last 50km!

kingstongraham

Yes, 35km would be a decent place to start.

Lanterne_Rogue

Yeah, 35km to go (or a little earlier, to the foot of that climb) gives you the best bits, plus enough context to understand what happened before then.

takethehighroad

Foot of the Col de Neronne with about 50k to go would be my suggestion

The first bit was just 60 guys attacking each other incessantly but UAE kept them on a leash, so the real action started at the foot of the Cat 2 climb

DeVlaeminck

Last 15-20k today

daniel_b

How about for todays stage guys?

I saw mention of klaxons somewhere, but don't know the result.

Pross

Difficult one, it was on and off all day really.