Tour de Yorkshire (spoilers tags required)

TheBlaaMan

Seems worthwhile to have a thread for this given that Eddie Dunbar is racing and that there is good coverage on Eurosport over the three days, as follows :

Friday 1st
14:30 Eurosport 2
Live Cycling: Tour de Yorkshire - Stage 1: Bridlington - Scarborough (174km) (120min)

Saturday 2nd
14:00 Eurosport 2
Live Cycling: Tour de Yorkshire - Stage 2: Selby - York (174km) (120min)

Sunday 3rd
15:30 Eurosport 1
Live Cycling: Tour de Yorkshire - Stage 3: Wakefield - Leeds (167km) (90min)

As mentioned on the other 'eddie gone to the uk' thread, days 1 & 3 are filled with climbing with day 2 being one for the sprinters. Eddie is sure to feature if he gets any sort of a chance on days 1 and 3 and he is certainly ambitious but he is going to be competing with World Tour riders so it's not going to be easy. Matt Brammeier and Philip Deignan are also involved and so to is Marcel Kittel, Brad Wiggins, Thomas Voeckler and lots of others. Or should be great to see Eddie racing on this company and with the forecast for the weekend being pretty poor, weather could play a big part in the outcome of the race.

mhiggy09

I think itv4 also has coverage of this event for anyone who dosnt have eurosport.

neris

With all these stage races on tv for the next while how are you meant to get any work done

death1234567

neris wrote: »

With all these stage races on tv for the next while how are you meant to get any work done

Back Dunbar to win every stage and then retire on your winnings.

manwithaplan

This will be interesting but it will be big step up for the local teams. Finishing in the bunch each day would be a decent achievement for Dunbar. You can't help dreaming about him on Greg Van Avermaet's wheel in attacks up the bergs of Yorkshire though.

neris

death1234567 wrote: »

Back Dunbar to win every stage and then retire on your winnings.

and if he doesnt win I have to work to earn money to pay off all the bets I made

harringtonp

mhiggy09 wrote: »

I think itv4 also has coverage of this event for anyone who dosnt have eurosport.

Highlights 7-8 pm each evening

mhiggy09

And live at 2.30 tomorrow. 2.00 Saturday and 3.00 on Sunday

TheBlaaMan

Ye bai, ye

Five in a breakaway: @MarkChristian8 @LoicChetout @RasmusQuaade , Tom Stewart @EddieDunbar #TdY

dastardly00

Marcel Kittel has abandoned.

MPFG

**** Update: @EddieDunbar in the ambulance! Suspected broken clavicle. @letouryorkshire #TdY so sad after a brilliant start #devastated

MPFG

Deignan riding very strong ....in lead group of 5 with Nordhaug

dastardly00

Going to be an exciting finish.

markusz

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markusz

markusz wrote: »

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you know who to vote for:
https://twitter.com/letouryorkshire/status/594147725647675392

dastardly00

Eddie Dunbar has been voted as the most aggressive rider for Stage 1

dastardly00

Massive crowds

dastardly00

This is class!

JK.BMC

That was a brilliant bit of bike racing; last 30km was very much like one of the classics

Rua_ri

JK.BMC wrote: »

That was a brilliant bit of bike racing; last 30km was very much like one of the classics

Thanks for the spoilers there !

Pudsy33

Rua_ri wrote: »

Thanks for the spoilers there !

That's not really a spoiler to be fair.

Rua_ri

Pudsy33 wrote: »

That's not really a spoiler to be fair.

Nope !

this is though

* nothing to see here

Granolite

definitely more of a teaser than a spoiler!

De Bhál

Why would you read a thread about this and not expect to see some spoilers?

If I plan on watching a replay of a race later on and don't want to know the result, the last place I'd be is on here reading a thread about it as the race is live.

Lumen

De Bhál wrote: »

Why would you read a thread about this and not expect to see some spoilers?

If I plan on watching a replay of a race later on and don't want to know the result, the last place I'd be is on here reading a thread about it as the race is live.

Maybe you should read the sticky.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056898013

Helpfully it has the words "**Please Read**" in the thread title.

Brian?

Lumen wrote: »

Maybe you should read the sticky.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056898013

Helpfully it has the words "**Please Read**" in the thread title.

The thread title says "spoilers needed". I don't think the thread should even require spoiler tags!

MPFG

Philip Deignan answering questions on FB from 8.30pm if anyone wants to ask him about his season and life at SKY etc

https://www.facebook.com/TeamSky?fref=nf

De Bhál

Lumen wrote: »

Maybe you should read the sticky.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056898013

Helpfully it has the words "**Please Read**" in the thread title.

I know the rules, I'm just wondering why anyone who doesn't want to know the outcome of a race would read this thread. Thanks anyway.

ROK ON

De Bhál wrote: »

I know the rules, I'm just wondering why anyone who doesn't want to know the outcome of a race would read this thread. Thanks anyway.

So that they can bitch and moan about those that do not use spoilers.

JK.BMC

I think Yorkshire looks a bit like the Ardennes; a good location for top bike racing. Never been to either myself so enjoyed watching it on the telly!

ednwireland

cracking days racing yorkshire shown at its best

#proudtobeyorkshire

Beasty

De Bhál wrote: »

Why would you read a thread about this and not expect to see some spoilers?

If I plan on watching a replay of a race later on and don't want to know the result, the last place I'd be is on here reading a thread about it as the race is live.

Just want to point out that the spoiler rules are applied consistently, and entirely based on what the regulars in the forum wanted.

In the case of a stage race the solution is very simple - if you don't want to use spoiler tags, start a stage specific thread (which is what generally happens in the Grand Tours)

Regardless of that, this thread is for dicussing the race and not forum rules, so can everyone please get back on topic

Thanks

MPFG

Deignan rode at the front nearly all day today ..before the crash, after the crash, on the climbs and into Scarborough ...He deserved the win more than Nordhaug IMO ...and Nordaugh never mentioned him in interviews ...while over in Switzerland Nico Roche has ridden so hard all week for Froome , on climbs on the flat ,etc and sky have no other fit climbers in the race ..both great domestiques and I hope they get their own chances or it would be a travesty

mhiggy09

Matt Brammeier currently in the break with 6 others. They have 2m50sec with 47km left.

MPFG

Just voted for Matt Brammeier for most aggressive rides at @letouryorkshire

wanderer 22

Slightly OT...but that Genesis bike is a beaut :-P

couerdelion

Been a great race so far. Especially enjoying the scenery and the showcasing of Yorkshire as a diverse region scenery wise.

Looking forward to tomorrows stage and the finish in Yorkshires best city

MPFG

Looking forward to this race today ...going to be interesting...Route harder than it looks and the rain will add another dimension esp for SKY

couerdelion

Another tough stage today. Great support again too.