Wiggo is going to ride the Tour if Britain

[srw]

Silly question but wondering if you go to see a stage youll only see the riders go past once, theres no loops or repeats like the olympic road race?

There's a (fairly long) loop on the last day - they go through Guildford once and then finish there.

 

[perplexed]

I'm going to try to get to the stage near Nottingham somewhere.

 

[swansonj]

There's a (fairly long) loop on the last day - they go through Guildford once and then finish there.

Yes, but arranged so it's only the few miles into Guildford itself and a couple of miles at Gomshall that they traverse twice - so limited advantage from the spectating viewpoint.
When the site eventually played ball with me, I discovered that their loop round Guildford takes them down, not up, Whitedown Hill. Wimps . But that could be fun to watch with a bunched peleton at speed.

 

[400bhp]

The route maps are bobbins. Does anyone have links to details on the actual roads taken?

 

[montage]

Frustratingly, the route seems to always go right past my university.....2 weeks before we all go back.
Guilford finish it is

 

[Paul_L]

What time do the roads close in advance does anyone know to cycle on? Fancy driving down on monday to the Peak District and then cycling up above Warslow to catch the route on the climbs.

 

[Noodley]

Cav is also riding the ToB

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Just use the zoom in feature on this....

http://www.tourofbritain.com/_ns_race/stage-map-overlays/routemap5.html

Don't know if it's our 'broadband' (which is actually akin to early 90s dial-up) or not but that's the slowest loading site in the history of the universe.

 

[rich p]

Don't know if it's our 'broadband' (which is actually akin to early 90s dial-up) or not but that's the slowest loading site in the history of the universe.

I gave up on that one 3BM and my broadband is faster than Teef to the bar to buy the first round.
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/532592/tour-of-britain-2012-route-revealed.html

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Definitely 'working' in Ilkeston on the 10th September, actually look forward to going to the shithole on this occasion.

 

[Keenbfb]

I'm planing on popping over to watch stage 4 as this is the first time I've ever gone to watch a race I'd like to ask am I best going to watch the start in Carlisle or should I get myself away from the city and plonk myself on the side of the road somewhere on the route such as a sprint or a mountain stage finish. I'd ideally like to take the camera along and take a few shot's of Wiggo going past.

 

[psmiffy]

I'd ideally like to take the camera along and take a few shot's of Wiggo going past.

From my experience sat by the side of the road you will need

A) to remain awake
B) to have the multishot setting on your camera set to the fastest frame speed it will do

 

[RedRider]

I'm hoping to go to Knowsley Safari Park to see the finish of a stage.

I reckon the sprinters should have the advantage through the lion enclosure

 

[david k]

I'm hoping to go to Knowsley Safari Park to see the finish of a stage.

me too but its a monday i think

 

[Ron-da-Valli]

Yes david it is on Monday, luckily I don't work Mondays. It's also free admission to the safari park, happy days!