Tour de France - or "The Bike Race" - anybody else watching it


  1. jimbo45
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    Tour de France - or "The Bike Race" - anybody else watching it


    Hi there

    Anybody else watching this -- the UK stages were magnificent - especially "Le Grand depart " in Yorkshire.

    I watched it from the Yorkshire moors - top of stage at Holme Moss. I'm currently on a gig in Manchester so I cycled to Holme Moss -- nothing like the "proper riders" though.

    Brilliant day out -- I don't think anyone ever thought the Brits would go absolutely bonkers for a FRENCH Event !!! -- even the French tour director was totally amazed - said the best Le Grand Depart ever !!!!

    BBC News - Tour de France Holme Moss crowds gather at race summit

    However the most surprising piece was a sharp hill on a back surburban street in Sheffield just before the stage end - the French called it Cote du Jenkin Road !!!! -- Nobody had ever heard of that street - but it's a tourist attraction now -- just an ordinary backstreet in a grimy part of Sheffield !!!

    Up hill and down dale as Sheffield stages a frantic finish - Yorkshire Evening Post

    Tour de France 2014: Murder in suburbia as riders embark on steepest hill in this year?s race - Telegraph

    In some of the Yorkshire villages - RIDERS assistants were taking pictures of the CROWD !!! That must be the first time ever.

    Enjoy !!!!!

    Cheers
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  3. Joan Archer
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    It's on now, the first stage in France. In this household you can forget anything else on TV when cycling is on as far as my hubby is concerned. Doesn't matter what race it's watched, we pick it up via EuroSport on Sky.

    Hubby used to be a cyclist when younger, he has the scars to prove it, he belonged to a club and went all over racing. A bit upset this year as Mark crashed out, I like watching him.
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So, anybody here a cycling fan or paying attention to the race this year? It's been an interesting couple of stages thus far and the cobblestone racing was pretty wild...of course it did take a few big players out of the race which was a bummer.
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