BS: Tour of Britain anyone?

Subject: BS: Tour of Britain anyone?
From: Dave Masterson
Date: 23 Jun 04 - 04:09 AM

For those who may not know, Britain has got it's national pro tour back this year. It's on from September 1 – 5. Details below. 2 teams have already signed up – Lotto-Domo and Mr Bookmaker.com

http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/news/2004/06_june/02_tob.shtml

Subject: RE: BS: Tour of Britain anyone?
From: muppett
Date: 23 Jun 04 - 07:12 AM

Dave do you think I could get a sponsor to do a tour of the folk festivals in Britain, possibly a brewery?

Subject: RE: BS: Tour of Britain anyone?
From: Dave Masterson
Date: 23 Jun 04 - 07:26 AM

Stroll on Muppett - if you got sponsorship from a brewery you'd never get past the prologue!!!

Subject: RE: BS: Tour of Britain anyone?
From: Dave Masterson
Date: 23 Jun 04 - 08:32 AM

From Cycling News website -

French Division I team Crédit Agricole confirmed this week its plans to ride the tour, featuring Britain's Bradley Wiggins on the team roster. The Belgian Division I team Chocolade Jacques will also field a team in the Tour of Britain

Subject: RE: BS: Tour of Britain anyone?
From: artbrooks
Date: 23 Jun 04 - 09:22 AM

Looks as if US Postal is already committed to the Tour of Spain, 4-26 September.

Subject: RE: BS: Tour of Britain anyone?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 23 Jun 04 - 09:22 AM

Great site, thanks!

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: Tour of Britain anyone?
From: muppett
Date: 24 Jun 04 - 04:45 AM

Appen you're right Dave, but wouldn't it be great

Subject: RE: BS: Tour of Britain anyone?
From: GUEST,Van
Date: 24 Jun 04 - 02:58 PM

Tour of Britain my arse - a token stage in Wales the rest in England. I remember proper tours of Britain when they ventured north of the border. To good crowds too whenever i watched it.

Subject: RE: BS: Tour of Britain anyone?
From: Dave Masterson
Date: 25 Jun 04 - 08:17 AM

Unfortunately Van, you can only go so far on a bike in five days (even at racing speeds), although in previous editions of the race it has started/finished in Scotland. But you can't go everywhere every time can you?
To see what could have been go here:

http://sport.scotsman.com/other.cfm?id=1266642003

Seems to be the same old story – if it ain't soccer or watching paint dry (pronounced 'golf') forget it. Looks like the money men prepared to take a risk are in England.

Subject: RE: BS: Tour of Britain anyone?
From: Dave Masterson
Date: 07 Jul 04 - 08:51 AM

Current list of entrants as at 7 July:

Lotto-Domo (Bel)
Mr Bookmaker (Bel)
Credit Agricole (Fra)
Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf (Bel)
Panaria-Margres (Ita)
Navigators (USA)
CSC (Den) (Michele Bartoli & Ivan Basso contracted to ride)

Subject: RE: BS: Tour of Britain anyone?
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 07 Jul 04 - 03:20 PM

But surely starting in Scotland would be a good idea, - it's all downhill from there!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Tour of Britain anyone?
From: Cats
Date: 08 Jul 04 - 09:29 AM

It's a great pity the Tour doesn't come anywhere near the West Country. A few years ago the Milk race started from Cornwall and it's never been back - something to do with it being too difficult!!! We have the possibility of a stunning stage near us.. 55 miles of bends and climbs between Bodmin and Tavistock via Gunnislake. Look at the map. A30, A388, then via kelly Bray and over the Tamar at Gunnislake and into Tavy. It would be brilliant.

Subject: RE: BS: Tour of Britain anyone?
From: Dave Masterson
Date: 14 Jul 04 - 08:12 AM

Current list of entrants as at 13 July:

Lotto-Domo (Bel)
Mr Bookmaker (Bel)
Credit Agricole (Fra)
Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf (Bel)
Panaria-Margres (Ita)
Navigators (USA)
CSC (Den)
US Postal Service – Berry Floor (USA)
Team Barloworld (SA)

Getting better all the time...

Subject: RE: BS: Tour of Britain anyone?
From: Linda Kelly
Date: 15 Jul 04 - 04:19 AM

I'm sorry I can't be doing with those lycra shorts.............

Subject: RE: BS: Tour of Britain anyone?
From: GUEST
Date: 15 Jul 04 - 04:28 AM

This has to be the dullest thread on the board at the moment, sod off to a cycling site.

Subject: RE: BS: Tour of Britain anyone?
From: Dave Masterson
Date: 15 Jul 04 - 09:23 AM

Ah, spoken like a true guest, GUEST.
It may seem a dull thread to you, but it can't be as dull as a life spent trawling through Mudcat looking for threads to berate with your bad grace and language, then hiding behind the guest-wall.
I won't say any more (much as I would like to) as it must be way past your bed-time so, off you go little one…..

Subject: RE: BS: Tour of Britain anyone?
From: Benjamin
Date: 15 Jul 04 - 07:55 PM

It's nice to see a smaller stage race atract such teams as USPS and CSC. Especially towards the end of the season. I can't wait to see who Postal sends, as well as Navigators. However, I'm not sure it's a good idea to have a race so close to the Vuelta next year as some of these teams (like USPS and CSC) will have to ride all three grand tours starting next year.

Subject: RE: BS: Tour of Britain anyone?
From: Dave Masterson
Date: 09 Aug 04 - 08:36 AM

At the risk of infuriating 'GUEST', and for those who are interested, here is the race website.
http://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/index.html

Subject: RE: BS: Tour of Britain anyone?
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 10 Aug 04 - 05:49 AM

I much prefer the Hartley Morris tour of Shep's pubs, Dave. Bikes are dodgy - it's easy to fall off them when you've had too many beers !

Subject: RE: BS: Tour of Britain anyone?
From: muppett
Date: 10 Aug 04 - 11:33 AM

Since when has Glossop been in Yorkshire (see stage 2 route)

Subject: RE: BS: Tour of Britain anyone?
From: Dave Masterson
Date: 12 Aug 04 - 08:48 AM

Muppet - just goes to show what an international sport cycle racing is!
Dave - I'm not so sure about the Shep's Tour. The injuries sustained from falling of a barstool are too horrible to contemplate!!

Subject: RE: BS: Tour of Britain anyone?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 26 Aug 04 - 05:51 PM

PREVIEW: MAPS, PIX, CLIMB PROFILES, START LIST

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: Tour of Britain anyone?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 24 Sep 04 - 03:29 PM

www.cycling.tv has a free archived post-race highlight show, online, with winner's interview.

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: Tour of Britain anyone?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 12 Apr 05 - 09:45 AM

Tour of Britain (2005) stages revealed
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2005/apr05/apr12news2

The Tour of Britain has revealed the 2005 stages in Glasgow's City Chambers today, Tuesday, April 12. After a successful revival of the UK's only major professional road cycle race in 2004, an extra stage has been added to this year's race taking it up to six stages beginning in the heart of Glasgow, Scotland on Tuesday, August 30, finishing in Westminster, London on Sunday, September 4, 2005.

Sixteen teams will battle it out over five days of rugged riding to achieve overall pole position on the podium in London on Sunday, September 4, including the ProTeams Discovery Channel, T-Mobile, Quick.Step, Phonak and Cofidis.

The stages outline as follows:

Stage 1 - August 30: Glasgow - Castle Douglas
Stage 2 - August 31: Carlisle - Blackpool
Stage 3 - September 1: Leeds - Sheffield
Stage 4 - September 2: Buxton - Nottingham
Stage 5 - September 3: Birmingham
Stage 6 - September 4: Westminster, London


The event is supported by Transport for London, The London Development Agency, Visit London and The Mayor's of London's office as Londoners are showing an increasing enthusiasm for cycling, with a 23 percent London-wide increase in cycling last year. Transport for London has increased cycling investment from £12 Million in 2004 to £19.2 Million in 2005/06.

Subject: RE: BS: Tour of Britain anyone?
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 12 Apr 05 - 03:30 PM

It's just as easy to fall off a pair of feet Dave, the way we tend to knock back the falling down water.

Don T.

Subject: RE: BS: Tour of Britain anyone?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 23 Jul 05 - 08:49 AM

From http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/?id=2005/jul05/jul23news3:

World Champion Michael Rogers to Race in Britain
Double world time trial champion Michael Rogers has the chance to bounce back from his Tour de France disappointment when he lines out in the Tour of Britain on August 30. The Quick.Step rider will be aiming to get back to the sort of form which saw him hold the leader's jersey in the Tour of Switzerland.

The six man ProTour squad will also include fellow Tour de France riders Stefano Zanini, winner of Tour of Britain stage 1 last year, and Wilfried Cretskens.

Three strong riders complete the team, namely Filippo Pozzato, Davide Bramati and Nick Nuyens. Between them they have won stages in the Tour de France and Vuelta a España, plus the prestigious Paris-Brussels and Het Volk events.

Tour of Britain race director Tony Doyle today welcomed the news of Michael Rogers's participation. "This is a great coup for the Tour of Britain," he said. "Having an elite rider like Michael is testament to the quality of the Tour of Britain. Michael is a tremendous rider, and to have a reigning world champion in any race is a sign of quality. He and the Quick.Step team will come into the tour with the view and mission statement for success."


Yorkshire Tour ride
A mass-participation ride has been launched to coincide with the Tour of Britain. Called the Yorkshire Tour Ride, it's a three-route ride open to all cyclists and will be run on August 28. Entrants will receive transponder timing, mechanical and nutritional back-up, full signposting and the backing of British Cycling.

The three routes are as follows:

Holme Moss Humdinger - 140km (87 miles)
Challenge Distance
Through northern Britain's cycling heartlands, with classic climbs of Holme Moss and Snake Pass along the way.

Snake Pass Pedal - 80km (50 miles)
Intermediate Distance
Miss the monster climb of Holme Moss, but tackle the Snake Pass and enjoy the best scenery of the ride in the closing miles through Derbyshire.

Le Bradfield Bicyclette - 30km (18.5 miles)
Fun Distance
Ideal for beginners and those at the early stages of building up their cycling fitness, this is an easy drift through the dales and valleys of the Bradfield area on the endge of the Pennines.

More information: www.bcrides.co.uk

Subject: RE: BS: Tour of Britain anyone?
From: wildlone
Date: 23 Jul 05 - 05:02 PM

Interesting thread, I gave up cycling after a knee gave way as I was Cycling up a hill outside Portesham, Dorset.
I use powered two wheeled transport now.
dave

Subject: RE: BS: Tour of Britain anyone?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 30 Aug 06 - 10:32 AM

2006 ToB is underway:

CYCLINGNEWS COVERAGE

See the menu of links down the left side for sub-pages.

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