Tour of Britain 2022

[Regular.Cyclist]

A colleague, who was up near Aberdeen this past week, has just travelled back south today, the route taking him close to Balmoral. He commented that he has “never seen so many police”.

I suspect the 28 motorcyclists working on the ToB were a near drop in the ocean compared to the number required at the moment. I suspect that many are currently working outside of their normal geographic areas.

 

[mikeIow]

Obviously slightly sad that we can’t sit on our driveway at noon and cheer the IOW peloton race past - we even have some bunting which was being given away for people to use - but totally understand 😔

Maybe for the next Tour of Britain, they will keep the final stages the same so those areas get their excitement in the future 🤷‍♂️

 

[McNobber]

This was your post.
It’s written to sound like a choice. A word or two extra could have communicated more subtle points, like you were actually disappointed / unable to go.

If you meant to communicate something different about disability then your OP
failed. You DID just seem like a miserable knobber. That wasn’t an assumption on my part. That was an analysis of your message.

Though of course you might be both a miserable knobber and disabled. They’re not mutually exclusive. You certainly can’t guilt-trip me for reading your communication style.

Firstly, you read it as it was a choice. I know how I wrote it.

Secondly, where did I say I was disabled? I said it was due to a medical issue.

 

[13 rider]

Obviously slightly sad that we can’t sit on our driveway at noon and cheer the IOW peloton race past - we even have some bunting which was being given away for people to use - but totally understand 😔

Maybe for the next Tour of Britain, they will keep the final stages the same so those areas get their excitement in the future 🤷‍♂️

I would gamble that the cancelled stages will be run next year

 

[roley poley]

28 police motorbikes it says in that article with 22 of them being used to control traffic, so my estimate of around 20 was fairly close.
It doesn't say 56 police motorbikes as you suggest.

The other 28 motorbikes used to control traffic are from the National Escort Group, not police.

i would love to see a documentary on this subject ...they do a good unsung job

 

[Bollo]

I’m back from riding to, from and around the island. Although the number of cyclists out was probably a fraction of the number that had planned to go across, there was still a solid quorum of people who’d decided to make use of their ferry tickets and/or day.

The decision was taken so it’s no use whinging about it (maybe a little) but I hope they reschedule next year. Even with the island weather at its most benign it’s still something of a unique challenge. I ❤️ crosswinds and unrelenting inclines!

Here‘s a picture.

 

[mikeIow]

There have been a fair few pedalling about, for sure!
We took a different route (yesterday), hopping on The Waverley paddle steamer at the end of Yarmouth Pier and doing a full clockwise circuit of the Island!
Approaching The Needles….

 

[T4tomo]

I wrongly thought the National Escort Group was a police division.

Are they hookers on motorbikes who can get to you quickly in heavy traffic?