Tour of Britain stage 7, Foxearth and Ballingdon Hill
Well, I got there. Only one nasty moment and that was on the way back. Going in to Fulbourn from the Balsham side there’s a blindish left hand bend just by the right turn to get in to the village proper. I had a bit of speed on as I intended to take this because [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Untimely rim death
So tomorrow I’m intending to cycle to Foxearth and Ballingdon to watch a couple of King of the Mountains points on stage 7 of the Tour or Britain 2010. This will be about a 140km round trip, and the most I’ve done in a single day. Last week, actually for a few weeks before that [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Tour of Britain stage 3, Constitution Hill, Swansea
So, we made it to Constitution Hill for the (almost) end of stage 3 of the 2010 Tour of Britain. Getting there earlyish got us a good spot on the outside of the right hand corner at the summit, next to the King of the Mountains finish. The press and TV cameras set up by [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Tour of Britain 2010 GPS
Lots of pro-riders use GPS doohickeys to track their performance in a race. I’m tracking down what I can of these from this years Tour of Britain, so I can follow the routes myself (maybe) and see just how poorly I compare. Stage 1 – Rochdale to Blackpool Unnamed Sigma Sport Specialized rider Stage 2 [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Tour of Britain 2010
The Tour of Britain is starting soon, and for the first time I’m intending to watch it for real (even though everyone says the best place to see a bike race is on TV). Stage 3 ends in Swansea, with a notable feature being Constitution Hill. My in-laws live in Swansea, whenever we visit them [...]
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