Tour de Yorkshire revealed

[david k]

You are

Stick to the French.

Sorry - couldn't resist.

sorry mate but youve lost me, were you joking or not?

 

[wam68]

sorry mate but youve lost me, were you joking or not?

Ignore him David. He's lost me as well

 

[Blue Hills]

sorry mate but youve lost me, were you joking or not?

Well yes and no.

I basically agree with winjim that the de is a bit daft/affected.

A fair amount of that in pro cycling.


All the best, happy christmas .

 

[Arrowfoot]

I just think it's a pity they needed to call it the Tour "de" Yorkshire. Are people really that stupid and shallow they need the faux French to make the link to the TdF? What's wrong with the Tour of Yorkshire?

With you on this.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Hopefully it will go through Beverley on one of the stages. If it does I might try and ride home and watch it.

 

[Pale Rider]

I just think it's a pity they needed to call it the Tour "de" Yorkshire. Are people really that stupid and shallow they need the faux French to make the link to the TdF? What's wrong with the Tour of Yorkshire?

Let's not get carried away here.

Professional cycling is a tiny minority interest of a tiny minority activity.

Until the tour, next to no one turned out to watch races, even in so-called cycling heartlands such as Yorkshire.

Le Tour was a triumph from a marketing perspective, but 99.99 per cent of those who turned out will not do so for some scabby road race with no in-built glamour.

Mr Verity knows that, so is wisely hanging on to any flecks of stardust he can from Le Tour.

 

[winjim]

Let's not get carried away here.

Professional cycling is a tiny minority interest of a tiny minority activity.

Until the tour, next to no one turned out to watch races, even in so-called cycling heartlands such as Yorkshire.

Le Tour was a triumph from a marketing perspective, but 99.99 per cent of those who turned out will not do so for some scabby road race with no in-built glamour.

Mr Verity knows that, so is wisely hanging on to any flecks of stardust he can from Le Tour.

I would have hoped that people would still have seen it as a legacy of the 2014 TdF. But still, it's not hugely important and if it helps the event go well and become a regular thing then that's all to the good. If it's only half as good as this year then it'll still be brilliant. And as @coffeejo says, the French names are a bit of fun. I was disappointed when they took the signs down - I had hoped they would be a permanent fixture. All that's left at the top of Cote de Bradfield is a litter bin.

Let's hope they swing down into South Yorkshire at some point.

 

[Berk on a Bike]

They could have called it "Tour oft Gods County" but that would have only prompted loads of posts about about bragging outspoken Yorkshire folk.

We don't need an excuse, as a rule...

Le Tour was a triumph from a marketing perspective, but 99.99 per cent of those who turned out will not do so for some scabby road race with no in-built glamour.

The people of the communities along the route are what made Le Tour so amazing. They bought into it 110%. Furthermore, huge crowds at the Tour of Britain and the Friends Life Women's Tour show there is an appetite for professional road races outside GTs.

My only reservation is the thought of closed roads around Bridlington and Scarborough on a bank holiday weekend.

 

[EasyPeez]

Grammar and politics aside, has anyone else registered their interest yet?

http://letour.yorkshire.com/tour-de-yorkshire/sportive

If so, which ride are you thinking of doing, and how fit are you? I'd really like to take on the full course but am nervous having never entered a sportive before. Do these things tend to be very competitive? I'd want to finish the course and enjoy the route, riding quick-ish, but have no interest in racing.
I'm going to start building up to it with some long rides as soon as I take delivery of my new bike so should have a better idea of my capability by March/April but am not sure if you'll need to have committed to one of the courses before then.
Of course, all this will be rendered meaningless to me if it turns out you have to pay a right old wedge to enter it.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Full route now available to view on the website

http://letour.yorkshire.com/


I'm wondering if Barry Hoban will be asked to start the race, in Wakefield, as he was born just down the road in Stanley (my home village), I'll have to ask his sister when I next see her

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/tour-de-yorkshire-race-route-unveiled-153431

 

[Berk on a Bike]

It all looks fab but stage 1 in particular will be stunning. The chalk cliffs of Flamborough, Dalby Forest, the North York Moors, Whitby and finishing on Scarborough north bay. Wow.

 

[albion]

Having already done the 140 miler to Whitby, for me a new Danby route looks to be the on, weather permitting.

 

[EasyPeez]

It all looks fab but stage 1 in particular will be stunning.

Not half! Lovely stuff.

Shame the sportive only opens up the day 3 route through manky Leeds, would have much preferred to do day 1 or day 2 routes.

Will much/any of the race be televised do we know?

 

[Mark Walker]

Great stuff , day one covers a lot of my sunday rides around whitby rosedale etc.
Will have to get a day off work planned.
regrds
Mark

 

[Berk on a Bike]

Will much/any of the race be televised do we know?