Tour of Britain 5-12 September 2021

[MartinGT]

I'm backing Bjergfelt here, not only because he has a Danish sound surname, but also because he's a para-cyclist following a traffic accident in 2015.

He's also nearly 43! Bala would be proud.

 

[MartinGT]

Whenever the classics are on the commentators seem obsessed with mentioning the street furniture in Belgium. Yet ever mention how much sh*te there is in the UK.

 

[MrTea1976]

64.3km, 7.37

 

[MartinGT]

Dropping a bit quicker now

 

[MartinGT]

Tractor on the front now, game over

 

[Samu Cuenca]

He's also nearly 43! Bala would be proud.

Apparently he started out as a MTB rider, but switched to the road with the aim of getting to ride the Tour of Britain, which he then thought was never going to happen after his leg was damaged in a head-on collision with a car on a descent. But even though he's not going to win the stage now, his dream did eventually come true.

 

[MartinGT]

Connor Swift looking good

 

[MartinGT]

Great to see the flags of the Royal Marines. Their manor.

 

[MartinGT]

53km 5'50"

 

[Jungle Cycle]

hoold on Nico!!!

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

is there no eurosport coverage in the uk on the player? i heard smith/stephens were commentating but can't find it

...itv decide to go to a break as soon as the action happens. obviously.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

is there no eurosport coverage in the uk on the player? i heard smith/stephens were commentating but can't find it

https://ok.ru/videoembed/2365043777060?nochat=1

 

[MrTea1976]

I expect ITV have uk rights.

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

yeah i know its on streams...but its not on the eurosport player app...

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

I expect ITV have uk rights.

oh yeah of course!....just a bit confused ha

 

[MartinGT]

If you're going to a race to see it live and then watch it through your phone screen you may as well stay at home. Put your phone away FFS and enjoy the memories through your eyes.

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

Gap not really coming down too quickly, lot of downhill left as well, hmmm
- okay just jumped down almost half a minute, so GPS seems to be a bit off.

 

[titan31]

4 minutes is a lot to pull back at this stage. Think DQS will have to come to the front at least to drive it.

 

[MartinGT]

Gonna be touch and go!

 

[MartinGT]

Surly Ineos will have to do some graft here soon.

 

[SafeBet]

I'm not sure I trust the GPS.

 

[Barnacle Bill]

"Time gap" hasn't changed in a while, who knows what the real one is

 

[MartinGT]

Its been 4'05" for too long now.

 

[BlueRoads]

I'm not sure I trust the GPS.

German commentary: He holds the gap for a while now!

Yes, it's pretty skilled to keep it at 4 minutes 5 exactly for minutes!

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

If you're going to a race to see it live and then watch it through your phone screen you may as well stay at home. Put your phone away FFS and enjoy the memories through your eyes.

a phone is never going to give you a good photo when watching cycling either.