1 March 2025 - sad day

[Cathryn]

Possibly a bit of good news coming our way.

BBC News - Tour de France: Great Britain set to host Grand Depart of men's race in 2027 - BBC Sport
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/articles/cx2gyx704pvo

This is VERY exciting!

 

[Cathryn]

Don't worry everyone we can all pop round @Cathryn to watch the cycling 😁

Fiver a race with coffee and home made cookies thrown in! Got to offset the spend somehow! I’ve had to make some economies in order to afford TNT until August!

 

[I like Skol]

Well, blow me over, us BT broadband users do still have access to TNT sports and the premium stuff at no extra cost (OK BT ain't cheap)

I've recently switched to BT fibre, what's TNT and will they be showing the tdf?

 

[Gwylan]

But will it be on the telly at all??

also - where???

start in Widnes - loop round Runcorn and over the Cheshire hills and finish in front of @Dave7's house in Warrington??

What the scenic route, with a leg through a salt mine?

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

What the scenic route, with a leg through a salt mine?

Could be
we could even chuck in a few miles in Wales so it goes through more countries

 

[steveindenmark]

Its a great day. Motorbike season starts in Denmark.

 

[13 rider]

Fiver a race with coffee and home made cookies thrown in! Got to offset the spend somehow! I’ve had to make some economies in order to afford TNT until August!

Is the coffee unlimited refills ? , if so I think your under selling yourself . Can I reserve my spot on the left of the sofa for Paris Roudaix

 

[Gwylan]

Could be
we could even chuck in a few miles in Wales so it goes through more countries

Across the viaduct, sort the men from the boys. Also stuff the commentators. Helicopter shots would be nice.
I can't even spell Fron etc...

 

[Marchrider]

Winters over ?

No, we have winter till 9:01 am on the 20th Mar 20th

 

[Jameshow]

It's not a great day two pinch punctures and one tube in kegworth... Walk back to shepshed!

 

[cyberknight]

tried to get the old eurosport channel via sky and i got a must upgrade to tnt screen .

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Fiver a race with coffee and home made cookies thrown in! Got to offset the spend somehow! I’ve had to make some economies in order to afford TNT until August!

Free bike parking I trust

 

[mjr]

Like most things in the glorious uk now we seem to be paying more and more for getting less

Yep, back to being known as "Treasure Island" to the big multinational companies again!

 

[Martinsnos]

I've recently switched to BT fibre, what's TNT and will they be showing the tdf?

TNT Sports is a broadcaster that has rights to Premier League and MotoGP (that apparently was ‘killed off’ by that - hence the concern re cycling [and other reasons]), amongst many other sports.
TNT now have the UK/Ireland rights to all the old Eurosport cycling. Through Virgin it’s over £30 a month.
Yes, they do have the TdF and ITV4 will show it for the last time in 2025.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Just got an email from Virgin

apparently my monthly bill is going up

Og good