Tour of Britain 2025 - spoilers

[Alien8]

Managed to get a picture of this bloke yesterday (look at the size of that bottom bracket) ...

... to go with the one I took of him in 2007 (bit chubbier back then).

 

[wakemalcolm]

Managed to get a picture of this bloke yesterday (look at the size of that bottom bracket) ...

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... to go with the one I took of him in 2007 (bit chubbier back then).

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OMG are they letting him ride an ebike as long as he doesn't do anything radical like win a race?

 

[mididoctors]

Managed to get a picture of this bloke yesterday (look at the size of that bottom bracket) ...

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... to go with the one I took of him in 2007 (bit chubbier back then).

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What a good post . Well done

 

[mididoctors]

Stage 4
View: https://www.youtube.com/live/ck-XLt1pYp0

 

[13 rider]

Managed to get a picture of this bloke yesterday (look at the size of that bottom bracket) ...

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... to go with the one I took of him in 2007 (bit chubbier back then).

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2007 to 2025 ,he must be really old 🤣. He mentioned on his podcast hes now racing Brad Wiggins son Ben which makes him feel old

 

[No Ta Doctor]

Managed to get a picture of this bloke yesterday (look at the size of that bottom bracket) ...

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... to go with the one I took of him in 2007 (bit chubbier back then).

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Can we just take a moment to appreciate the amount of change G has seen in his career? That Barloworld Cannondale TT bike looks seriously less aero than his Pinarello road bike, and though he did the TdF '22 opening TT in his gilet, it was probably a better bet than whatever he's wearing there. Admittedly Barloworld weren't exactly a top funded team, but anyway.

 

[No Ta Doctor]

2007 to 2025 ,he must be really old 🤣. He mentioned on his podcast hes now racing Brad Wiggins son Ben which makes him feel old

I was impressed that he has the honour of having been both the youngest rider in his first Tour in 2007 and the oldest rider in his last this year.
He's ridden 14 Tours and for a rider that is reputed to have difficulty staying upright, he's completed all but one.

 

[mididoctors]

They're off

 

[N0bodyOfTheGoat]

First of six KOMs with ~100Km left of ~185!

 

[Legs]

The ToB route today finishes at Burton Dassett Hills Country Park in Warwickshire. Tomorrow morning, Banbury Star Cycling Club are holding their annual club hillclimb event on the hill in the park that the peloton will be ascending three times today. I'll be there, racing, tomorrow, but I'll have a look at the KH5 Strava segment this evening so I know what time to aim for!

https://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/events/39397-bscc-durran-cup-broadrib-trophy-hill-climb

 

[mididoctors]

I was impressed that he has the honour of having been both the youngest rider in his first Tour in 2007 and the oldest rider in his last this year.
He's ridden 14 Tours and for a rider that is reputed to have difficulty staying upright, he's completed all but one.

Fantastic career . He has been the true face of UK cycling more so than froome or Wiggins. ...imo

 

[Supersuperleeds]

First of six KOMs with ~100Km left of ~185!

There’s nothing really big around the area. The climb out of Atherstone can’t be bad as I can drag my lardy arse up it.

 

[mididoctors]

Illegal interview

 

[N0bodyOfTheGoat]

370W for 30mins but doesn't catch break? He's not trying hard enough.

 

[No Ta Doctor]

Illegal interview

Would have got chucked out of the Tour for that