2nd Tour de Yorkshire (2.1) 29th April to 1st May

MPFGLB

And so we come to Le Tour de Yorkshire … 3 days across the Moors and the Dales


https://twitter.com/CbyFlight/status/719600794820087808

Weather could play a part with snow & sleet especially on the Moors and on the Stage 1

Weather Forecast: http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast-video/21416953

Offical Website including videos of the route and parcours : http://letour.yorkshire.com/2016

Startlist : http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=164441&c=3

Preview : http://cyclinghub.tv/post.php?id=1555

Main Contenders: Nordhaug, Kennaugh, Rowe, Moscon, Barguil, Van Den Broek, Vockleur, Dennis, Kruijswijk, Anton, Adam Yates, Matt Hayman, Edet, Simon

And of course Nicolas Roche who has been training hard lately in Tenerife and in the snow in Italy

The other Irish riders in the race is : Connor Dunne who is showing some good form at present and Michael O Loughlin

TV schedule

Friday April 29 – stage one
LIVE: ITV 4 – 11.45am; British Eurosport 2 – 3pm
Highlights: ITV4 – 7pm; British Eurosport 2 – 10pm

Saturday April 30 – Women’s Tour de Yorkshire
LIVE: British Eurosport 2 – 8.30am; ITV 4 – 10am

Saturday April 30 – stage two
LIVE: ITV 4 – 2.15pm; British Eurosport 2 – 3.45pm
Highlights: ITV4 – 7pm; British Eurosport 2 – 8.15pm

Sunday May 1 – stage three
LIVE: ITV 4 – 11am; British Eurosport 2 – 4pm
Highlights: ITV4 – 7pm; British Eurosport 2 – 10.10pm

Beasty

Looking forward to stage 3 when they go past the house in which I was born as well as a couple of primary schools I went to:)

nilhg

MPFGLB wrote: »

And so we come to Le Tour de Yorkshire … 3 days across the Moors and the Dales


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Main Contenders: Nordhaug, Kennaugh, Rowe, Moscon, Barguil, Van Den Broek, Vockleur, Dennis, Kruijswijk, Anton, Adam Yates, Matt Hayman, Edet, Simon

And of course Nicolas Roche who has been training hard lately in Tenerife and in the snow in Italy

The other Irish rider in the race is : Connor Dunne
who is showing some good form at present

TV schedule

Friday April 29 – stage one
LIVE: ITV 4 – 11.45am; British Eurosport 2 – 3pm
Highlights: ITV4 – 7pm; British Eurosport 2 – 10pm

Saturday April 30 – Women’s Tour de Yorkshire
LIVE: British Eurosport 2 – 8.30am; ITV 4 – 10am

Saturday April 30 – stage two
LIVE: ITV 4 – 2.15pm; British Eurosport 2 – 3.45pm
Highlights: ITV4 – 7pm; British Eurosport 2 – 8.15pm

Sunday May 1 – stage three
LIVE: ITV 4 – 11am; British Eurosport 2 – 4pm
Highlights: ITV4 – 7pm; British Eurosport 2 – 10.10pm

Young Michael O Loughlin also riding with team Wiggins I think, unless something has changed in the last few days. Bit of a baptism of fire for him but will be interesting to see how he gets on.

MPFGLB

nilhg wrote: »

Young Michael O Loughlin also riding with team Wiggins I think, unless something has changed in the last few days. Bit of a baptism of fire for him but will be interesting to see how he gets on.

He is not on the startlist but that Team has not been confirmed

MPFGLB

Beasty wrote: »

Looking forward to stage 3 when they go past the house in which I was born as well as a couple of primary schools I went to:)

Trip down memory lane for you

Never knew you were a Yorkshire man

nilhg

MPFGLB wrote: »

He is not on the startlist but that Team has not been confirmed

I saw it on Stickybottle, would have thought they'd have checked, hopefully they have?

http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/teenager-oloughlin-to-face-big-guns-at-tour-de-yorkshire/

MPFGLB

As I said Wiggins team not confirmed yet

Beasty

MPFGLB wrote: »

Never knew you were a Yorkshire man

Born in the North....

....Riding

Yorkshire born, Yorkshire bred, strong in't arm and .....

They will racing over the exact bit of road where I had my first accident aged 5. Broke my leg crossing the road when I was run over - by a bike!

ednwireland

West Riding rules though actually over this weekend but due to family commitments probably won't see any live.

Pawlie

MPFGLB wrote: »

As I said Wiggins team not confirmed yet

Michael will be on the start line for Team Wiggans.

MPFGLB

Pawlie wrote: »

Michael will be on the start line for Team Wiggans.

Yes I just saw that ...will be a great expeience for him

Updated my intro

slow

Start list here:

https://www.velouk.net/2016/04/28/this-weekend-tour-de-yorkshire/

neris

Nicos in for sky. See chris jul jensen is down for orica aswell.

MPFGLB

So these are the roads in Yorkshire this morning ...Bloody hell

https://twitter.com/GazetteDesSport/status/725940914259021824

Beasty

MPFGLB wrote: »

So these are the roads in Yorkshire this morning ...Bloody hell

Aaaaahhh....

more memories of my childhood

MPFGLB

http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/roche-on-altitude-training-and-his-pride-in-michael-oloughlin/

MB Lacey

Anyone got a live link, I'm not doing very well finding one.
Race starting now 11.50am

MB Lacey

Online coverage found

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MPFGLB

Big crash already ...many riders down

Don't seem to want to let the break go #TDY Wiggins way back already in a small bunch

MPFGLB

In fact a few groups all over the road

MPFGLB

Break gone and all back together .....nothing but scenery for another few hours :-)

MB Lacey

I can't wait for the women's race tomorrow!
Lizzie Armitstead starting from her home town in Otley will make for a great atmosphere, also Otley CC is the club I cycle with when I'm home

I've been trying to find a starting list of all the women cycling but can only find a general list of the 17 women's teams.
If anyone finds a list of names will they put up the link - thanks.

MPFGLB

Peter Kennaugh pulling the peloton already

MB Lacey

The longest retirement ever?
Wiggins states he might cycle the tdYorkshire and tour of Britain again next year!
59th last year and just cycling for the enjoyment in this race, great position to be in.
He's no 31 and cycling at the back of the bunch today.
Very rainy, cold, windy, depressing looking race so far. Thankfully massive cheering crowds in each of the little villages to lighten the mood.

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/lifestyle/walks-and-cycling/tour-de-yorkshire-you-forget-how-hard-it-is-to-ride-yorkshire-terrain-says-sir-bradley-wiggins-1-7883442

MPFGLB

Wouldn't mind Wiggo riding on if he was just more accommodating ...didn't even turn up for press conference or spoke to journos at the start

He is like some sort of grumpy figurehead

MPFGLB

Someone from SKY needs to attack before the end as what is the point of having 6 riders sitting on the front alongside Cleb Ewan


Also Yorshire could have had a more rolling terraine today ...needed to be harder

MPFGLB

And they have put the pressure down and split the peloton

MPFGLB

Strong attack again by Cummings but a little early

Good win by Groenewegen but Ewan boxed in and looked strongest

SKY tactics a bit funny...riding on the front all day ? but no one to lead Van Poppel out

Why work at the front all day ? at least have a rider attack in the last 5 KM ..they had enough riders ot chose from

MB Lacey

'a horrible, horrible day to be cycling' said Boardman.
Wasn't that bad :P
Disappointment for the crowds that Wiggo dropped out midway through today's stage.

MB Lacey

Women's TdY race in totality is being shown now on Eurosport2 8.30am-12.

Well I say totality, for the last 15 mins they've unfortunately lost contact and having to watch the men's race from yesterday.

MPFGLB

Some plane or other had landed and needs to take off again and so blocking coverage of women's race

Wonder who the plonker is in the plane ?

Seemingly the plane who relays the pictures cannot take off ...Not sure if problem is particular to said plane or if its a general isssue in the area

MB Lacey

It's really disappointing given that there's so little coverage of women's cycling on tv.
Last month I was so sure Eurosport would show the women's race in Flanders seeing as the cameras etc were there anyway for the men's race, but no, nothing, there was no coverage anywhere, not even online.
So to have Eurosport show the whole of the women's race today was great!
Seems typical they've lost coverage for last half hour and they're showing some men's race from Chorley.
Thy could at least show some other women's cycling from the vaults.

Beasty

MB Lacey wrote: »

'a horrible, horrible day to be cycling' said Boardman.

He's a Lancastrian - clearly biased, and not paying proper attention to God's Own County......



:pac:

MB Lacey

2 hours in and still no coverage or women's cycling being shown in place.

I'm thinking Peter Kennaugh cut the camera cables so all eyes could stay focused on his races and him alone.
Not that he's self centred or anything.
I mean who wants to see Emma Pooley racing round Yorkshire against Armitstead after all ?

MPFGLB

Explanation of technical issues around relaying pictures


But I do blame France air traffic control as cannot get a replacement as they are on strike AGAIN

Inquitus

Epic TV fail today, makes the coverage of the Tour of Murcia look like an Oscar winning production. World most expensive womens race ever and we see none of it, now the men's has cut out for good as well.

velo.2010

I think they might have been a little bit premature giving that knighthood to Gary Verity!

bazermc

Ah jaysus they have put on tennis now

Inquitus

bazermc wrote: »

Ah jaysus they have put on tennis now

Couldn't get any worse!

bazermc

Inquitus wrote: »

Couldn't get any worse!

Golf?

MPFGLB

Gary Verity is swanning around in a car like the queen with Prudhamme beside him like de Gaulle

How hard is it to ensure you have a backup plan

Is there only one plan in the whole of UK with relay equipment ?

Cycling is a TV sport...Sponsors and Towns on the route paid money to 'host' the event ...but only to get international TV coverage

If I were Otley and Doncaster I'd be looking for a refund from ASO

MPFGLB

Wait there are pictures now

http://www.cyclinghub.tv/livestream

MPFGLB

Always good Orica Backsatge pass
Yorkshire people are very nice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLdUNhOGsLM

MPFGLB

All kicking off at TDY ...Good break with Haas trying to get away ...could be dangerous


The crowds are unbelievable on the roads ...if only 1% continue to watch cycling after this that would be alot of people

MPFGLB

10 Riders in the break with some strong riders

Big teams cannot let them go I'd say

MPFGLB

sky driven echelons have blasted the peloton at the top of that climb..Yates: Pauwels, Kruiswijk and SKY (5 riders ) left

Inquitus

MPFGLB wrote: »

sky driven echelons have blasted the peloton at the top of that climb..Yates: Pauwels, Kruiswijk and SKY (5 riders ) left

Excellent Stage, this could make an amazing one day race, brutal climbs, great scenery, crosswinds, we could do something very similar around Wicklow, no difference between the Moores we see here and the landscape up the top of Sally Gap and surrounds.

Edit: Big shout out to the crowds, huge crowds out even if the weather is pretty crappy, like a queen stage of a Grand Tour in terms of local support!

MPFGLB

Yes there needs to be a 3/4 day Tour in Ireland ...maybe from East Cork up the V then on to Waterford /Wexford and then Wicklow with a sprint on final day into Dublin

MPFGLB

Waiting fro Vockleur to attack

gordongekko

MPFGLB wrote: »

Yes there needs to be a 3/4 day Tour in Ireland ...maybe from East Cork up the V then on to Waterford /Wexford and then Wicklow with a sprint on final day into Dublin

Its takes us over 2 months to sort out a government we wouldd never be able to decide a decent route.

Inquitus

MPFGLB wrote: »

Waiting fro Vockleur to attack