2014 Tour de France will start in Yorkshire and come to Sheffield

[Blue Day 10]

Seems Cav has ligament damage no broken bones.

 

Decision to be made in the morning if he rides

[medusa 16]

The ligament damage also included a dislocated shoulder and there will be no point in him riding if he can't lean on that arm and use is to pull up on the handlebars. If he's going to continue he's going to need even better painkillers than they use normally.

[bassett one 447]

hope it all goes well for everyone,but not my scene so off to the coast for the day

[Bypassblade 10]

Seems Cav has ligament damage no broken bones.

 

Decision to be made in the morning if he rides

 

Just had breaking news on sky it says he's dislocated shoulder, will decide in morning if continuing.

[Doom 10]

Just watched the highlights on ITV 4.....Do the crowds always get that close to the riders at the TdF?

 

Regards

 

Doom

[taxman 12]

Just watched the highlights on ITV 4.....Do the crowds always get that close to the riders at the TdF?

 

Regards

 

Doom

 

Yep, on the French mountain phases the fans can be seen actually pushing the riders up the slopes.

 

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The Grauniad is now reporting a crowd of 2 million.

 

"Just a cycle race"

[wotsit 10]

should be made to ride round rother valley and keep off roads

[JFKvsNixon 11]

should be made to ride round rother valley and keep off roads

 

Could you fit a crowd of 2 million into Rother Valley?

[lilypiglet 10]

Just watched the highlights on ITV 4.....Do the crowds always get that close to the riders at the TdF?

 

Regards

 

Doom

 

They certainly do, there's always someone running along side shouting 'Allez' or in Yorkshire 'Gerrup' there Lad'.

The riders always expect big groups of spectators towards the summit of the climb.

 

Accounts from the riders have been great in respect to the effort the Villages and spectators have put in, they're loving it!

[taxman 12]

should be made to ride round rother valley and keep off roads

 

Why?

 

Don't you care about the boost to the local economy? Anyone with gumption sees this as an opportunity. Only saddoes see it as a problem.

[Funky_Gibbon 42]

Yep, on the French mountain phases the fans can be seen actually pushing the riders up the slopes.

 

Yeah but some of those scenes were a bit mental, they were down to just single file on two occasions and it made the riders pause when the main group arrived. There was plenty of room for the crowd to give a little more space but they were too enthusiastic.

[wotsit 10]

it wont affect most ppl what the economy boost is.all cyclists should been made to ride in a park