Tour de Yorkshire revealed

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Is it too early yet to know about timings? Can't see anything on the website...was hoping to find out what time the peloton will be likely to arrive in York.

"We don’t know the exact timings for the starts and finishes yet - or when the race will be passing through towns and villages – as we are in discussions with the broadcaster, but the races are expected to start in the hour around midday each day, and finish between 3.15pm and 4.15pm. As soon as they are available the timings will be published on this website."

 

[EasyPeez]

"We don’t know the exact timings for the starts and finishes yet - or when the race will be passing through towns and villages – as we are in discussions with the broadcaster, but the races are expected to start in the hour around midday each day, and finish between 3.15pm and 4.15pm. As soon as they are available the timings will be published on this website."

Brill, thanks @Marmion . That could work a treat for us. We're planning to see the racers come into York on the Saturday, stay over and then hit the road early Sunday morning to follow the TdF stage 2 route back to Sheffield.

 

[Berk on a Bike]

£800,000 in funding for the Tour de Yorkshire including £500,000 to "improve cycling facilities"

 

[Slioch]

The race schedule & timings have been released today.

http://letour.yorkshire.com/timings

 

[Berk on a Bike]

UCI confirms Wiggins will be allowed to take part with his new team

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news...the-tour-de-yorkshire-for-team-wiggins-162192

 

[Berk on a Bike]

Tour organisers belatedly extend invitations to the two British UCI teams that missed out

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news...y-receive-tour-de-yorkshire-invitation-163549

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Ned Boulting has tweeted that he is riding stage 3 on Monday of this coming week and stage 1 on Tuesday and is looking for people to join him - ITV will be doing a bit of filming.

 

[rich p]

Ned Boulting has tweeted that he is riding stage 3 on Monday of this coming week and stage 1 on Tuesday and is looking for people to join him - ITV will be doing a bit of filming.

You're a media tart - take a day off

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

You're a media tart - take a day off

7.30am start. I'll still be soaping my testicles at that time of the day.

 

[rich p]

7.30am start. I'll still be soaping my testicles at that time of the day.

Don't you have a Filipino houseboy to do that?

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Don't you have a Filipino houseboy to do that?

I give him the morning off on a Monday

 

[Dayvo]

7.30am start. I'll still be soaping my testicles at that time of the day.

What, you keep them by the sink?

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

According to the Wakefield Express there's going to be a 'parade lap' of the city centre first, before the riders leave the city via KirkGate & cross Chantry Bridge (where there's one of only 4 remaining bridge chapels in the country)
http://wakefieldcathedral.org.uk/?idno=3

Then it's out, along Barnsley Road (A61), with the deneutralisation flag being dropped by Sandal Cricket Club

And; http://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/s...-in-tour-de-yorkshire-ride-cycletta-1-7179952

 

[HF2300]

... with the deneutralisation flag being dropped by Sandal Cricket Club

I could see an extra long handle to hold, but how are they going to get all eleven plus reserves, management and the tea lady out through the car sunroof?

They'll have to use a charabanc.

 

[lee1980sim]

before the riders leave the city via KirkGate & cross Chantry Bridge (where there's one of only 4 remaining bridge chapels in the country)
http://wakefieldcathedral.org.uk/?idno=3

Rotherham has one of these too