The Tour of it's not going past my house in Britain thread
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No... it fuels the fire of the anti cyclists for sure.r0bh said:
MAMILs on TT bikes overtaking cars in 20mph zones probably not a great look though is itDorset_Boy said:
CTT pooping their pants about courses assing through 20 mph zones, even though speed limits only apply to motorised vehicles.ugo.santalucia said:
in what way?jimmythecuckoo said:
see the latest comms from CTT to see why that might not happen...ugo.santalucia said:Back to watching your local Open 10 mile TT... if you are lucky, you can spot Dowsett
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the 20mph around schools only apply at school hours, so they do not apply at TT times, I have checked the Highway code for that… that said, sounds like a built up area and probably the course should be scrapped regardless.jimmythecuckoo said:
The two courses local to me have been in use since the 1980s.ugo.santalucia said:Is this brought about by new developments or is it a case of historically badly thought out courses?
They just happen to have had 20mph zones put in outside schools. One is 350 metres the other course has just over 400 metres.
It is not difficult to get a new course approved by your district, especially if it is not a set distance, 10, 25 etc… we are moving away from PB nonsense and course records anyway…
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Not looking better, seems IoW council would like their money back for the cancelled stage last year
https://www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-of-britain-organiser-facing-fresh-threat-of-legal-action-as-claims-reach-nearly-pound1mWarning No formatter is installed for the format0 -
The Royal Family can settle that claim.No_Ta_Doctor said:Not looking better, seems IoW council would like their money back for the cancelled stage last year
https://www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-of-britain-organiser-facing-fresh-threat-of-legal-action-as-claims-reach-nearly-pound1m1 -
Surely they have some kind of event insurance against that sort of thing?
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Couldn't afford the safety net is a mad way to go downPross said:Surely they have some kind of event insurance against that sort of thing?
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One could argue that the IOW are the ones who should have insured against the risk?Pross said:Surely they have some kind of event insurance against that sort of thing?
Edit - apparently not according to the article, that's a ridiculous risk
And I mean perhaps, not definitely.
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To be fair, I’m not sure how successful they’ll be if they try to sue Sweetspot considering the circumstances under which it was cancelled. Didn’t they lose police cover for the event due to them getting called back to cover the mourning?stage_hunter said:
One could argue that the IOW are the ones who should have insured against the risk?Pross said:Surely they have some kind of event insurance against that sort of thing?
Edit - apparently not according to the article, that's a ridiculous risk
And I mean perhaps, not definitely.
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Also, seems a bit mad not to negate the action by simply re-running the stage, as they did with Gloucester2020/2021/2022 Metric Century Challenge Winner0
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That would mean incurring the costs twice, so still far from ideal. They really f***** up chancing it with the insurance.carbonclem said:Also, seems a bit mad not to negate the action by simply re-running the stage, as they did with Gloucester
"Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago0 -
BC have announced plans for a full 8 day mens race and a probably shorter than the usual 6 days women's race. They also acknowledge the financial difficulty of organising a race in Britain. Which begs the question, how the hell can they justify charging an organiser £700k to put the race on? Not that I'm surprised when they charge local clubs, run by volunteers, hundreds of pounds in fees for giving their own time to put on a race. Disgraceful organisation.
"Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago1 -
I believe that the 2023 womens tour was already going to 5 days. This was to save the cost of hosting 7 rider teams instead of 6. I dont fully understand the £700k either.
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Wout van Aert and Olav Kooij are apparently still waiting for their prize money from 2023
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BBC reporting that BC have got Rod Ellingworth as Race Director
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The Women's Tour of Britain is also not coming past my house
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Just came across the 2024 website - what a mess. https://tour-of-britain.com/
Unchecked cut & paste text from old editions. Apparently the 2021 race was cancelled because of the death of QE2. Followed by a guide to the upcoming 2021 edition. Elsewhere it tells us the most recent edition was 2015.
You can get into the VIP areas for anything from £30 to £2500, so that's a bonus. And lots of betting pop-ups.
The tipsters page has youngsters Alberto Contador and Joquim Rodriguez amongst the favorites.
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Is that a spam site?
"last tour of britain was 2015". No it wasn't. I was on the final stage in 2021. And f off with pop up gambling adverts.
Great days eh.
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yes, probably safest to stay away from the site altogether, but I don't think I can delete/amend my message now.
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What better analogy for the state of the UK is there
"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 -
First two stages of this year's Tour of Britain have been released. Both rolling with loops for multiple viewing.
Home town start for Oscar Onley
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Within 7 miles of us at Selkirk, will definitely go and have a look!
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Chapeau to the organisers. Also, here's some easy prize money, if not substantial.
The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
I really enjoyed that second stage. SQS looked brutally strong but Stephen Williams and the IPT boys came out on top.
This is the second race running that Louis Sutton has caught the eye. He was the team GB rider in the break the day Blackmore got the time that effectively won l'Avenir. Sutton made a massive contribution to the time gap on Blackmore's behalf. He's in the final year as an U23 and rides for AVC Aix-en-Provence and spent time on a Spanish team previously I believe. Doing it the hard way rather than the standard WT team devo squad route. Hope he bags himself a pro contract.
Talking of non-standard paths to the pros, the AG2R development rider, Tom Donnenwirth, has had an interesting career trajectory. He only started riding seriously as a 24 year old and spent a couple of years riding at amateur level before being picked up by the AG2R dev team at the start of this year. He'll be turning pro with FDJ next season at the ripe old age of 27.
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It's been good racing so far.
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And fun to see Remco just enjoying himself!
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Goes very near my mother in law's - all the roads have signs they'll be closed.
Tried to look it up on the website. I couldn't.
In the past I'd have taken a long weekend to spend time with the family and see it go by. The lack of information made that too difficult.
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Also fun watching IG implode...
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There's just enough half decent riders to make it interesting, and Remco not trying to win makes the racing interesting. I've really enjoyed it so far.
The way he closed down the break on his own yesterday was crazy - if he'd wanted to win the last two stages he could have just ridden away on one of the climbs and never been seen again.
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