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Tour of Britain

Postby MJ_1993 » Sun Aug 31, 2008 8:28 pm

Who's heading up? Who's bagged a VIP pass this time?
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Re: Tour of Britain

Postby -Adam- » Sun Aug 31, 2008 8:49 pm

Who's racing!?
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Re: Tour of Britain

Postby MJ_1993 » Sun Aug 31, 2008 9:22 pm

Go to media centre on the site, then scroll down to start list. there you go!!
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Re: Tour of Britain

Postby -Adam- » Sun Aug 31, 2008 9:42 pm

Yeah, obviously I'm not riding the actual TOB you muppet. But I will be warming up Whitehall's tarmac for them.

And remember, you owe me a VIP pass... 8)
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Re: Tour of Britain

Postby huw williams » Mon Sep 01, 2008 8:30 am

Well you might get in

That loser Cavendish has snubbed us for the yanks - obviously didn't want to show his face on home soil after failing in Beijing :D

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_s ... 590860.stm
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Re: Tour of Britain

Postby Jon H » Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:10 am

Anyone got any good[size=150]*[/size] suggestions for an ACC spectating point on the circuit on Sunday?

[size=150]*[/size]Definition of "good": At a pub with a view of the race.
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Re: Tour of Britain

Postby MJ_1993 » Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:48 am

I know, I thought you wanted know who was actually racing. And that list tells you!

honestly. yeah well I might be getting media accreditation from PezCyclingNews.
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Re: Tour of Britain

Postby Andrew G » Mon Sep 01, 2008 11:48 am

[quote="Jon Hemming"]Anyone got any good[size=150]*[/size] suggestions for an ACC spectating point on the circuit on Sunday?

[size=150]*[/size]Definition of "good": At a pub with a view of the race.

As well as the usual Whitehall circuit they're going up and down the Embankment each lap. They go up to the Tower of London and turn at Tower Hill (don't know where the map just has a big circle as though the Arc de Triomphe is there). Amusingly there is 3 KOM on offer at Tower Hill :roll: .

Apart from the main loop there could be a better spot (less crowded so easier to see from the pub) along the leg bit. My work local is the Hung Drawn & Quartered by the Tower (end of Great Tower Street) so an option? 10-15 mins walk from London Bridge station.
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Re: Tour of Britain

Postby StephanieG » Mon Sep 01, 2008 2:43 pm

I will be marshalling on the day so if you see me feel free to stop and say hi :wink:

Here is the route they will be following on Stage 1 Sunday 7th September

[url]http://www.multimap.com/maps/?qs=TQ303797&countryCode=GB#map=51.5059,-0.12446|17|4&loc=GB:51.5059:-0.12446:17|whitehall%20court|Whitehall%20Court,%20London,%20England,%20SW1A%202[/url]
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Re: Tour of Britain

Postby MJ_1993 » Tue Sep 02, 2008 6:05 pm

KIRCHEN IS RACING!

Will do Stephanie.
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Re: Tour of Britain

Postby Snoop Doug » Fri Sep 05, 2008 10:25 pm

So who's a goin then......?

I'm tempted - weather permitting mind :oops:
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Re: Tour of Britain

Postby Mike I » Sat Sep 06, 2008 10:25 am

6am breakfast # 1
8.13am SCCU 25 start
9.30 (approx) tea, cake, post-mortem
11.00 shower, breakfast #2
1pm meet Agreeables at Ferret & Trousers

All weather permitting, apart from breakfasts #1 and #2.

The Hung Drawn & Quartered (Mr :mrgreen: 's suggestion) is right by the KoM spot. It's on my commute, and even I take it in the big ring with full panniers. It should be a laugh watching the sprinters do battle for the polka dot jersey.

I may bring Ingram Junior along, so no swearing!
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Re: Tour of Britain

Postby Paul on the Pearson » Sat Sep 06, 2008 10:34 am

Im in Devon at the momemt and will be heading off to the moors to watch the KOM bit of stage three.I'm going to ride the climb tommorrow and it looks like a brute.In fact I've devised a rather fiendish route that does the climb and last years one at Porlock as well and to finish off there's a cheeky little 25 percenter, its horrilble,that takes you out of Woolacombe on the way home. I'll take my camera so expect some blurry out of focus pics of some blokes riding up a hill.
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Re: Tour of Britain

Postby Andrew G » Sat Sep 06, 2008 11:02 am

[quote="Mike I"]6am breakfast # 1
8.13am SCCU 25 start
9.30 (approx) tea, cake, post-mortem
11.00 shower, breakfast #2
1pm meet Agreeables at Ferret & Trousers

The Hung Drawn & Quartered (Mr :mrgreen: 's suggestion) is right by the KoM spot. It's on my commute, and even I take it in the big ring with full panniers. It should be a laugh watching the sprinters do battle for the polka dot jersey.

A similar line up to me but I have a later start.
Where's the Ferret & Trousers?

I only suggested the HDQ on the basis no-one else was saying anywhere, and I don't know how they have the nerve to call it a KOM.
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Re: Tour of Britain

Postby Snoop Doug » Sat Sep 06, 2008 12:41 pm

So HDQ is RHQ, OK :roll:

Likewise weather dependant - if it's peeing down I may stay away, if I go - I will bring my usual eatable fare for some mid race snackery :wink:

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