TdF stages 1 and 2

[ColinJ]

I didn't spot Strines - I thought they were sticking on the main roads into Sheffield!

Very excitable reporting on 'Look North' just now ...

Apparently, stage 1 ( 'Seven abbeys and seven castles') is designed to be a sprinter's stage, and who could possibly be getting the yellow jersey that day ...?

Stage 2, a 'shorter version of Liège-Bastogne-Liège'! I'll plot the route later and stick a profile up for y'all.

 

[ColinJ]

So they mean the a6033 not the b6133?

I'll settle for "the beast" to see if they can climb faster than me...

The B6133 goes through Normanton near Wakefield!

Yes, the A6033, with a Haworth, Stanbury, Penistone Hill, Oxenhope detour on the way.

 

[Chrisc]

I didn't spot Strines - I thought they were sticking on the main roads into Sheffield!

Very excitable reporting on 'Look North' just now ...

Apparently, stage 1 ( 'Seven abbeys and seven castles') is designed to be a sprinter's stage, and who could possibly be getting the yellow jersey that day ...?

Stage 2, a 'shorter version of Liège-Bastogne-Liège'! I'll plot the route later and stick a profile up for y'all.

It's only the first drop really, they've dipped out of the last two but it's also the easy direction. I liked the LBL reference. We know it's up and down all day don't we. Aren't there days when you'd kill for a few flat miles. :-)

 

[ColinJ]

It's only the first drop really, they've dipped out of the last two but it's also the easy direction. I liked the LBL reference. We know it's up and down all day don't we. Aren't there days when you'd kill for a few flat miles. :-)

I know it isn't the Alps but it will be up and down all day with some nasty steep little climbs and not a huge amount of flat so I think it could be a very exciting stage.

I'll see if someone can change the thread title because it isn't obvious what we are talking about!

 

[BrumJim]

Is 20 months too young to expect a child to enjoy watching the peleton as they fly past?

 

[Chrisc]

I know it isn't the Alps but it will be up and down all day with some nasty steep little climbs and not a huge amount of flat so I think it could be a very exciting stage.

I'll see if someone can change the thread title because it isn't obvious what we are talking about!

Oh yes it'll be fun. There's not much rest is there! Have to ride the stage once I find out the exact route. Etape du Tour without the channel crossing!

 

[ColinJ]

Is 20 months too young to expect a child to enjoy watching the peleton as they fly past?

The trouble is that there is an awful lot of standing around, Jim. It's quite exciting for an adult to chat to other fans, watch the cavalcade go by and so on, and then there is a lot of noise and ... suddenly it is all over.

You have to get there hours early because of traffic jams and road closures.

 

[Beebo]

Is 20 months too young to expect a child to enjoy watching the peleton as they fly past?

I took a 6 month old to watch the 2007 TDF in Kent, but as Colin says it is quite boring for the hour or so before and it's all over in a flash.
20 month olds tend to run around, moan and get bored where as 6 month olds just sit in their buggy.
Speaking as a keen father, you will enjoy it more if the 20 month old doesnt come with you.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

Say goodbye to all your strava records folks

Excellent!

 

[BrumJim]

The trouble is that there is an awful lot of standing around, Jim. It's quite exciting for an adult to chat to other fans, watch the cavalcade go by and so on, and then there is a lot of noise and ... suddenly it is all over.

You have to get there hours early because of traffic jams and road closures.

 

[MarkF]

Day one, Otley to Skipton is one of my regular training rides, 2nd day, I'll have a leisurely ride along the canal to Silsden.

Oh happy days, I can hardly believe it is really going to happen!

 

[Pennine-Paul]

I intend to ride offroad to the top of Cragg Vale,
apart from the first 200m from my house I'll only cross one road
and a bridge over the M62 no road closures for me

 

[Kins]

Hope they don't have to stop for directions, they will need a translator!

From the BBC : http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/21056721

Stage one - Saturday, 5 July

Leeds - Harewood - Otley - Ilkley - Skipton - Kettlewell - Aysgarth - Hawes - Reeth - Leyburn - Ripon - Harrogate
Stage two - Sunday, 6 July

York - Knaresborough - Silsden - Keighley - Haworth - Hebden Bridge - Elland - Huddersfield - Holmfirth - Sheffield
Stage three - Monday, 7 July

Cambridge - Epping Forest - the Olympic Park - the Mall

 

[DiddlyDodds]

I fancy Holme Moss , but living 10 miles from Hebden i will get down there to watch them come through.

 

[Nearly there]

Im hoping to see the finish in Harrogate on the sat then watch the start in York on the sun