Ride London Classics - womens' & mens' (Spoilers)

[HF2300]

If anyone hasn't found it, race is on at http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/cycling/36543055 again. Sounds like Porter and Backstedt commentating.

 

[ozboz]

From todays race, about 14-15 mins from start

 

[HF2300]

https://www.facebook.com/steve.thackwell.1/posts/10210190526902581

Whatever that is, Farcebook claims it isn't available.

 

[ozboz]

Should be ,

 

[smutchin]

"Incident" on the road stops the race. Welcome to Britain, world class cycling.

 

[smutchin]

Ah, something to do with the sportive - sounds like a serous accident. Makes you wonder about the wisdom of having an amateur event on the same roads and same day as a pro event.

 

[mjr]

Air ambulances using the road ahead. I don't know if it's still the rider who hit the tree or if it's another. It seems to have been a crashy sportive this year

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Conflicting reports in twitterland - either due to crash in sportive or crowd encroaching onto course at Dorking. Or both? Or neither?

 

[mjr]

Conflicting reports in twitterland - either due to crash in sportive or crowd encroaching onto course at Dorking. Or both? Or neither?

NFTO say crowd, Tram Dimension Data say crash. Who knows?

At least it's not a scheduled train like in Paris Roubaix.

 

[HF2300]

"Incident" on the road stops the race. Welcome to Britain, world class cycling.

Yes, you'd never get that happening on Mont Ventoux.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

We interrupt this live broadcast to bring you Songs of Praise!

 

[HF2300]

Conflicting reports in twitterland - either due to crash in sportive or crowd encroaching onto course at Dorking. Or both? Or neither?

Ride London spokesperson quoted as saying the delay "was on the advice of police on the grounds of public safety due to congestion in Dorking High Street of riders in the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100. This was caused by a combination of the delay from the earlier stop when a rider required an air ambulance and other riders who were diverted at mile 44.”

 

[mjr]

Anyway, the breakaway has all the hallmarks of a doomed day out, doesn't it? Reduced bunch sprint and Swifty to finally take it?

 

[HF2300]

We interrupt this live broadcast to bring you Songs of Praise!

Yes - why they couldn't maintain coverage until they were up and running on BBC1 I don't know. Are the BBC that desperate for bandwidth? They've obviously decided nothing interesting will happen on the steepest hill of the race and can they can safely bore us all with an undemanding interview with Froome instead.

 

[TrishE]

Seems to be some cycling happening behind people talking on BBC1 at the mo.