Ovo Energy Tour of Britain UCI 2.HC (07.09-14.09)

[yaco]

Once MS put Affini on their front he nearly single-handledly brought back the break - He's got power in his legs - Now to build up endurance.

 

[del1962]

Today we set off from the south side of the river

With the Millennium Bridge which blinks to allow larger sea vessels to pass underneath, the Sage looking like a slug and the Baltic Arts Centre.

The then pass through Low Fell and on past the Angel of the North,


This I assume will be the warm up, next they drop down towards the Team Valley before taking a left turn onto a non categorised climb lasting 2.7km with 7-8% average gradient, this could be where the break of the day is formed unless some of the men interested in GC want to contest the early bonus sprint in Whickham, once of the top of the climb there is a short descent towards Sunniside and then on to Whickham where the first sprint of the day takes place.

Then a fast drop down to Swalwell and onto Blaydon where the Peloton might break out into a chorus of the Blaydon Races,

Now they head up Shibden Bank across to Chopwell a former pit village known locally as little Moscow and down into the Derwent Valley,

We now drop quickly into the Derwent Valley and up towards Shotley Bridge where we take a turn up into the North Pennines to the KOM at Snods Edge

We pass through Edmundbyers and up from the Derwent Valley over to the Wear Valley down Crawleyside bank into Stanhope, hopefully the road over this section wont be blocked by sheep.


Not much time is spent in Weardale as we climb unthank bank to the second KOM of the day.

At this point we cross Bollinhope Common

And decending to Teesdale, another brief stay and is is up and over to Brough in the Eden Valley.

We now head south to Kirby Stephen and south through the Howgills down to a sprint in Sedbergh which apparently has a posh school.

We then go up the narrow road towards Dent, where they could pop in to the a brewery but they turn right and up to the final KOM of the day.

Dropping down to Kirby Lonsdale we now turn towards Kendal,

I must confess I don't know the root from Kirby Lonsdale to Kendal but this is James Knox's home roads in this area.

We finish in Kendal where they are famous for Mint Cake and shoes finishing up Beasts Bank where Ciolek beat a young Sam Bennett in 2013.

 

[MartinGT]

Long range, uphill sprint and he made the rest of them look like the cat 4's sprinting for 37th at the South Shields Crit.

 

[SafeBet]

This thread has been miles better than the race itself.
Thanks for all the info about the route.

 

[MartinGT]

Some nice climbs today over the stunning North Pennines.

https://www.strava.com/segments/16337692?filter=overall

This is a beaut

 

[del1962]

Van Baarle takes first sprint in break with Domont, Trentin gets final bonus from Peloton

 

[70kmph]

Next...Emmerdale Farm

 

[TourOfSardinia]

The Tiz stream is a bit choppy for me today.
Any alternative streams?

 

[del1962]

ITV4?

 

[MartinGT]

The Tiz stream is a bit choppy for me today.
Any alternative streams?

It's live on ITV4

 

[MartinGT]

Next...Emmerdale Farm

That's on the Worlds

'Probably missing Emmerdale Farm. Matt'll have his arm up some cow's backside by now. Lucky buggar'

 

[RedheadDane]

THIEF! (Camera guy stole the Haribo from some guy in a car.)

 

[TourOfSardinia]

ITV4?

georestriction ...

 

[TourOfSardinia]

THIEF! (Camera guy stole the Haribo from some guy in a car.)

but the driver was really breaking the highway code - not looking where he was going for seconds at a time - bad bad example for the ITV4 audience.

 

[EganArley]

there is a new stream on tiz which works better... at least for me

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Any chance they get rid of Groenewegen today or will it be another procession?

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Today we set off from the south side of the river

With the Millennium Bridge which blinks to allow larger sea vessels to pass underneath, the Sage looking like a slug and the Baltic Arts Centre.

The then pass through Low Fell and on past the Angel of the North,


This I assume will be the warm up, next they drop down towards the Team Valley before taking a left turn onto a non categorised climb lasting 2.7km with 7-8% average gradient, this could be where the break of the day is formed unless some of the men interested in GC want to contest the early bonus sprint in Whickham, once of the top of the climb there is a short descent towards Sunniside and then on to Whickham where the first sprint of the day takes place.

Then a fast drop down to Swalwell and onto Blaydon where the Peloton might break out into a chorus of the Blaydon Races,

Now they head up Shibden Bank across to Chopwell a former pit village known locally as little Moscow and down into the Derwent Valley,

We now drop quickly into the Derwent Valley and up towards Shotley Bridge where we take a turn up into the North Pennines to the KOM at Snods Edge

We pass through Edmundbyers and up from the Derwent Valley over to the Wear Valley down Crawleyside bank into Stanhope, hopefully the road over this section wont be blocked by sheep.


Not much time is spent in Weardale as we climb unthank bank to the second KOM of the day.

At this point we cross Bollinhope Common

And decending to Teesdale, another brief stay and is is up and over to Brough in the Eden Valley.

We now head south to Kirby Stephen and south through the Howgills down to a sprint in Sedbergh which apparently has a posh school.

We then go up the narrow road towards Dent, where they could pop in to the a brewery but they turn right and up to the final KOM of the day.

Dropping down to Kirby Lonsdale we now turn towards Kendal,

I must confess I don't know the root from Kirby Lonsdale to Kendal but this is James Knox's home roads in this area.

We finish in Kendal where they are famous for Mint Cake and shoes finishing up Beasts Bank where Ciolek beat a young Sam Bennett in 2013.

Bit of irrelevant information. I spent 3 and half years working on the small patrol boat (P165) on the second picture down when I was in the Royal Navy. Teaching University students who are potential officers for the navy, basic navigation, seamanship skills and how to drink copious amounts of alcohol.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Any chance they get rid of Groenewegen today or will it be another procession?

Apparently there's a 11% gradient for about 700m towards the finish, can he get up that?

 

[glassmoon]

lol MVP, amazing.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

monster mvdp

 

[RedheadDane]

Van der Poel, Van der Poeling.

 

[EganArley]

pretty decent from mvdp

 

[tobydawq]

Whooooosh.

 

[King Boonen]

Big thanks to @del1962 for picking up the baton today, I was indisposed and just checking if I needed to do it.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

MvdP has to be the biggest favourite for worlds.

The only ones I see that might be strong enough, to stay with him when he kicks, is Alaphilippe and Asgreen, everyone else will have to drop him before the last 10 k.