Tour of Britain Photos

[Salvatore]

Magnus Backstedt sprints for the line, with Rob Hayles on his wheel (and, it would appear,, Petacchi's head up his arse):




Chasing down the break:

[Fixedwheelnut]

 Very good.  some of my best ones and a link to the rest.

[Jacomus]

Very good.  some of my best ones and a link to the rest.

Ha! I had a feeling I saw you, but couldn't be sure. (also didn't want to shout "Oi, FWN!" in case it wasn't you!)

You were wearing a yellow and maroon team jersey IIRC.

You can see me in that pic - the HiVi blur above normal crowd height (I was sitting onna big box of TL electronics) and a blur of bright red next to me which was Emily.

[David Martin]

My kids are annoyed that it isn't coming to Dundee..

Though I might mention to the council/visitScotland that a Dundee-Aviemore stage with a finish at the chairlift would be a fantastic way to show off the Highlands (Dundee->Glenshee->Lecht->Bridge of Brown-> Grantown on Spey -> Aviemore ->Ski Lift.

Definitely not a Cav friendly stage.

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[blackpuddinonnabike]

My kids are annoyed that it isn't coming to Dundee..

Though I might mention to the council/visitScotland that a Dundee-Aviemore stage with a finish at the chairlift would be a fantastic way to show off the Highlands (Dundee->Glenshee->Lecht->Bridge of Brown-> Grantown on Spey -> Aviemore ->Ski Lift.

Definitely not a Cav friendly stage.

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Time for a full-on week-long Tour d'Ecosse I reckon.

[clarion]

I think anth deserves the KOM jersey more than anyone who trundled around a pretty flat bit of London yesterday...

[Fixedwheelnut]

Very good.  some of my best ones and a link to the rest.

Ha! I had a feeling I saw you, but couldn't be sure. (also didn't want to shout "Oi, FWN!" in case it wasn't you!)

You were wearing a yellow and maroon team jersey IIRC.

You can see me in that pic - the HiVi blur above normal crowd height (I was sitting onna big box of TL electronics) and a blur of bright red next to me which was Emily.

 Ha, you should have shouted I'll answer to anything    You must have been right next to another of my friends Tim and his wife just to your left.

 I was wearing my yellow and maroon Catford CC top along with Cliffe one of my club mates 

 cheers
 Steve

[eck]

Time for a full-on week-long Tour d'Ecosse I reckon.

Stage 1: Deeside Loop 200k
Stage 2: Tayside Transgression 300k
Stage 3: Snow Roads 300k individual TT
Stage 4: Kingdom Come 400k
Stage 5: Northern Highlights 500k TTT
Stage 6: Daylight 600k
Stage 7: Rest day. 

[αdαmsκι]

Anyone want to enter their snaps to this comp to win a Canon camera?

[Fixedwheelnut]

 Some more photo's here taken by Trailandtrack
http://www.flickr.com/photos/trailandtrack/

[tonyh]

Stage 3: Snow Roads 300k individual TT

 

[darkpoint]

I have just managed to upload the photographs that I took while at stage one..

They are now here:
Flickr: Russ Darkpoint's Photostream

[clarion]

Not uploaded my Stage One photos yet.  Maybe tonight...

[Really Ancien]

I had a nice day out watching the Tour of Britain and sampling the activities on offer at the Southport Festival of Cycling and the ambience of Lord Street on a sunny Sunday afternoon. Here is a 5 minute film with integral Mozart.
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/t6ZRm-O3A6U&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/t6ZRm-O3A6U&rel=1</a>

Damon.

[Fixedwheelnut]

 Another TofB picture but this is the best in my view, taken by Colin Barnes ;



 

[Really Ancien]

I can't decide which of these pics by my mate Dave Robinson I should enter in the competition, all taken outside the Dunkirk Hall pub in Leyland.












Damon.

[Deano]

For stage 6, I stood near the top of the KOM at Maiden Law, County Durham.  I missed the leader and only caught the back of the second rider 



Then the peloton came past. I suspect this to be Malcolm Elliott:

                                         

At the back:



Extensive research leads me to believe that this is Santiago Botero off the back:

                                         

[clarion]

That does look like Malc - his hairstyle is a relic of the 80s

[Salvatore]

Tyler Hamilton emerges from the Rock Racing bus.

[Really Ancien]

I ended up posting this photo for the Tour of Britain photo competition.

From what I read in the Guardian last week Bradley probably still had a hangover.
They phoned today to say they'd put it in the final 10 and would be sending me 2 tickets to the Bike Show, anyone fancy representing Dave. I've got to tell him down the pub tonight that I put my name on the entry so it would match up with the e-mail address.

Damon.