A colleague of mine managed to do Reigate, a roundabout somewhere in the middle of the course and then the finish. She said that a lot of people had staked their places for the first pass through Guildford and were camped out for a couple of hours waiting for the finish. She still managed to get a place 120m from the finishing line (by the deviation, where one of the team vehicles got stuck!) and has a great photo of Cav with his sprint face on.
Tour of Britain 2012
- Thread starter AndyRM
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laurence
Veteran
- Location
- in the aeroplane over the sea
i was in the same spot for 5 hours, just before the 100m sign. there was no free space beyond that at 11.15. by the time i cleared the crowds and bottlenecks, most of the team buses were going. Sky were still there and Cav walked out through the crowd with his girlfriend and kids.
Dave Brailsford was being mobbed at the end, after the buses had gone. great to see that.
We were also in place for something just over 5 hours. TBH the only reason we got a spot so close was luck - having arrived just after 11am, I found a tiny* gap on the barriers and stuck there. SRW and my brother in law and nephew had to stay behind (well, I'm the shortest!)
*Tiny, as in just room for me, when I got there. By the end, three other bodies - thankfully short, slim girls - had wangled their way into the same space!
Trail Child
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Ottawa, Canada
Thank you for all the pictures and personal stories. Canadian TV only showed two stages in my region so it was great to see & hear all of it from you!
oldroadman
Veteran
- Location
- Ubique
The whole tour was great for specator numbers. It was difficult to get in to the starts, and even tougher escaping from the finish areas. I know, as I was one of the lucky people who work on the tour. If anyone thinks it's a holiday, think again, but you are with people you have known for years, working hard for long hours, and the camaraderie is great. You get home tired after 9 days away but having seen all the racing (can't say what the job was, but a well placed one). It's still easier than a three week tour, anyway!
Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
All I can say is that you certainly scrub up nice and the blonde wig takes years off...
Peteaud
Veteran
- Location
- South Somerset
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I contacted ITV support about the fact that they had forgotten to put Friday's stage of the ToB up on ITV Player. I just got an email back apologising for the omission. The replay is now available on the site.
No, no, you don't have to all thank me at once!
No, no, you don't have to all thank me at once!
You are the Skoda Yeti and I claim my 5 pounds.
laurence
Veteran
- Location
- in the aeroplane over the sea
Nearly there
Veteran
- Location
- Cumbria
Cycling Weekly @cyclingweekly
Spanish rider Victor Cabedo, who rode in the Tour of Britain last week, has died after being hit by a vehicle whilst out training
He won stage 7 I think
Spanish rider Victor Cabedo, who rode in the Tour of Britain last week, has died after being hit by a vehicle whilst out training
He won stage 7 I think
laurence
Veteran
- Location
- in the aeroplane over the sea
Victor pulled out early on with illness, Urtusan won stage 7.
tragic news for my favourite team.
Dayvo
just passin' through
- Location
- 59° 50′ 5.55″ N, 10° 47′ 41.89″ E
You weren't the bloke doing the Ted Rogers 3-2-1 - rock paper scissors at the start, were you?
