Tour of (West) Britain
Posted: 23 Aug 2016, 5:09pm
Have a look at the ToB stages - they're all north and west. How are us east anglians supposed to manage? 
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Re: Tour of (West) Britain
Posted: 23 Aug 2016, 7:17pm
Pay higher council tax, then you council will be able to buy into the event.
Re: Tour of (West) Britain
Posted: 23 Aug 2016, 7:35pm
I've been to western England. Their streets are awash with coppers, you hardly dare drop a bit of litter before its swept up, the roads are like billiard tables... They can afford it. We get crumbs in Essex
Re: Tour of (West) Britain
Posted: 24 Aug 2016, 8:43am
rjb wrote:Pay higher council tax, then you council will be able to buy into the event.
Probably very true. I looked at the difference and was amazed.
West Lancs
1059 - 3178
Essex
753 - 2260
Re: Tour of (West) Britain
Posted: 24 Aug 2016, 10:11am
Paulatic wrote:rjb wrote:Pay higher council tax, then you council will be able to buy into the event.
Probably very true. I looked at the difference and was amazed.
West Lancs
1059 - 3178
Essex
753 - 2260
Wish they would spend some of that on our local lanes.
Regarding the ToB stages - it may be that the areas used are quieter so that there is less impingement on traffic.
Re: Tour of (West) Britain
Posted: 24 Aug 2016, 10:14am
Yes I'm amazed too. Where do poor but not officially poor people (you know, people with a bit of a pension but no more) get 3k£ for council tax?
Re: Tour of (West) Britain
Posted: 1 Sep 2016, 9:53pm
Re: Tour of (West) Britain
Posted: 2 Sep 2016, 7:21pm
Might even cycle down around Tatton Park to watch it on Tuesday, or to the KoM climb a bit further away but would need the time and weather to get home afterwards.
Re: Tour of (West) Britain
Posted: 2 Sep 2016, 7:37pm
Driving east on the A66 today was like standing on the roadside of a tour.
Cavalcade of all the team cars buses and workshop trucks along with the police cars and outriders. Saw Sky, Orica GE, Trek, BMC, Lotto soudal, and Wanti.
Why were they all within minutes of each other on the road? Will they have all come off the same ferry or what other reason?
Cavalcade of all the team cars buses and workshop trucks along with the police cars and outriders. Saw Sky, Orica GE, Trek, BMC, Lotto soudal, and Wanti.
Why were they all within minutes of each other on the road? Will they have all come off the same ferry or what other reason?
Re: Tour of (West) Britain
Posted: 3 Sep 2016, 12:26am
Paulatic wrote:Why were they all within minutes of each other on the road? Will they have all come off the same ferry or what other reason?
I would imagine there could be enough vehicles to make the charter of a whole ferry worthwhile, and probably easier than trying to book on "public" ferry services too.