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Women's tour - wooo!

Posted: 28 Apr 2014, 12:50pm
by LittleGreyCat
Just realised I am at least semi-pro because I am training on part of the route for the Women's Tour.

That will probably explain the mobs of 'racers' I encountered last Sunday :-)

I do really hope they get the road sweepers out on the course to clean the sand and gravel off the steep blind bends or life might be 'interesting'.

I also hope they stay well out of the 'cycle lanes' because the road surface is generally very poor.
As well as usually blocked by parked vehicles.

[Edit] I will say that it looks a cracking route :-)

[Edit 2] I've just looked at the route map again and noticed the key includes QOM 1 & 2. I assume that this is Queen of the Mountain. Mountain? In Suffolk/Essex? 'Avin a larf!!

Cheers

LGC

Re: Women's tour - wooo!

Posted: 28 Apr 2014, 7:05pm
by Stradageek
I think Emma Pooley was saying that the route lacked a few dramatic highlights however looking at the route for the first two days it takes in all my favourite Northamptonshire lanes and will be both scenic and not a little technically challenging. But then I am a fan of the Northamptonshire roads. Having cycled far and wide in the UK I think that the variety and vast number of beautiful quiet lanes in Northamptonshire take some beating.

I shall be taking a long lunch break from work to cheer the ladies on as they pass through Rothersthorpe

Re: Women's tour - wooo!

Posted: 8 May 2014, 1:24pm
by LittleGreyCat
Poor blighters!

Wet and windy weather for the rest of the tour as far as I can see.
Certainly the Suffolk leg does not look hopeful!

Re: Women's tour - wooo!

Posted: 8 May 2014, 2:36pm
by mjr
See you on Angel Hill? ;-)

Anyone know what happened to that rider face down being treated by the paramedics on yesterday's coverage? :-(

Re: Women's tour - wooo!

Posted: 8 May 2014, 6:07pm
by honesty
Watched the highlights last night for stage one. I see the women don't Deserve resurfacing work like the men are getting for the TdF. Plus peletons going over speed bumps - fun to watch! Some very narrow and technical roads as well. All in all good to watch.

Re: Women's tour - wooo!

Posted: 8 May 2014, 6:33pm
by Bicycler
Something to watch later tonight then. Had no idea it was on TV. Oh, and I don't think the men's TofB warranted road resurfacing either lol

Re: Women's tour - wooo!

Posted: 8 May 2014, 7:33pm
by Stradageek
On the contrary, on Monday I cycled some of what I knew to be the rougher sections of the Day 2 route and was delighted to see long stretches of shiny new tarmac. My local quiet lanes are now much improved - bonus!

Re: Women's tour - wooo!

Posted: 9 May 2014, 7:59pm
by Flinders
I've only seen the highlights of Day 1 so far, but the state of the roads was appalling, even for the UK.
I saw what I thought was loose gravel at some of the junctions, and some of the route seemed to be on highly unsuitable roads as well, some with no room to overtake for miles, which spoiled the race.

Re: Women's tour - wooo!

Posted: 11 May 2014, 10:50am
by cheesypeeps
What channel has it been on? I'll try and find it on catch up!

Re: Women's tour - wooo!

Posted: 11 May 2014, 11:56am
by Bicycler
Highlights have been on ITV 4 in the evenings. They are on ITV Player as Cycling: Women's Tour. They are on there for 1 month, so plenty of catch up time

Re: Women's tour - wooo!

Posted: 12 May 2014, 1:49am
by cheesypeeps
Many thanks, guess what I'm doing 2moro evening :)

Re: Women's tour - wooo!

Posted: 12 May 2014, 7:47pm
by Tonyf33
I waited in the village on Saturday on my way to market and there were a large bunch of stragglers about 5 minutes back (and a couple of two's and three's even further back), certainly on a very windy day and with rain it made what was in reality a fairly 'easy' day very much harder, add in that Hertfordshire's back roads are notoriously pants anyway no wonder they looked knackered when they got to Welwyn Garden City