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Tour of Britain

  • 12-09-2009 8:36am
    #1
    Beasty
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    Starts today - Scunthorpe to York
    8 stages in total
    17 teams of 5 or 6 riders - 100 in total
    Wiggins is the biggest name. Roche is leading the AG2R team. There are also quite a few from the British track team taking part.

    Website:
    http://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/


Comments

  • #2
    zzzzzzzz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,431 ✭✭✭zzzzzzzz


    Fitz (Cracker) wrote:
    SCUNTHORPE!
    .


  • #3
    Bikerbhoy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,093 ✭✭✭Bikerbhoy


    All the best of luck to Russ and the legend that is Malcolm Elliot and of course the rest of the Candi TV Team, one of the nicest bunch of lads I have ever met..... oh and not forgetting the Big Man Phil Griffiths the leader of the pack....Good luck lads


  • #4
    jwshooter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,612 ✭✭✭jwshooter


    any tv coverage on does any one know ? thanks.


  • #5
    SACH Central
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 349 ✭✭SACH Central


    jwshooter wrote: »
    any tv coverage on does any one know ? thanks.

    Yes indeed. ITV4 are showing highlights each night from 7 to 8


  • #6
    Beasty
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    jwshooter wrote: »
    any tv coverage on does any one know ? thanks.
    Only ITV4, AFAIK:

    Tonight, Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday 7-8
    Tomorrow 7.30-8.30
    Wednesday 8-9
    Thursday 10.30-11.30

    All except the last day repeated around lunchtime the following day


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  • #7
    jwshooter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,612 ✭✭✭jwshooter


    just think if the tour of ireland was in weather like this what a success it would have been,for fans and cyclists


  • #8
    Bikerbhoy
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    Well to be fair we had two good days out of the three it was only on the sunday that the weather took a real turn for the worst..... great turn out all along routes on all 3 days so well done all who suported along the way especially to you hardy souls that came on that horrible sunday afternoon


  • #9
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 78,393 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    Australian Chris Sutton won the first stage, having won a sprint finish ahead of Italian Michel Merlo and Ben Swift of GBR


  • #10
    Beasty
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    Wiggins pulled out after Tuesday's stage in Blackpool to concentrate on the World Road Championships in Switzerland. Apparantly he finished the 148km stage then promptly got on his bike and rode another 50km to his home in Chorley.


  • #11
    Nova_era
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    How is Roche doing? I was looking around the TOB site yesterday but could'nt find any section giving information about standings.


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  • #12
    RobFowl
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    Nova_era wrote: »
    How is Roche doing? I was looking around the TOB site yesterday but could'nt find any section giving information about standings.
    He's 25th over all 40 seconds back(lost 20 seconds in a crash on stage 2 (I think). Has been riding very aggressively and was away in a break that almost stayed away yesterday.


  • #13
    Junior
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,238 ✭✭✭Junior


    He had a crash one of the days, haven't heard much since.


  • #14
    jwshooter
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    rus dowling in 5th after todays stage


  • #15
    Zipp101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 391 ✭✭Zipp101


    jwshooter wrote: »
    rus dowling in 5th after todays stage

    Is he Irish?


  • #16
    Beasty
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    And (48 year old) Malcolm Elliott is in 14th place, only 35 seconds behind the leader (6 seconds down on his team mate Downing)

    There's hope for some of us yet:)


  • #17
    ednwireland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,569 ✭✭✭✭ednwireland


    Zipp101 wrote: »
    Is he Irish?

    no, but won the tour of ireland

    My weather

    https://www.ecowitt.net/home/share?authorize=96CT1F



  • #18
    jwshooter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,612 ✭✭✭jwshooter


    ednwireland wrote: »
    no, but won the tour of ireland

    in world class style


  • #19
    RapidResults
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    Nova_era wrote: »
    but could'nt find any section giving information about standings.
    Use the 'Results' link is along the top, then pick the stage you want.


  • #20
    jwshooter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,612 ✭✭✭jwshooter


    the tour is on itv4 at 10.30 or so tonite


  • #21
    zzzzzzzz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,431 ✭✭✭zzzzzzzz


    jwshooter wrote: »
    the tour is on itv4 at 10.30 or so tonite

    All the stages are available and very well seeded on uknova.com, as well as the tour of ireland hilights, if anyone's a member.


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