Watching the Tour de France is Total Anti-climax, but that is what cyclists do.
\nYou sit by the roadside for three hours, and the bunch flashes by in 30 seconds, because it is in Yorkshire it will be cold, wet and miserable. (No one does miserable better than Yorkshire).<\/p>\n
I suggest a motorised club run from Edale, taking a picnic lunch to eat while we are waiting for the Tour. Meet at Edale car park 11:00 hrs and ride out to see the Tour between Langsett and Bradfield on the run in to the finish.<\/p>\n
Distances Edale to Bradfield – 18 miles (The Saturday riders could manage this)
\nCongleton to Edale via Buxton (for the hard riders) – 29 miles
\nOrdinary people can drive to Edale, hard riders can ride from Congleton.<\/p>\n
Looking at the timings
\nThe official web sites say the roads will be closed 10 – 12 hours beforehand
\nBut … Cyclists will be allowed access until the roads are handed over to the tour organisers.<\/p>\n
Schedule – working backwards
\nTour de France 15:50
\nPublicity caravan 13:45
\nWe need to be in place before 13:00
\nLeave Edale at 11:00 – this will give people time to pick up food in Hope<\/p>\n
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