"Tour of Britain - Stage 1 (12/9/09)Exciting meet up ride"

[JRAB]

Colly,

Not sure whether you mean to Pocklington or if you mean to meet up in Garforth first - if so let me know later in week and we'll wait for you.

Cheers,
Rich.

 

[colly]

Colly,

Not sure whether you mean to Pocklington or if you mean to meet up in Garforth first - if so let me know later in week and we'll wait for you.

Cheers,
Rich.

Ok I will be in touch nearer the off. Going out from Garforth would be good.

 

[Arch]

I was thinking to follow roughly this plan too - catch the race either Melbourne or Pocklington and then on to the finish in York. Anybody heading out from East Leeds / Garforth / Sherburn? Fancy meeting at the Podger pub (Garforth) 9:30am?

Reckon it might be a bit tight getting to York from Pock in time to find a good spot at the finish - likely to be traffic congestion from closed roads plus lots of other cyclists with the same idea...! I might just head for Melbourne (5-10 mins earlier on the route) and then straight up B1228. The "sprint" in Pock might not turn out to be much, quite likely to be a breakaway given the course. Anyone know if there's a cafe in Melbourne?

Rich.

No cafe that I'm aware of - there is a pub and, I think, a little shop.

It might be tight, as you say, getting to the finish in time to get a vantage point - how do folk feel about it? (I'm sure some of you just want to see if you can pick up any discarded bidons...) I'm hoping to do a recce this week for the most direct way from the Elvington road (the B1228) The trouble with Melbourne for a big meet up is really just the lack of a cafe - in fact that whole area is a bit of a cafe desert.

At least the ride back from Pock would give us some sprint training of our own!

 

[HelenD123]

I'm happy for a sprint to the finish. I'm fighting fit after last week!

 

[Arch]

I'm happy for a sprint to the finish. I'm fighting fit after last week!

Go girl!

It would be nice to do Pock as arranged. We'll just have to take our chances coming back. Maybe we could look 'serious' enough for some passing policecar to mistake us for pros and escort us in....

<thinks of what Arch and Arch's bike look like>

Maybe not.... Not many pros have yellow bar ends....

 

[HelenD123]

Go girl!

It would be nice to do Pock as arranged. We'll just have to take our chances coming back. Maybe we could look 'serious' enough for some passing policecar to mistake us for pros and escort us in....

<thinks of what Arch and Arch's bike look like>

Maybe not.... Not many pros have yellow bar ends....

Not many pros have a rack either

 

[Arch]

Not many pros have a rack either

No.

Or mudguards....

 

[craigwend]

Did bit of reccy in Pock yesterday (for my rendevous with family on the day) well we drove up, then went to Millington Woods, then detoured home showing mrs craigwend & jrs the route of the sportive!

Our council rag gives quite a lot of info on timings

Start 10:15 scunny, finish 2:15 york

however more detailed on route

Arrives East Riding boundry between 11:38 & 12:03

Arrives Hodsow lane Pock between 12:37 to 13:06

Leaves Percy Road Pock, between 12:41 to 13:10

Leaves East yorkshire boundry between 13:26 & 14:00

I'm confident Peleton CC can make the York finsh before the 'Pros', you never know like solty last year we may get mistaken for the real peleton!

 

[willhub]

I'll be somewhere in york watching the finish.

 

[Piemaster]

Unfortunately I can't make it - family commitments. I've also only been on my bike for the first time in six weeks just now, and that was only to the shops. Can't really count last weeks Dutch forest bimbles with the family last week on a single speed dutch style hire bike. It was entertaining just having a poorly working coaster brake though - more of a suggestion that I'd like to stop than anything else

 

[Arch]

Postman PM'd me to say he can't make it, due to a chest infection. I'm not sure if his mates are still coming...

So does that make it just me and Galaxy1 from York, I've lost track...

 

[AndrewLincs]

Thank you both for your suggestions.

I am travelling from Lincoln and Pocklington looks good!

How long before the race is due through should we arrive and is it then worth trying to jump ahead for a second view?

Is there a Caravan like the TDF?

Also does anybody know the frequency used by the race radio and teams, I have a scanner and should be able to listen in!

My two young daughter are keen to try and spot Wiggo!

Regards

Andrew

 

[HelenD123]

Andrew,

Our plan is to meet in Pocklington at about 11.30 to give us time to go to a cafe then get a good position, watch the sprint then sprint ourselves to York in time to see the finish. Sorry, can't answer your other questions!

 

[postman]

Ok i have now stopped coughing and got a couple of good nights sleep in.Very weird it all started after me and the wife filled a maxi skip with gardening rubbish.

Everything went in soil couple of dead trees,brickwork from a wall 9ft sunflowers and a load of hedge cuttings.

I am nearly clear of the wheezing.I am wondering if i had an allergic reaction to some pollen or such like.Cos it's settling down fast now.

Anyway i will meet up with this posse one day.

 

[postman]

Sorry forgot to say no one coming from Leeds.