Tour de France 2014

Hello all,

Thought this could be of interest, my two part interview with the chap who was responsible for bringing and organising the 5th stage of the 1994 Tour in Portsmouth. Details the hurdles of bringing such a massive operation to town whilst keep in schtum and discusses any potential legacies on a local and national level.

http://www.strong-island.co.uk/2014/06/30/when-the-tour-came-to-portsmouth-a-conversation-with-john-bagnall-part-12/

http://www.strong-island.co.uk/2014/07/02/when-the-tour-came-to-portsmouth-a-conversation-with-john-bagnall-part-22/

Rather selfishly a friend of mine decided to get married in the Dorset countryside tomorrow, so I wish everyone attending a great time.

I'm planning on watching around Lea Bridge Road but I can't really remember what it's like. Any suggestions for vantage points, cheers.

I keep having mild panic attacks, worrying that the Tour route doesn't actually pass Luci's Corner. I just imagine us all stood there like lemons in the wrong location entirely...

...like I did during the 2002 Vuelta.

Off your tits on cheap drugs and Spanish cooking lager?

I thought I recognised you from somewhere...

You owe me 11 years child maintenance, you scoundrel.

With luck I'll get to see Sat on TV but then it'll be Tivo catchup next week.

Good People of LFGSS, I am Kooz, long time reader of your beautifull forum, first time poster.

On route to Leeds this eve, was thinkin of wild camping but am gna be left with too much to carry so may have to find a thick enough bush to crash in saturday.

Tillover, Do u still have a couch going spare in Harrogate?
I'td only be for the sat night.

i hope it durnt rain
https://twitter.com/tonyhusband1/status/485070512398532608

Start time on Saturday has changed by five minutes - 11.05 kick off.

list

**Saturday **
Hawes

1. Mikey5000 (going up to Buttertubs with luck)
   
2. Satoshi
   
3. Poots
   
4. Mr Poots
   
   

Harewood House

1. Ramaye
   
2. Brun's sister (plus fiancee, and Brun himself might put in an appearance later on)
   
3. Luci
   T4. (probably working in a marquee)
   
4. Hats
   
   

Harrogate

1. TIlover
   
2. 105champ
   
   

Broughton Hall (Rapha Tempest Festival)

1. Doctor Cake
   
2. Howard
   
3. HMS (realname Howard so this ^ could get confusing)
   Probably heading into Skipton to watch the race pass
   
   

Cote du Cray

1. Spacey99
   
   

Crazy circular ride to Yorkshire and back in time for the Tour de Essex on Monday (!!) (possible ride up there from Lundun-town on Saturday sometime)
? howradmichello
{Garmin/otherwise-wise-of-the-route guide needed, Rod Munch??!}
{+team}
..

Sunday
Luci's corner (Reservoir Rd Haworth, Keighley, West Yorkshire BD22 0EZ)

1. General Lucifer
   
2. Anyone who is a) in Yorkshire and b) not too hungover to ride there.
   
3. Ramaye
   
4. Howard
   
5. Sparky
   
6. Doctor Cake
   
7. Poots
   
8. Mr Poots
   
9. T4 (possibly)
   
10. Hats (possibly)
    
11. Mi7rennie (and crew)
    
12. Brun (+2, neither of which are his sister)
    
    
    

Harrogate

1. TIlover
   
2. 105champ
   
   

Cote du Blubberhouses

1. HMS
   
   

Holme Moss
1.umop3pisdn
2.Mikey5000 +1

Haute Bradfield

1. eone + others
   
   

Monday
Green park

1. Velocio
   
2. HMS
   
3. Dammit
   
   

Olympic Park

1. Mikey5000
   
2. Mrs5000
   
3. photoben
   
4. clara
   
   

Le Tour de Essex: ride out to the village of Fyfield to watch Le Tour pass by
(see thread for list)

I thought I recognised you from somewhere...

You owe me 11 years child maintenance, you scoundrel.

That was tynan.

Hello all,

Thought this could be of interest, my two part interview with the chap who was responsible for bringing and organising the 5th stage of the 1994 Tour in Portsmouth. Details the hurdles of bringing such a massive operation to town whilst keep in schtum and discusses any potential legacies on a local and national level.

http://www.strong-island.co.uk/2014/06/30/when-the-tour-came-to-portsmouth-a-conversation-with-john-bagnall-part-12/

http://www.strong-island.co.uk/2014/07/02/when-the-tour-came-to-portsmouth-a-conversation-with-john-bagnall-part-22/

Rather selfishly a friend of mine decided to get married in the Dorset countryside tomorrow, so I wish everyone attending a great time.

Thanks for the links.

I watched Le Tour roll through Havant from the roadside. The speeds that they were going were frightening!

I have arrived! I'm staying near Pudsey...

In for both Harewood House tomorrow and Luci's corner on Sunday.

Does anyone have a number for tilover?

list

**Saturday **
Hawes

1. Mikey5000 (going up to Buttertubs with luck)
   
2. Satoshi
   
3. Poots
   
4. Mr Poots
   
   

Harewood House

1. Ramaye
   
2. Brun's sister (plus fiancee, and Brun himself might put in an appearance later on)
   
3. Luci
   T4. (probably working in a marquee)
   
4. Hats
   
   

Harrogate

1. TIlover
   
2. 105champ
   
   

Broughton Hall (Rapha Tempest Festival)

1. Doctor Cake
   
2. Howard
   
3. HMS (realname Howard so this ^ could get confusing)
   Probably heading into Skipton to watch the race pass
   
   

Cote du Cray

1. Spacey99
   
   

Crazy circular ride to Yorkshire and back in time for the Tour de Essex on Monday (!!) (possible ride up there from Lundun-town on Saturday sometime)
? howradmichello
{Garmin/otherwise-wise-of-the-route guide needed, Rod Munch??!}
{+team}
..

Sunday
Luci's corner (Reservoir Rd Haworth, Keighley, West Yorkshire BD22 0EZ)

1. General Lucifer
   
2. Anyone who is a) in Yorkshire and b) not too hungover to ride there.
   
3. Ramaye
   
4. Howard
   
5. Sparky
   
6. Doctor Cake
   
7. Poots
   
8. Mr Poots
   
9. T4 (possibly)
   
10. Hats (possibly)
    
11. Mi7rennie (and crew)
    
12. Brun (+2, neither of which are his sister)
    
    
    

Harrogate

1. TIlover
   
2. 105champ
   
3. The Seldom Killer (cap freshly washed for ease of identification)
   
   

Cote du Blubberhouses

1. HMS
   
   

Holme Moss
1.umop3pisdn
2.Mikey5000 +1

Haute Bradfield

1. eone + others
   
   

Jawbone Hill, Oughtibridge

1. The Seldom Killer (cap a bit sweaty and rank)
   
   

Monday
Green park

1. Velocio
   
2. HMS
   
3. Dammit
   
   

Olympic Park

1. Mikey5000
   
2. Mrs5000
   
3. photoben
   
4. clara
   
   

Le Tour de Essex: ride out to the village of Fyfield to watch Le Tour pass by
(see thread for list)

Thanks for the links.

I watched Le Tour roll through Havant from the roadside. The speeds that they were going were frightening!

Nice, always good to hear from people down our way on here.

Good to see you Luci... Looking forward to seeking out some forumers at Harewood House tomorrow.

list

Saturday
Hawes

1. Mikey5000 (going up to Buttertubs with luck)
   
2. Satoshi
   
3. Poots
   
4. Mr Poots
   
   

Harewood House

1. Ramaye
   
2. Brun's sister (plus fiancee, and Brun himself might put in an appearance later on)
   
3. Luci
   T4. (probably working in a marquee)
   
4. Hats
   
   

Harrogate

1. TIlover
   
2. 105champ
   
   

Broughton Hall (Rapha Tempest Festival)

1. Doctor Cake
   
2. Howard
   
3. HMS (realname Howard so this ^ could get confusing)
   Probably heading into Skipton to watch the race pass
   
   

Cote du Cray

1. Spacey99
   
   

Crazy circular ride to Yorkshire and back in time for the Tour de Essex on Monday (!!) (possible ride up there from Lundun-town on Saturday sometime)
? howradmichello
{Garmin/otherwise-wise-of-the-route guide needed, Rod Munch??!}
{+team}
..

Sunday
Luci's corner (Reservoir Rd Haworth, Keighley, West Yorkshire BD22 0EZ)

1. General Lucifer
   
2. Anyone who is a) in Yorkshire and b) not too hungover to ride there.
   
3. Ramaye
   
4. Howard
   
5. Sparky
   
6. Doctor Cake
   
7. Poots
   
8. Mr Poots
   
9. T4 (possibly)
   
10. Hats (possibly)
    
11. Mi7rennie (and crew)
    
12. Brun (+2, neither of which are his sister)
    
    
    

Harrogate

1. TIlover
   
2. 105champ
   
3. The Seldom Killer (cap freshly washed for ease of identification)
   
   

Cote du Blubberhouses

1. HMS
   
   

Holme Moss
1.umop3pisdn
2.Mikey5000 +1

Haute Bradfield

1. eone + others
   
   

Jawbone Hill, Oughtibridge

1. The Seldom Killer (cap a bit sweaty and rank)
   
   

Monday
Green park

1. Velocio
   
2. HMS
   
3. Dammit
   
   

Olympic Park

1. Mikey5000
   
2. Mrs5000
   
3. photoben
   
4. clara
   
5. dave4 and little d4s
   
   

Anyone know if there will be screens in the olympic park?

Le Tour de Essex: ride out to the village of Fyfield to watch Le Tour pass by
(see thread for list)

kinda half-(no, four-fifths-)glad nobody took-up me dare of a ride up-north (quite a long way) today.. deffo for another day, planned would be good, after all the Yorkshire*TdF hype dies down a bit!!!

(Yorkshire is trending in popular culture of late no, Hockney, #ABiggerPicture)

.. and besides.. next need to check that Rod Munch survived that Wales audax... (!)

@dave4, stuff the screens, its all about seeing with your own eyes (!!!)

@aggi, re. Lea Bridge Road

revised list - after withdrawal of that crazy suggestion to ride up north today (!)

ref. http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2014/us/parcours-general.html

Saturday - todayYey!
Hawes

1. Mikey5000 (going up to Buttertubs with luck)
   
2. Satoshi
   
3. Poots
   
4. Mr Poots
   
   

Harewood House
http://harewood.org/

1. Ramaye
   
2. Brun's sister (plus fiancee, and Brun himself might put in an appearance later on)
   
3. Luci
   T4. (probably working in a marquee)
   
4. Hats
   
   

Harrogate

1. TIlover
   
2. 105champ
   
   

Broughton Hall (Rapha Tempest Festival)

1. Doctor Cake
   
2. Howard
   
3. HMS (realname Howard so this ^ could get confusing)
   Probably heading into Skipton to watch the race pass
   
   

Cote du Cray

1. Spacey99
   
   
   
   

Sunday
Luci's corner (Reservoir Rd Haworth, Keighley, West Yorkshire BD22 0EZ)

1. General Lucifer
   
2. Anyone who is a) in Yorkshire and b) not too hungover to ride there.
   
3. Ramaye
   
4. Howard
   
5. Sparky
   
6. Doctor Cake
   
7. Poots
   
8. Mr Poots
   
9. T4 (possibly)
   
10. Hats (possibly)
    
11. Mi7rennie (and crew)
    
12. Brun (+2, neither of which are his sister)
    
    
    

Harrogate

1. TIlover
   
2. 105champ
   
3. The Seldom Killer (cap freshly washed for ease of identification)
   
   

Cote du Blubberhouses

1. HMS
   
   

Holme Moss
1.umop3pisdn
2.Mikey5000 +1

Haute Bradfield

1. eone + others
   
   

Jawbone Hill, Oughtibridge

1. The Seldom Killer (cap a bit sweaty and rank)
   
   
   
   

Monday

http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2014/us/stage-3.html

Green park

1. Velocio
   
2. HMS
   
3. Dammit
   
   

Olympic Park

1. Mikey5000
   
2. Mrs5000
   
3. photoben
   
4. clara
   
5. dave4 and little d4s
   
   

Le Tour de Essex: ride out to the village of Fyfield to watch Le Tour pass by
http://www.lfgss.com/thread129679.html
(see thread for list)

Any good suggestions on how to watch the tour on an iPhone?

tv catchup?

Eurosport player.

Ha ha, Cav on Eurosport just now.

"This is like D-Day for you today?"

"No not really. Why's that? Lots of people lost their lives on D-Day."

♥

The ride has started.

I'm planning on watching around Lea Bridge Road but I can't really remember what it's like. Any suggestions for vantage points, cheers.

maybe navigate to where Cross Roads / Earl's Path meets Epping New Road, to enjoy a pint or few at The Robin Hood, as long as its open that day..

.. good vantage viewspot might be upon the roundabout there with a view of them approaching ?!