Tour of Britain - 11th to 18th September - Race Thread

[Anonymous]

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Stage 1 - saturday 11th September

rest of the route maps, if i dont get around to doing them daily are here> http://www.teamskyfans.com/2010tob.html

 

[Anonymous]

oh btw, i dont expect anyone to be excited, its a crappy race with a rubbish route although it does have slightly more climbing this year.. but needs must

 

[maltiv]

Is there even a single stage which won't realistically end in a bunch sprint?

 

[joy118118]

last year it hadnt a live stream. will it have one this year?

 

[Anonymous]

Is there even a single stage which won't realistically end in a bunch sprint?

Stage 2 potentially.
Final K

and stage 3 could be interesting at the end
FInal K

Constitution hill, 1.5k to 2k from the finish

having walked up constitution hill i can verify it is evil

and having riden most of stage 4 some of the climbs may catch people out. the climb around sidmouth especially. I think that will be the day the breakaway go's and provides the winner.

apart from that only stage 7 finishes on anything other than a pretty pan flat final straight.

 

[Anonymous]

last year it hadnt a live stream. will it have one this year?

only highlights. they will be viewable on itv player online though - all times uK time.
Saturday 11 September: Stage 1 highlights, ITV4, 7pm
Sunday 12 September: Stage 1 highlights (repeat), ITV4, 12pm
Sunday 12 September: Stage 2 highlights, ITV4, 7pm
Monday 13 September: Stage 2 highlights (repeat), ITV4, 1pm
Monday 13 September: Stage 3 highlights, ITV4, 7pm
Tuesday 14 September: Stage 3 highlights (repeat), ITV4, 1pm
Tuesday 14 September: Stage 4 highlights, ITV4, 7pm
Wednesday 15 September: Stage 4 highlights (repeat), ITV4, 1pm
Wednesday 15 September: Stage 5 highlights, ITV4, 7pm
Thursday 16 September: Stage 5 highlights (repeat), ITV4, 1pm
Thursday 16 September: Stage 6 highlights, ITV4, 10.30pm
Friday 17th September, Stage 6 highlights (repeat), 12.55pm
Friday 17th September, Stage 7 highlights, ITV4, 7pm
Saturday 18th September, Stage 7 highlights (repeat), ITV4, 11am
Saturday 18th September, Stage 8 highlights, ITV4, 7pm
Sunday 19th September, Stage 8 highlights (repeat), ITV4, 10.25am

 

[rolfrae]

Should be named Tour of England. Nice of them to come back to Scotland next year, even if they can barely scrape over the border.

 

[Jamsque]

Last year the ITV4 highlights were really poorly produced, I hope they do a better job this year since their TdF show is great.

 

[osborn99]

When the Scottish football fans boo god save the queen, do you think why?

 

[Anonymous]

Last year the ITV4 highlights were really poorly produced, I hope they do a better job this year since their TdF show is great.

lets hope so. Dean Downing is the co-commentator this year so at least he will have a good knowledge of all the domestic riders. I think a lot of it is down to the crews on the road, toB was always outshone by the tour of ireland, but i beleive Tour of ireland had the ASO camera bikes and crews.

 

[Anonymous]

Should be named Tour of England. Nice of them to come back to Scotland next year, even if they can barely scrape over the border.

someone raised the idea elsewhere of a tour of the celtic nations, scotland, ireland, wales, cornwall and brittany.. that would kick the toB into touch.

 

[al_pacino]

When the Scottish football fans boo god save the queen, do you think why?

You confuse booing with constant moaning, easily done

 

[Andy99]

Should be named Tour of England. Nice of them to come back to Scotland next year, even if they can barely scrape over the border.

Bl@@dy jocks. They give it all this independence nonsense, and that they don't want to be part of the UK any more, whilst on the other hand they whinge when not included in 'British' things. You can't have it all ways!

 

[Mellow Velo]

Should be named Tour of England. Nice of them to come back to Scotland next year, even if they can barely scrape over the border.

Stop whinging and take the year off.
Wales has only seen a solitary stage, since its inception.

 

[sublimit]

When the Scottish football fans boo god save the queen, do you think why?

Maybe booing their own team would be better.

 

[Vonn Brinkman]

having walked up constitution hill i can verify it is evil

and having riden most of stage 4 some of the climbs may catch people out. the climb around sidmouth especially. I think that will be the day the breakaway go's and provides the winner.

apart from that only stage 7 finishes on anything other than a pretty pan flat final straight.

That looks like a sick climb...Definitely won't have any "proper" sprinters take that one, it could be for Boasson Hagen though.

 

[maltiv]

That looks like a sick climb...Definitely won't have any "proper" sprinters take that one, it could be for Boasson Hagen though.

That might be hard, considering he'll be racing in Canada.

 

[Jamsque]

The thing I love most about the English is how easy it is to wind them up.

 

[Anonymous]

That looks like a sick climb...Definitely won't have any "proper" sprinters take that one, it could be for Boasson Hagen though.

thankfully the weather forecast for swansea on monday is dry (at the moment) rain will make that climb hellish

 

[taiwan]

When the Scottish football fans boo god save the queen, do you think why?

You're right, that probably is why the Tour of Britain doesn't go into Scotland.

BTW, I found out today that there is a road up Cairn Gorm, like almost 1k up. MTF there, a TT, and you have yourself a race.

 

[ferryman]

Stage 2 potentially.
Final K

and stage 3 could be interesting at the end
FInal K

Constitution hill, 1.5k to 2k from the finish

having walked up constitution hill i can verify it is evil

and having riden most of stage 4 some of the climbs may catch people out. the climb around sidmouth especially. I think that will be the day the breakaway go's and provides the winner.

apart from that only stage 7 finishes on anything other than a pretty pan flat final straight.

Evil indeed! You can picture the fights that there will be just to be in position at the start of that. A must view stage me thinks.

 

[ferryman]

Bl@@dy jocks. They give it all this independence nonsense, and that they don't want to be part of the UK any more, whilst on the other hand they whinge when not included in 'British' things. You can't have it all ways!

Nonsense? You want us to stay part of the union then It's not England's decision you know

 

[auscyclefan94]

The thing I love most about the English is how easy it is to wind them up.

...and to make fun of their amateur event!

Constitution hill, 1.5k to 2k from the finish

having walked up constitution hill i can verify it is evil

and having riden most of stage 4 some of the climbs may catch people out. the climb around sidmouth especially. I think that will be the day the breakaway go's and provides the winner.

apart from that only stage 7 finishes on anything other than a pretty pan flat final straight.

Gee, that is really going to break the field apart. Maybe wiggins could accelerate away from the pack and win the day.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Nonsense? You want us to stay part of the union then It's not England's decision you know

The terms you leave on would be

 

[Andy99]

Nonsense? You want us to stay part of the union then It's not England's decision you know

Just seems that the Scots don't want to be part of the UK, yet constantly whinge when not included in 'British' things. I.e coverage of Scotland on the BBC/Tour of Britain etc...

Once Hadrians Wall is rebuilt, you will be forgotton about you know

The sooner the better, we can't afford to keep drip feeding you with our taxes.

maybe it's just that tw@ Alex Salmond who scews our opinion of you lot up there Indeed, I suppose that is his agenda!