Tour of Britain 'Spoilers'

[Noodley]

What team was that dude in ?

A proper team!!

 

[Crackle]

Pen Y Pass is 360 m "high" though. Am I missing something or is this it : http://veloviewer.com/segment/1446902/PEN Y PASS - NANT PERIS
Max gradient just 6.4 % ...

The side they went down is steeper and a tougher climb, coming up the other side is relatively easy but there is a steady drag from Capel Curig.

 

[thom]

 

[on the road]

This was my first attempt at panning, it's not as easy as it appears, found it a bit tricky but I started getting the hang of it.

Alessandro Bazzana (Italy)

 

[The Couch]

I don't think I've ever noticed any cats' eyes across the channel.

Neeehhh, we've got plenty of them over here too

 

[400bhp]

Martin and Quintana seem to get on really well - almost egging each other on.

I do wonder if they have some kind of wager with each other - whatever, great to see them flying up the steep stuff.

 

[The Couch]

Martin and Quintana seem to get on really well - almost egging each other on.

I do wonder if they have some kind of wager with each other - whatever, great to see them flying up the steep stuff.

I guess they just wanna get their legs in shape for the WC

 

[Flying_Monkey]

I guess it is all going to come down to Dartmoor... but I'm not sure the final climb is long enough to make enough of a difference. Steep enough to cause some splits of 5-10 seconds or so among the top contenders, but not much more. I guess someone could try to attack on one of the previous climbs, hold the gap and then extend on the final climb, but that's a tough call.

 

[Noodley]

Are there not zombies on Dartmoor? That would be interesting...or is it Werewolves?

 

[VamP]

Are there not zombies on Dartmoor? That would be interesting...or is it Werewolves?

Ponies?

 

[Stonechat]

Or hounds in Grimpen Mire

 

[Flying_Monkey]

I seem to remember reading in one of those popular 'unexplained phenomena' magazines when I was a kid about a disembodied 'hairy hand' that attacked people on a particular remote road on Dartmoor. Scared the willies out of me, it did.

 

[rich p]

I think the UCI insisted that the hairy hand was shaved to reduce the effect of road rash.
At least the weather has relented today.

 

[rich p]

6 Mile Hill has a climb of 4.2km apparently!

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

6 Mile Hill has a climb of 4.2km apparently!

Or as I call it, ''Sick Smile Hill.''