Tour of Britain 2018 (*Spoilers*)

[brommers]

Looks like Sky are taking this seriously with their line up.

https://www.teamsky.com/article/team-sky-announce-full-tour-of-britain-lineup

 

[Venod]

This could prove interesting.

"a team time trial that finishes atop Whinlatter Pass"

But is it a team time trial or an individual ?

The bit in italics is from this page.

https://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/2018/06/05/2018-ovo-energy-tour-of-britain-route-revealed/

Stage 5 is just 14km long, but it's uphill and an individual time trial. Starting in Cockermouth the parcours runs up Whinlatter Pass for a summit finish.

The above from this page

http://www.cyclist.co.uk/news/913/t...ute-riders-live-tv-guide-all-you-need-to-know

although its probably a typo as they do list it as a TTT

 

[ColinJ]

Looks like Sky are taking this seriously with their line up.

https://www.teamsky.com/article/team-sky-announce-full-tour-of-britain-lineup

Indeed!

So ... which Sky rider will win it?

 

[brommers]

Indeed!

So ... which Sky rider will win it?

No idea

 

[mjr]

Looks like Sky are taking this seriously with their line up.

https://www.teamsky.com/article/team-sky-announce-full-tour-of-britain-lineup

Aren't GT and Froome likely to be crowd-pleasers but cooked after their other races earlier this season? I remember Wiggins riding it after winning the Tour in 2012. Crashed stage 1 where I was, DNS stage 6 with a stomach bug.

 

[brommers]

Quick-Step have a really strong team: Alaphilippe, Gaviria, Jungels, Schachmann, Richeze, Keisse

 

[smutchin]

Alaphilippe to win it for me. Agree with @mjr about Thomas and Froome being there for show (good PR in these turbulent times for Sky), but you never know... maybe they’re actually up for it?

 

[mjr]

Has anyone seen the ITV presentation/commentating team for this? The EPG is silent about this, the tour team is mostly on the Vuelta and Matt Rendell rarely works alone, so I think the best it could be is Jill Douglas as Gary and Ant McCrossan as Ned. I hope Brian Smith is on Eurosport at the moment!

 

[Mike_P]

Doubt ITV could afford Brian Smiths hair gel.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

I like the ToB, but I fear it's going down the wrong road (no pun intended)

 

[Adam4868]

Anyone going on Thursday to hartside pass ? I'm looking at trying to get there and wondering about parking car somewhere.

 

[ColinJ]

Anyone going on Thursday to hartside pass ? I'm looking at trying to get there and wondering about parking car somewhere.

Years ago, a friend drove me to try and catch the pros ride up Holme Moss. We had to park about 3 miles from the climb because the surrounding roads were closed by police controlling the crowds. We didn't manage to get to the climb itself. The crowds were so big that we could see them all the way up the hill from Holme village below.

I'd suggest that you will probably have to park miles away and walk to your vantage point so set off early. (Or take your bike and cycle from where you park.)

 

[Deleted member 26715]

I like the ToB, but I fear it's going down the wrong road (no pun intended)

Why? I have no knowledge of what it was before so saying they are changing it is interesting well to me at least

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Why? I have no knowledge of what it was before so saying they are changing it is interesting well to me at least

I was pished last night when I posted and have no recollection of what my rambling was about

 

[Deleted member 26715]

I was pished last night when I posted and have no recollection of what my rambling was about

ROFL no worries, maybe because
A) It's not coming past your house
B) It's coming past your house