Tour of Britain 'Spoilers'

[Get In The Van]

Tug I hope your good lady won't mind getting absolutely soaked to see some blokes in lycra whizz past! , I'm planning on going to the finish...well was, the forecast is putting me off a 3hr round trip to just get very wet, i'll decide on Sunday morning.

 

[Booyaa]

Is there a loop at the end of the first day? The route map seems to suggest it but the close up maps don't! I'm confused. Think we will be heading down there to see them racing through.

 

[thom]

Do we expect Wiggins to be going for the win?

I do but I may be wrong !
It seems he has done a lot of serious preparation

 

[Bollo]

For her birthday Mrs Dr Bollo has coughed up for some hospitality for me and her on the final stage finish line. Make sure you don't block my view, peasants!

(joke!)

 

[Noodley]

Looks like I'm not going to get to wear my mankini tomorrow for standing at the top of a hill. A bit of wind forecast. At least it may stop vast numbers of rowdy spectators spoiling it for me...

 

[tug benson]

Tug I hope your good lady won't mind getting absolutely soaked to see some blokes in lycra whizz past! , I'm planning on going to the finish...well was, the forecast is putting me off a 3hr round trip to just get very wet, i'll decide on Sunday morning.

Whit??????

I`ve had visions of the first KOM being like the Alpe d`huez

 

[andytheflyer]

Passes within 5 miles of me Weds - Whitchurch, Salop. Too good a chance to miss with some tight turns in the town. I'll be there!

 

[Get In The Van]

Its absolutely chucking it down at the mo in my part of west Lothian......but the beeb and met office forecast have both got the castle finishing circuit clearing up by early afternoon, so off we go.
Waterproofs all laid out and flask filled, hopefully get a good spot and stay fairly dry!

 

[raindog]

Waterproofs all laid out and flask filled, hopefully get a good spot and stay fairly dry!

we'll expect photos

 

[tug benson]

Weather is really bad at the first KOM

 

[DiddlyDodds]

I am putting my money on Nathan Hass for the GC win, 2nd last year.

 

[Pedrosanchezo]

I do but I may be wrong !
It seems he has done a lot of serious preparation

I'm surprised by this. I thought it would be more condition training for the Worlds. Hmmm, would love to see him go for it. He will defo be up for the TT.

 

[david k]

Do we expect Wiggins to be going for the win?

for sure

 

[raindog]

I'm waiting to see what the two Yates lads do

 

[Noodley]

That was good, 5 riders (I only recognised Kristian House as he was the closest to me) had a 5'45" lead over the peloton at the start of the first KOM between Selkirk and Hawick - the rain even stopped in time for their arrival, but the wind was full headwind for them and must have been a bugger.