World Champs Road Race problem.

[armchairclimber]

Grinton Moor bridge has been washed away in flash floods today.
I'd post a pic, but upload doesn't seem to be working for me.

 

[RedheadDane]

:surprised:

Pedal boats, then?

 

[wansteadimp]

Grinton Moor bridge has been washed away in flash floods today.
I'd post a pic, but upload doesn't seem to be working for me.

Best get Prudhomme to sort the route

 

[armchairclimber]

Re:

:surprised:

Pedal boats, then?

Helicopter?

 

[RedheadDane]

:surprised:
The flashflood washed the river away?
Is that a whole in the wall, or... a glitch in the matrix?
What. The. Hell?

 

[Lequack]

Always some excuse to neutralize races nowadays.

 

[armchairclimber]

Re:

:surprised:
The flashflood washed the river away?
Is that a whole in the wall, or... a glitch in the matrix?
What. The. Hell?

Peter Sagan would bunny hop onto the wall on the right and be off solo to Harrogate.

 

[tobydawq]

Re: Re:

:surprised:
The flashflood washed the river away?
Is that a whole in the wall, or... a glitch in the matrix?
What. The. Hell?

Peter Sagan would bunny hop onto the wall on the right and be off solo to Harrogate.

The problem is that van der Poel could probably join him there.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Thought it was about my the WC always seem to be relatively boring, but this also seems like a bit of a problem.

 

[armchairclimber]

Re: Re:

:surprised:
The flashflood washed the river away?
Is that a whole in the wall, or... a glitch in the matrix?
What. The. Hell?

Peter Sagan would bunny hop onto the wall on the right and be off solo to Harrogate.

The problem is that van der Poel could probably join him there.

:lol: I hope they build a temporary bridge and don't take the route out into the flatlands.

 

[armchairclimber]

Re: Re:

:surprised:
The flashflood washed the river away?
Is that a whole in the wall, or... a glitch in the matrix?
What. The. Hell?

Peter Sagan would bunny hop onto the wall on the right and be off solo to Harrogate.

The problem is that van der Poel could probably join him there.

:lol: I hope they build a temporary bridge and don't take the route out into the flatlands.

 

[hayneplane]

I live in Yorkshire and 3 out of the last 5 days have had torrential rain that could get flash flooding but for a road bridge to cave in like that is insane.

 

[Fergoose]

If they let this mere trifle disrupt the event then it is further evidence that the sport has gone soft.

 

[armchairclimber]

It just needs a ramp and they could just jump across.

 

[Bonimenier]

Mvdp even a bigger favourite now. It's over.

 

[King Boonen]

MVdP is gonna win anyway so just stick a ramp there and make him huck it.

 

[RedheadDane]

But, seriously, though… those High Way robbers!

 

[armchairclimber]

Just divert from the Dales to the cobbled climbs of Halifax and we're sorted.

 

[RedheadDane]

Re:

Just divert from the Dales to the cobbled climbs of Halifax and we're sorted.

I thought it said "Just divert from the Daleks…" :lol:
I mean, generally speaking, avoiding Daleks is a good idea…

 

[Northerner]

The bridge has now collapsed. The obvious (flat) diversion would be along the B6270 to Downholme and then to Leyburn, but there's a video appearing to show part of that road being washed away as well. (Search Twitter, I'm not sure how to post it here)

 

[Koronin]

Re: Re:

Just divert from the Dales to the cobbled climbs of Halifax and we're sorted.

I thought it said "Just divert from the Daleks…" :lol:
I mean, generally speaking, avoiding Daleks is a good idea…

:lol: :lol: :lol: Due to this comment, I'll go add a link on the Sci-Fi/Comic Convention thread to the picture of myself and my husband with David Tennent and Catherine Tate from this weekend.

However, I agree it is usually a very good idea to avoid Daleks at all costs. Well the WC is in Great Britain so their could be Daleks hanging around.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Looks like they are going to have to think hard about a new route into Harrogate, which is a shame. But hopefully the distance remains similar.

 

[SafeBet]

I don't know the logistics of the area but this looks bad for the race. Please post updates.

 

[boneshaker]

Re:

Looks like they are going to have to think hard about a new route into Harrogate, which is a shame. But hopefully the distance remains similar.

Isn't it easier to rent some AVLBs from the army for the race ?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armoured_vehicle-launched_bridge

 

[armchairclimber]

Re: Re:

Looks like they are going to have to think hard about a new route into Harrogate, which is a shame. But hopefully the distance remains similar.

Isn't it easier to rent some AVLBs from the army for the race ?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armoured_vehicle-launched_bridge

I do think they'll put a temporary bridge in place very soon as it's an important route for locals.