Pearl Izumi Tour Series.

[bikeman66]

Just spent an enjoyable evening watching the first round of the Pearl Izumi Tour Series down here on the Isle of Wight. The relatively short course meant the action was never too far away, and they completed around 30 laps so plenty of opportunity to see some close-up racing. There was a TT earlier in the afternoon, and various other races for mere mortals to get involved with. If you happen to be near one of the upcoming venues for this event (there's 10 in the series I believe) I would thoroughly recommend going along.

 

[jack smith]

Im working at stage 5 in durham bring on the cobbles!!

 

[Deleted member 23692]

I'm been drafted into marshalling the Barrow stage on the 29th.

 

[Katherine]

Where are the other stages?

 

[hobbitonabike]

I'll be in Barrow on the 29th too. Really looking forward to it! Day before my birthday and riding the velodrome the day after, great birthday weekend!!

 

[bikeman66]

Where are the other stages?

Can't remember where most of the others are Katherine, but they did seem to be dotted around the country, so I'm guessing the series is pretty accessible to folk in most areas. I would imagine there must be a website with all the details out there somewhere. If you happen to be close to one of the events it's well worth a look.

 

[hobbitonabike]

Think you can access the Pearl Izumi info through the Tour of Britain website.

 

[G-Zero]

Im working at stage 5 in durham bring on the cobbles!!

Lucky man, I'm missing it due to a family wedding down on the south coast. I hope it stays dry as the cobbles on South Street are horrendous in the rain.

 

[Deleted member 35268]

Looks like a very cool event to watch. I must try and get to see something like this.

I missed the Tour De Yorkshire, and the TDF, but I did catch the Tour of Britain last year.

 

[w00hoo_kent]

We got in to it a couple of years ago on the TV (this round has just been televised and I've seen the last two at Canary Wharf which were fun. We're talking about doing Canary Wharf and I think Croydon this year. My wife came along last year and really enjoyed it even though Canary Wharf isn't the most technical of circuits. The pace they go, and the fast laps make for an involved race and it's worth getting to see just how fast, and close, they do the corners.

http://www.tourseries.co.uk/home.php is the website (although you may get spoilers on races that have happened if you're thinking of watching Ryde on TV)

Rd 1 - Ryde, Isle of Wight - Thu 14 May
Rd 2 - Redditch - Tue 19 May
Rd 3 - Aberystwyth - Fri 22 May
Rd 4 - Motherwell - Tue 26 May
Rd 5 - Durham - Thu 28 May
Rd 6 - Barrow - Fri 29 May
Rd 7 - Croydon - Tue 2 June
Rd 8 - Canary Wharf - Thu 4 June
Rd 9 - Peterborough - Tue 9 June
Rd 10 - Bath - Thu 11 June

 

[gavintc]

Just spent an enjoyable evening watching the first round of the Pearl Izumi Tour Series down here on the Isle of Wight. The relatively short course meant the action was never too far away, and they completed around 30 laps so plenty of opportunity to see some close-up racing. There was a TT earlier in the afternoon, and various other races for mere mortals to get involved with. If you happen to be near one of the upcoming venues for this event (there's 10 in the series I believe) I would thoroughly recommend going along. View attachment 88900 View attachment 88901 View attachment 88902

Went over on the ferry last night. I agree it was an excellent evening and would recommend future events.

 

[w00hoo_kent]

Also, real racing, not the fixed affairs Crits are on the continent (or if they are, they spend a lot more effort hiding it!).

 

[Sittingduck]

Our club have been asked to help marshal at Croydon but I'm away on holiday that week

 

[MisterStan]

More here

 

[Ian193]

Couple of riders connected to the club I belong to are riding for Richardson Trek at the Croydon round