Showing posts with label Tour of Britain 2012. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tour of Britain 2012. Show all posts
Tour of Britain
Over to Reepham today, a historic market town a few miles east from where we live.
We were there to see the Tour of Britain race pass through.
The summer of gatherings continued, as hundreds of people crowded into the centre of the town as the time for the arrival of the cyclists neared. There was also a Panther brewery beer tent which is always a bonus...
I've blogged previously about the impact of this race on the local economy. There were certainly people taking advantage of the crowds, but also a nice atmosphere. Any cyclist or car coming through as the race approached was cheered, and waved to the crowds.
Then the cyclists came through - a small leading group, who were later caught, and then the peloton, led by Sky and Garmin riders, and past came Bradley Wiggins (left in picture) and Mark Cavendish in the world champion's jersey...
The race continues all week, and some live coverage is on ITV4.
Picture: Alan Parkinson
Tour of Britain returning to Norfolk in 2012
For the third year running, a stage of the Tour of Britain cycle race is coming through Norfolk.
This year's race will be visiting some of the same places as last year, but not coming through my village - I'll have to head a few miles into Dereham to see it this time round.
The race provides a boost to the region's economy according to this EDP article. The comments beg to differ though...
I also picked up this article via Paul Haigh which is about a bid by Yorkshire to stage the Grand Depart for the Tour de France in 2016. That would be awesome. Apparently they are 'pudding' in a bid...
30th June to 22nd of July for this year's tour. Coming soon to a TV set near me...
This year's race will be visiting some of the same places as last year, but not coming through my village - I'll have to head a few miles into Dereham to see it this time round.
The race provides a boost to the region's economy according to this EDP article. The comments beg to differ though...
I also picked up this article via Paul Haigh which is about a bid by Yorkshire to stage the Grand Depart for the Tour de France in 2016. That would be awesome. Apparently they are 'pudding' in a bid...
30th June to 22nd of July for this year's tour. Coming soon to a TV set near me...
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