TTs are interesting in that respect. Even at an evening 10 you can sometimes get to ride with professional cyclists- and soon-to-be professional cyclists. David Millar rode a local evening event last year. I made a post-race cup of tea for Gordon Mcaulay once.
Have you seen any top pros when riding?
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snorri
Legendary Member
- Location
- East coast, up a bit.
No, I don't think so.
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
- Location
- Armonmy Way
Last August on the eve of the Surrey Classic I was cycling along the CS3 when 4 Française Des Jeux riders came past in the opposite direction. They were simply having a look around, chatting and relaxing. They clearly must have felt at home because they owned the race itself.
DooDah
Veteran
- Location
- France, now Northamptonshire
Saw the whole tour de france line up last year when out on a ride, ok I did ride out to see the race, does that count???
Mr Haematocrit
msg me on kik for android
- Location
- Out of the saddle
That lackey is ex-professional cyclist, commentator and all round nice guy Rob Hayles.
The scooter carrys spare wheels and extra bottles
Rob is in the white, the bloke in the light blue jersey is Lord 'your fired' Sugar. The bloke in the stripes is Cav.
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HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Rode with Russ Downing last year. Saw quite a few at races but I don't think that counts 
gavroche
Getting old but not past it
- Location
- North Wales
No pros where I live, at least not to my knowledge, so only amateurs.
OP
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uclown2002
Guru
- Location
- Harrogate
To satisfy my curiosity I was going to tweet him in the remote chance he could confirm but his account is protected.
the_mikey
Legendary Member
- Location
- South Gloucestershire
The only pros I've seen were Zak Dempster cycling over the Clifton Suspension Bridge and Dan Craven cycling along the Bristol to Bath cycle path a few years ago.
Brightski
Chronos Racing Team
- Location
- Cambridgeshire
Alex Dowsett did a few TTs I was in a couple of years ago, also Sean Yates 2 or 3 times he turned up in an Astana team car once ..
Saw Roger Hammond out on the road once..
Saw Roger Hammond out on the road once..
Brightski
Chronos Racing Team
- Location
- Cambridgeshire
And Rebecca Romaro nearly knocked me out with her kit bag at a race hq a few years back..
Donger
Convoi Exceptionnel
- Location
- Quedgeley, Glos.
If any famous riders have ever passed me, it will all have been such a blur that it will have failed to register in my consciousness.
If only they'd all slow down a bit.
If only they'd all slow down a bit.
Dave 123
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire alps
August 2012 me & her are walking down the seafront in Porto Pollensa towards the roundabout and marina, from behind us free wheels a head to toe sky clad pinarello rider, his socks at mid shin...
"There's Brad" I say
"Don't be silly, there are millions of cyclists here...."
"There's only one that wears his socks like that"
Next day we're sat in a restaurant and a tall skinny bloke in a Fred Perry t shirt walks past fast, head down, a child on either arm. The body language was "don't talk to me!"
Next day in the papers are pictures of a naughty Mr B Wiggins smoking outside Tolos restaurant, the place he didn't invite us to his Olympic/ TDF party. His loss I suppose!
"There's Brad" I say
"Don't be silly, there are millions of cyclists here...."
"There's only one that wears his socks like that"
Next day we're sat in a restaurant and a tall skinny bloke in a Fred Perry t shirt walks past fast, head down, a child on either arm. The body language was "don't talk to me!"
Next day in the papers are pictures of a naughty Mr B Wiggins smoking outside Tolos restaurant, the place he didn't invite us to his Olympic/ TDF party. His loss I suppose!
StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
Rode with Jens Voigt on a charity ride in the New Forest last year.
