Tour of Britain

For those interested on volunteer at the Tour of Britain this year:

http://tourofbritain.co.uk/volunteer_pages/volunteer_2007.asp

Starts in London tomorrow at Crystal palace. Last chance to catch some racing action this year after Winston's keirin event sadly got cancelled.

More info at: http://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/

I went.
it was excellent, very well organised (despite our press passes not getting us into the hospitality area!)

didn't see anyone off this forum, bloody poor show!

a real shame it wasn't as widely advertised as it could have been, given the turn out at the TDF this year

Great course and a fantastic result. Judging by the number of polka dot hats they were trying to hand out larger crowds were expected.

i was there, though with out my fixed (waiting for new wheels, only one week to go!) it was good and i took a load of photos, but it defiantly lacked in the freebes department, where where all the free racing hats? no one wants a silly polka dot sun hat

RPM . . . . didn't see anyone off this forum, bloody poor show!

So, you didn't see me at the front of the pack on my single speed shopper ?

you must have been so fast I missed you when I blinked

RPM you must have been so fast I missed you when I blinked

Yes, I did start a couple of days early, that might have been it, I am surprised that more of the racers don't try this, it certainly gave me an edge.

I was there aswell with a few others, saw a few other fixies, someone wandering around with a blue Pompino, anyone here?

Here are some pics I took
Tour of Britain Prologue pics some are doubles that have been altered :)

hmm not quite the 36 deep around the whole course as per the tdf
there has been little if any publicity about this compared to the tdf i only heard about it end of the week

More Information here

I love the KOM signs there.....

Makes me wonder if I've missed something there over the past couple of years

it will be a great day of racing. the lap race of the mall two years ago was brilliant. this is a full circuit, bag a spot by a big screen, watch the racing unfold and see them come past ten times.

king of the molehills.

KOM? Is there a the badly layed manhole cover near the tower?

Someone will be sponsoring the KoM competition so they need to present the jersey at the end of each stage, therefore some kind of hill, even if it's a traffic bump, will be categorised to allow for this.

You forget that professional cycling is part entertainment, part sport and part corporate junkit.

On the plus side, it does open up the possibility (in fact, likelihood) that the KoM jersey will be won by a sprinter/time-triallist.

I have applied to marshall the start, will be cool to see all of the kit and that.

KOM? Is there a the badly layed manhole cover near the tower?

Where in London ISN'T there a dodgy manhole cover?

surely this needs a bump as it's getting closer..

it's next (not this coming) Sunday!

same lack of advertising as last year, I'll still be going

I was thinking of trying to get a spot on the bit of Waterloo bridge overlooking victoria embankment.. Do I stand a chance in hell or is there somewhere better?

It's a long circuit and it won't be that popular (sadly) so I'm sure you'll be able to get the spot you want.

Deffo gonna be down for this - can't wait. Some good riders doing it too... not sure how they figure that Tower Hill gets King of the Mountains points but hey...