Le Tour 2014

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Meglet Aug 2014 7:46pm, 5 Aug 2014 15,085 posts	0 Meglet I said I loved the closed roads and we needed more events like this!
MudMeanderer Aug 2014 8:11pm, 5 Aug 2014 1,410 posts	0 MudMeanderer I added a comment likewise, saying it was brilliant communities decided to have a party on Scott hall road!
macca 53 Aug 2014 10:49am, 6 Aug 2014 20,408 posts	0 macca 53 How quickly the caravan moves on:( I was in the Netherlands yesterday and the roads around Utrecht are already showing posters and billboards for The Grand Depart 2015.
Velociraptor Aug 2014 10:53am, 6 Aug 2014 30,437 posts	0 Velociraptor Pfft. Won't be as good as Yorkshire (In reality, suspect the Dutch will put on the Grand Depart to end all Grand Departs! We'll probably still be tied by the girls' school term next year, but I fancy some Grand Tour tourism in the future.)
macca 53 Aug 2014 11:08am, 6 Aug 2014 20,410 posts	0 macca 53 going back to a more traditional start as well; Stage 1 is a short Time Trial, Stage 2 covers the mountainous (;)) route from Utrecht to Antwerp
Meglet Aug 2014 11:46am, 6 Aug 2014 15,087 posts	0 Meglet At least that might mean we get some changes of yellow jersey wearer before the mountains proper start.
Chrisull Sep 2014 5:11pm, 6 Sep 2014 6,472 posts	0 Chrisull So is the Vuelta 2014, the race Le Tour should have been? Froome vs Contador is proving here to be the epic battle we were hoping for in France.
SPR Sep 2014 5:34pm, 6 Sep 2014 19,591 posts	0 SPR No it isn't, it is a totally different fight for obvious reasons. At the Tour they'd have both been at their peak. In any case, we still need to wait to see if the next two stages really lead to a battle.
Heavyweight Sep 2014 2:33pm, 26 Sep 2014 910 posts	0 Heavyweight britishcycling.org.uk Something for next year
Kimbles Oct 2014 11:17am, 22 Oct 2014 4,654 posts	0 Kimbles New Tour route just announced.