TDF 2014, Where will you be watching?

[Julia9054]

300m from my front door! Just got to work out exactly where I am going to stand in order to get a decent view as I am a short @rse!

 

[compo]

A friend and me today rode a good portion of the TdF route through our part of Essex. I hope the council can do something about the appalling condition of the roads before the race comes through.

 

[Chris Norton]

Harrogate. Got a campsite just down the road at the chequers inn. Ten quid a night. In for the Yorkshire show too.

 

[Stu Plows]

Haven't got a clue where, we're staying in Barnsley for the night.

 

[Ian193]

Staying at ferrybridge on the M62 and driving and or riding to watch but not sure where we are going to actually see it yet booked 6 nights Friday to Wednesday so hoping to do some riding while we are there

 

[SS Retro]

Holme Moss. got camping an everyfin!

I know some guys from Huddersfield who are planing on camping on Holme Moss from the Thursday to secure a good spot I think it an indication of just how busy its going to be!

Not sure for me yet but have booked the time off work already and am going to use a mates place in Huddersfield as a base.

 

[Leodis]

Probs cycle over to Pool in Wharfdale to watch them pass and then ride over to Harrogate for the finish... Maybe.

 

[Herbie]

I will walk out of my door, go 300 yards down the road and take photos of the Tour passing through my adopted town, 25 years after I started cycling here!

They will go past in a flash...best to be in front of the telly and you won't miss a thing but if they were going past my front door i'd go out for a look then run back in front of the telly...by that time the kettle will have boiled for a cuppa

 

[Peteaud]

Bergerac, France.

 

[ColinJ]

They will go past in a flash...best to be in front of the telly and you won't miss a thing but if they were going past my front door i'd go out for a look then run back in front of the telly...by that time the kettle will have boiled for a cuppa

There is just a wee bit of a buzz standing at the roadside in a huge crowd waiting for a pro peloton to ride through ...

First the publicity cavalcade, then the police outriders, then you hear the camera helicopter coming, a pause, and suddenly the breakaway riders are sprinting past, followed over the next few minutes by the bunch, the stragglers and team cars, then the broom wagon.

Then you fight your way home through the crowds and reboil the kettle!

I want to video it and take as many photos as I can, because it certainly isn't going to happen again in my lifetime!

 

[Herbie]

There is just a wee bit of a buzz standing at the roadside in a huge crowd waiting for a pro peloton to ride through ...

First the publicity cavalcade, then the police outriders, then you hear the camera helicopter coming, a pause, and suddenly the breakaway riders are sprinting past, followed over the next few minutes by the bunch, the stragglers and team cars, then the broom wagon.

Then you fight your way home through the crowds and reboil the kettle!

I want to video it and take as many photos as I can, because it certainly isn't going to happen again in my lifetime!

Aye it sounds fab Colin and it is quite a spectacle...i saw the final stage in Paris in 2009 and it was amazing...lots Razzamataz beforehand and a great atmosphere...its quite a coup for Yorkshire....i'll look out for you in the crowd when i'm watching on tv...wear hi viz and i'll spot you easily

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I reckon that on stage 3 I'll be able to ride out to watch the leaders and peloton go past, and then nip back home (or any bikely stops where they're covering it) in time to watch the finish. I'd love to get up to Yorkshire for 1 or 2 but I don't think that's going to happen.

 

[ColinJ]

Aye it sounds fab Colin and it is quite a spectacle...i saw the final stage in Paris in 2009 and it was amazing...lots Razzamataz beforehand and a great atmosphere...its quite a coup for Yorkshire....i'll look out for you in the crowd when i'm watching on tv...wear hi viz and i'll spot you easily

Oh, yes - the finish in Paris would be something special to watch! Especially as you get to see the peloton 6 or more times as they go round the finishing circuit.

I don't think you will be able to pick anybody out in the crowd. I would be surprised if we don't get 10,000 people here for it! Anyway, I will be trying to stand at a vantage point about 40 feet above the road so I can get some spectacular shots across the peloton and the crowds.

 

[Piemanpaul]

I will be watching it on Jenkin road in Sheffield, I work at Meadowhall and the tour is going right past it, I will be cycling to work that day then work out which way to walk as it goes in a big loop around the area and finishes about a mile away, getting excited already!!!!

 

[nickyboy]

I'm trying to suss this one out. I will be with family so we will have to drive somewhere, park then walk to wherever we want to view. I've narrowed it down to a couple of places and would appreciate any opinions;

Mortimer Road on Strines. Should be able to park somewhere on the Strines road and then walk to the steep climb out of the first valley (the one with the dangerous descent into it)

Climb out of Higher Bradfield. This looks quite good with a nasty 1km climb straight out of the village. Should be able to park nearby hopefully

Nothing would beat being on Holme Moss and seeing them climbing up from miles away but it's out of the question. Too many people to get a good view and the walk from the Glossop side is too hard for all the family