Tour of Britain (Women and men)

[Shadow]

Chapeau... brits 1 & 2.

 

[No Ta Doctor]

Very impressive from Cat Ferguson. Powerful sprint on wet cobbles

 

[mididoctors]

Faulkner had a lot of bad luck

 

[13 rider]

Possibly son no. 2 watching on. At least he could applaud

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Did he catch that bottle ?

 

[DCLane]

@13 rider - You would think I could identify my own child or that he'd know where he was . Actual son no. 2 in University of Nottingham shorts and a shower jacket at 20km to go, not 24km to go:

 

[T4tomo]

This is awesome racing, just caught a rewind of the end of the stage after getting back in from playing hockey, great effort and nous from Cat Ferg.

 

[Cathryn]

Very nasty crash ..... SD worx girl screaming in agony ....compound break I think

The scream was awful!

 

[Cathryn]

Ludwig out with a puncture

Pic of CUL on insta after the stage absolutely gutted! She’s not had a great season and I think it’s weighing on her!

 

[Mr Celine]

@13 rider - You would think I could identify my own child or that he'd know where he was . Actual son no. 2 in University of Nottingham shorts and a shower jacket at 20km to go, not 24km to go:

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IDing ones bike is always easier...

Mine and Mrs Celine's bikes on the second pass of Dingleton Hill.

We watched the first pass from further down the hill, rode home for lunch getting wet in the process, rode back to watch the second pass and got absolutely drenched.

Very poor marshalling, there was no one to stop cars turning on to the course from the side roads on to the hill after the initial police motorcycles had left. Even on the first pass the gaps at the back of the field were so long a few cars turned on to the hill, at least going in the same direction as the race.

Much worse on the second pass with several cars going down the hill towards the riders.

 

[mididoctors]

Better race than the vuelta feminina

 

[mididoctors]

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Much worse on the second pass with several cars going down the hill towards the riders.

We didn't see that on the feed . The race splintering seemed to overwhelm the organisation

 

[TomDW]

This is awesome racing, just caught a rewind of the end of the stage after getting back in from playing hockey, great effort and nous from Cat Ferg.

Her specialism is winning in the rain 😄

 

[mididoctors]

Her specialism is winning in the rain 😄

She was the co- instigator of the winning move . Did a ton of work .

 

[OldShep]

IDing ones bike is always easier...

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Mine and Mrs Celine's bikes on the second pass of Dingleton Hill.

We watched the first pass from further down the hill, rode home for lunch getting wet in the process, rode back to watch the second pass and got absolutely drenched.

Very poor marshalling, there was no one to stop cars turning on to the course from the side roads on to the hill after the initial police motorcycles had left. Even on the first pass the gaps at the back of the field were so long a few cars turned on to the hill, at least going in the same direction as the race.

Much worse on the second pass with several cars going down the hill towards the riders.

I was lower down the hill the police stopped the cars ( 2nd pass) coming down at the bottom. A problem being a Guest carrying car took the position of blocking off a road but it left long before the last riders leaving the road open.

 

[Cathryn]

Mara Roldan broke her femur in the crash today. Poor kid! Apparently Lizzie Deignan stayed with her, holding her hand until she got looked after.

So many riders seem to have wonderful days and then crash out the next day. Longo Borghini and Neidermeyer last year, Lecourt and Roldan this week.