Mr Haematocrit
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ride Yorkshire for only 19 grand
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Mr Haematocrit
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Insane amount of money, I would rather wait till its all over buy a pro's bike ride to ride on the public road route.. And save money
Peteaud
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I can see why some would do it, but ....
Places are available on a first come first serve basis, but Marie Curie has urged that riders get fit for the challenge and are able to ride at 18mph or above for six to seven hours
That bit rules me out
oldfatfool
Guru
A little bit confused by this, does it mean that normal cyclists are going to be stopped from riding the roads in front of the tour? When I was in France we where allowed to ride pretty much at any time even after the roads had been closed to motorised traffic apart from being pulled in by the gendarmes when the caravan was about to pass, At some points they where even allowing cyclist to ride between the caravan and the tour itself.
oldfatfool
Guru
In fact looking on the website it is very worrying,
"As a member of Marie Curie's Power Peloton, you’ll be part of a select group of just 25 riders on the stage only hours ahead of Froome, Cavendish, Contador and all the other pros"
So they will be closing the roads even earlier and anyone cycling in either direction will be buggered!! All so some events organisor can cream £0.5 million from a charity.
The riders on the event will either already be pro or semi pro cyclists, or over-egoed business mamils on status symbol bikes.
IMO this is a massive mistake by Tour Yorkshire and if Marie C wanted to raise money they would have been better of with skimpily clad nurses wandering around with buckets behind the Caravan!!
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"As a member of Marie Curie's Power Peloton, you’ll be part of a select group of just 25 riders on the stage only hours ahead of Froome, Cavendish, Contador and all the other pros"
So they will be closing the roads even earlier and anyone cycling in either direction will be buggered!! All so some events organisor can cream £0.5 million from a charity.
The riders on the event will either already be pro or semi pro cyclists, or over-egoed business mamils on status symbol bikes.
IMO this is a massive mistake by Tour Yorkshire and if Marie C wanted to raise money they would have been better of with skimpily clad nurses wandering around with buckets behind the Caravan!!
{rant off}
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Mr Haematocrit
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The roads concerned are expected to be closed to all traffic for a minimum of eight hours, with most anticipated to be closed from early morning.
ComedyPilot
Secret Lemonade Drinker
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- The Kingdom of Yorkshire
Anyone else sick of cycling being used as a cash cow for charity?
You don't get "Swim the pool ahead of Rebecca Adlington, or knock a few balls around before Tim Henman...."
Like @oldfatfool says (from 'real' TDF experience) close the roads to motorised traffic, but allow cycles to do what they are meant to do...
You don't get "Swim the pool ahead of Rebecca Adlington, or knock a few balls around before Tim Henman...."
Like @oldfatfool says (from 'real' TDF experience) close the roads to motorised traffic, but allow cycles to do what they are meant to do...
oldfatfool
Guru
If "all traffic" means cyclists as well then I think it is a complete disgrace and will ensure the TdeF doesn't return, foreign riders coming to spectate will just luv it. I now fully expect the event to turn into a bit of a farce, and as this "charideeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee" ride is first come first served with no cycling credentials required I expect to see 25 stroppy wannabees complaining that they have been pulled to one side to let the tour through when they have paid their money and not been able to keep the pace.
steveindenmark
Legendary Member
Are they totally pixxed?
A group of Kickbikers rode the entire TDF course a day in front of the tour last year. Apart from their own personal expenses, they paid nothing.
I know this is a charity ride but that is insane.
Steve
A group of Kickbikers rode the entire TDF course a day in front of the tour last year. Apart from their own personal expenses, they paid nothing.
I know this is a charity ride but that is insane.
Steve
Peteaud
Veteran
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