Tour of Britain 2025 - spoilers

[No Ta Doctor]

Koij muscled him out

Koij is just really really quick. Got himself from a fantastic position to a bit boxed in but got out of it and BOOM

 

[Blazing Saddles]

VLAB bossed that.

 

[sevenfourate]

The last 60-70km was all home-turf for me.

I’ve learnt nothing from watching the big-boys destroy them though 🤣

 

[N0bodyOfTheGoat]

If only that Decathlon effort had started ~2 secs later, great explosion but too early into the wind.

 

[Pross]

I live 5 miles away from the top of the Tumble.
I was on the finishing line last time it was used and the weather was glorious.
It’s not often you can say that…

Saturday forecast looks good too, I parked in Llanfoist and walked up last time but will probably do it from the other side this time.

 

[Pross]

Couple more of those in the Tour de France and Jonas would have beaten Pog, I'm sure of it

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That's just embarassing. That's basically the flattest you can design a road whilst allowing it to drain!

 

[Jenkins]

Coming within 15 miles of my house (Southwold) today. Forecast is dire or I’d have gone and watched. Bugger if I’m paying *£300 for parking in Southwold, and getting cold and wet to watch some cyclists for 10 seconds…..

The start was only 10 miles or so from home for me, but I couldn't be bothered to get up there for the roll out this morning. Felixstowe, which is only a couple of miles down the road, has hosted the start or finish of stages of both the men's & women's races a number of times. Part of the last 6km run in that is always used passes within a hundred yards or so of my home
(Screenshot from last year's TV coverage - from next to the 'For Sale' sign)

Some very familiar roads to me on both stage 1 & 2 this year, but it's always surprising how different they look at a pro's speed and from from the different perspective of the motorbike coverage.

 

[No Ta Doctor]

That's just embarassing. That's basically the flattest you can design a road whilst allowing it to drain!

Starting to wonder if it would be easier to categorise a random bit of camber somewhere

 

[Blazing Saddles]

Saturday forecast looks good too, I parked in Llanfoist and walked up last time but will probably do it from the other side this time.

It was easy from the Blaenavon side. No problem parking, so only a short walk to the Keepers.

 

[N0bodyOfTheGoat]

Starting to wonder if it would be easier to categorise a random bit of camber somewhere

They should have an artificial hill that can be transported to pancake stages.🤣

 

[rich p]

They should have an artificial hill that can be transported to pancake stages.🤣

One of those cyclocross ones made out of scaffold where the riders have run up a staircase. Sounds like a good idea

 

[gsk82]

Coming within 15 miles of my house (Southwold) today. Forecast is dire or I’d have gone and watched. Bugger if I’m paying *£300 for parking in Southwold, and getting cold and wet to watch some cyclists for 10 seconds…..

The cars are more interesting than the riders.

 

[Dogtrousers]

They should have an artificial hill that can be transported to pancake stages.🤣

An artificial hill you say? That reminds me of this unhinged idea.

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/step-1-build-hill-step-2-profit.224063/

I know what i am doing dont doubt me.

 

[ColinJ]

You never know whether to believe those road closed signs when you're out on your bike. Sometimes it's possible to sneak past the blockage, even if it means carrying your bike. It's always worth checking. I'd advise the riders to give it a go.

I came across a 'road closed' sign on my ride today. The driver in front of me discovered that it was very closed to motor traffic - the entire width of the road was dug up and barriered off. I just hopped up onto the pavement for a few metres and cycled round it...

As for the Tour of Britain. I quite enjoy watching it but don't usually get excited about it.

 

[Alex321]

I live 5 miles away from the top of the Tumble.
I was on the finishing line last time it was used and the weather was glorious.
It’s not often you can say that…

Last time it was in Wales, it came right through my village, about 200 yards from my house. I watched it through tere, then cycled up to Caerphilly Mountain, which they did twice that year, finishing in Caerphilly itself.

This time Caerphilly is the closest it gets to me, and I expect to be up there again on Sunday - forecast is 50% chance of rain at that time.