Well I got to Scunthorpe almost two hours before the start and rather wait for the team buses arriving etc and get some candid photo's of the riders and bikes etc as they got ready, I stood opposite the podium in a prime position for signing on so I could get shots of all the teams, riders as they appeared to do so and then watched them all set off. Never saw any freebies etc, maybe at the team buses but never saw anyone walking around with any so maybe there was none to be had.
I then moved up to the feed station, near Melbourne I think,to grab some more shots as they cycled through slowly. I was then going to move up to one of the hill finishes and then the finish in York but I felt far too tired, hardly slept all night, to do anything so went home and straight to bed, mid afternoon and never even got out for the ride I promised myself.
On the way home found an Agritubel musette on the route so that was a bonus, suprised no one else had picked it up as there was enough cyclists following on behind doing such.
Looking at the highlights on TV though, glad I did not go as it looked a bit too busy for me, but in a way wish I had as I saw later in the programme they were selling ToB merchandise at the finish.
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