Le Tour 2014

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Chrisity Jan 2015 5:47pm, 17 Jan 2015 14,205 posts	0 Chrisity It starts this weekend with the Tour down under.
mushroom Jan 2015 11:35am, 21 Jan 2015 954 posts	0 mushroom facebook.com Le Tour de Yorkshire route just announced!
Meglet Jan 2015 11:48am, 21 Jan 2015 15,627 posts	0 Meglet It's very exciting! It comes close to me on day 3 but I'd like to go and see a climb, maybe Cow and Calf. Thinking on day 2 I can get near the beginning then into York for the finish loops. Might even get to day 1.
MudMeanderer Jan 2015 4:20pm, 21 Jan 2015 1,475 posts	0 MudMeanderer I think Black Hill Road will be an interesting place to watch. It's uncategorised, but is a fairly tight road kicking up to about 20%, 15km from the end and the last notable climb. Putting a sprint on it is a work of malevolent genius! Should be great fun. May have to indulge in the sportive.
Yorkshire Pie Jan 2015 5:12pm, 21 Jan 2015 12,463 posts	0 Yorkshire Pie May not have enough holiday for day 1 but should manage days 2 and 3. Can walk from home to the finish although we may do something more adventurous
northernslowcoach Jan 2015 5:14pm, 21 Jan 2015 12,132 posts	0 northernslowcoach Thinking I'll walk up the hill to see them go past on day 3
rf_fozzy Jan 2015 5:22pm, 21 Jan 2015 6,630 posts	0 rf_fozzy Black Hill Road is evil. And a real struggle to climb on a bike. Good for running hill reps though!
Flatlander Jun 2015 6:25pm, 17 Jun 2015 170 posts	0 Flatlander I've just seen on TV the finish of the 1st stage of the Women's Tour. Why on earth where the photographers allowed to be in the path of the finishers just a few yards after the finishing line? Disgracefully poor safety management.
MudMeanderer Jun 2015 6:46pm, 17 Jun 2015 1,531 posts	0 MudMeanderer It's quite common, almost standard. You only ever see it if the overhead cameras hold for a while on the leaders, but there are normally several in that position. There is footage from one of the classics (MSR possibly) a year or two ago of a rider losing his wheel in the rain after the line and sliding into the assembled photographers, but I can't recall any significant incidents before today. Barriers (specifically the feet) have caused incidents more than photographers from what i can recall. Just wishing Lizzie recovers well
sallykate Jun 2015 7:14pm, 17 Jun 2015 3,936 posts	0 sallykate Do we need a Tour 2015 thread? I enjoyed watching the Criterium coverage - set us up nicely for July.