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Tour of Britain

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  • Started 10 years ago by amir
  • Latest reply from wishicouldgofaster

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  1. amir
    Member

    Route just announced and includes two days in Scotland:

    8 Sep Cockermouth to Kelso
    9 Sep Edinburgh to Blyth

    Posted 10 years ago #

  2. paddyirish
    Member

    cool, really looking forward to that

    Posted 10 years ago #

  3. SRD
    Moderator

    That's 2015?

    Posted 10 years ago #

  4. PS
    Member

    Looks like a really interesting route. Hope the weather's good (if that Edinburgh-Blyth stage goes over Redstone Rig - surely it must - at least there's unlikely to be snow for the pros like there was for us...)

    Posted 10 years ago #

  5. amir
    Member

    @srd yes, I'd put a link up but it's painful with a phone

    @ps if it's grim up top, they can always stop at the cafe in Gifford

    The hill at Redstone would make good viewing

    Posted 10 years ago #

  6. acsimpson
    Member

    http://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/

    Posted 10 years ago #

  7. amir
    Member

    And more info on the routes at http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/road/article/20150317-road-2015-Tour-of-Britain-route-revealed-0

    Posted 10 years ago #

  8. Baldcyclist
    Member

    Might try and slope off for an hour for a look see.

    I know organisers can't really change dates, but I must admit I tend to favour La Vuelta, the ToB has never really captured my interest as a result.

    Posted 10 years ago #

  9. gibbo
    Member

    I'll definitely be going along to that. The ToB might be a low level race, but there's bound to be a few names in it.

    Posted 10 years ago #

  10. PS
    Member

    The ToB is really growing on me now - it's developing a distinct character that celebrates the nature of British roads and how they can be raced, rather than trying to ape some of the continental races.

    The smaller team sizes really helps as well - no one team can dominate the race, which makes it much more unpredictable.

    Posted 10 years ago #

  11. SRD
    Moderator

    Oh wow. I just told the 8yo who is totally excited. Planning to camp out at the start line. Just hope she's not disappointed.

    Btw, I agree with PS's assessment above, not that I have years of watching other races to compare it to, but I think he captures exactly what makes the ToB fun to watch.

    Posted 10 years ago #

  12. wishicouldgofaster
    Member

    Wonder if we will resurface some roads to make them fit to cycle on!

    Posted 10 years ago #

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