and at 19.06 precisely having a little audax moment
Ah, I remember coming down those roads on the Saturday evening of a 400km event, ooh, about 30yrs ago now, in company with, among others, the late Fliss Beard.
It was a long, rapid descent to Barton, and the roads were quite empty of other traffic; so much so that we joked that some unexpected natural disaster must have occurred, wiping out the population. In fact, I believe everyone but us was indoors watching Bob Geldof's 'Live Aid' concert on t'telly.
I expect it was pretty well deserted when Steve swept through this evening. Later in the year the roads ought to be lined with fans watching history being made