Tour of Britain 2012

[rich p]

Great sprint by Cav - made it look very easy after a good lead-out by Luke Rowe.

 

[thom]

Great sprint by Cav - made it look very easy after a good lead-out by Luke Rowe.

Yeah he was well set up and there was no competition in the end

 

[raindog]

Can't believe nobody crashed on that last corner.

 

[LosingFocus]

5year old giving me pressure to go to the final stage on Sunday.

Oh, if I have to....

 

[Flying_Monkey]

And I am going to keep mentioning him, but that's only because he has been making a good showing of himself every day so far - it was great to see Peter Hawkins in a two-man break that lasted almost all day + [edit] he got a 5kg cheese for being the most aggressive rider of the day. I guess he won't be eating that during the race.

 

[Mike Tivnen]

As a novice watcher I chose poor viewing points for the Olympic Road Races; after waiting ages we saw the riders whizz through quicker than I could identify them. I'd appreciate any thoughts on where to view on Sunday. It strikes me there are 3 options: Guildford; the sprint finishes; the hills. Guildford presumably has the bonus that we'd see them twice but I'm assuming it and the sprint finish lines will be packed out?

 

[Slaav]

As a novice watcher I chose poor viewing points for the Olympic Road Races; after waiting ages we saw the riders whizz through quicker than I could identify them. I'd appreciate any thoughts on where to view on Sunday. It strikes me there are 3 options: Guildford; the sprint finishes; the hills. Guildford presumably has the bonus that we'd see them twice but I'm assuming it and the sprint finish lines will be packed out?

Am I right in thinking that we 'should' now have Cav with three stage wins if things had gone accoridng to plan?

 

[raindog]

Am I right in thinking that we 'should' now have Cav with three stage wins if things had gone accoridng to plan?

One of the beautiful things about sprinting is that things don't always go according to plan.

 

[Lancj1]

Fro what I have seen Wiggins could have won all three sections had he seen fit ? Seems the world goes barmy when team orders come up in F1 but after a summer of watching bikes it seems a very organised, even pre arranged, sport. Enjoyable but SWMBO is no longer watching saying its all a big fix....

 

[LegsRsore]

here's my view of Stage 2 finish. I can just about identify Wiggo by a yellow smudge of his sunglasses on a frame by frame analysis.



The elephants really got excited and joined in the noise as the race came through.

From that camera angle it's clear that I was stood almost behind you!

 

[Strathlubnaig]

I went down south to catch the start of the stage at Jed today. Last year I went to the Megget summit, so decided to see things a bit closer this year, it was really good to wander the team bus area and get close up to the bikes and the riders, and chapeau to Wiggins at the short loop around town after the start, he knew folks had come to see him and he hung off the back of the peloton on the high street loop rather than blend in with the crowd, so everyone gave him a good shout out.
Got a few decent snaps, I will post a link later, here is a starter anyway.
Good win for Cavendish too.
Had a wee 50 odd km ride after too.

 

[Rob3rt]

Heading out to Thursday's stage with the club (went to Monday's stage too), will be watching from Gun Hill! Will help to get an extra 50 brisk miles in too

 

[Get In The Van]

Just back in from Dumfries, had a great time, seeing Cav in full flight was something else.
organisation was great as well, plus a free banana. drooled over some of the Focus bikes the local shop had for sale.
will watch the highlights on in a bit, see if i can see myself on the finish line straight

 

[Noodley]

Hugh Porter is a havering twat


edit - he has just admitted so himself

 

[Black Cat]

Trip up to Hawick this morning, then straight down to Dumfries for the last sprint of the day and the finish.
Got a good spot at the 150m marker.