altus Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Just to clarify, I did check on the spreadsheet but the closures don't seem to match up with what's on map. They've stupidly picked the colour used for Jenkin Road to be very close to the normal colour used for the main roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
999tigger Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 (edited) They've stupidly picked the colour used for Jenkin Road to be very close to the normal colour used for the main roads. I think this is correct otherwise they are closing an astonishing amount of roads. I think the bright pink colour is for the bit of the route 16:17 to 16:19? Give them a ring olive or see what andy says. Having checked the spreadsheet of named road closures then Altus is correct the bright pink is for Jenkin road. Look at the spreadhseet we linked and you cna see the roads are colour coded. Edited June 25, 2014 by 999tigger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy C Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Can you get to Meadowhall on the Sunday by car, or is it public transport only? You will be able to get there early on and depart there later on but there will be high demand for parking spaces and roads will be closed during the daytime see http://www.meadowhall.co.uk/events.aspx You may find it easier to park elsewhere and catch a train or tram to Meadowhall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barpen Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Go on then, what is your thinking behind that? Hotels are full, restaurants and bars will be busy. Thousands of people are coming to visit Sheffield and the surrounding area. Retail won't suffer as Meadowhall will be rammed as its so close to the stage finish, and the city centre is unaffected by road closures. Actually according to Look North Sheffield hotels were only 30% booked for the tour. It was suggested that most spectators would be using the temporary out of towncamp sites and folk not interested in the tour were avoiding the area until it is over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvp82 Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share Posted June 25, 2014 Well in that case it is a really stupid way of doing things. You are driving down a road in traffic you don't have time to work out what some idiot meant. At 50mph you see a sign saying road closed on 6th July or whatever. Its all you have time to take in. I don't need a sign on the parkway telling me about road closures elsewhere. The lunatics have taken over the assylum. I wonder how many folk flashed past the signs and will avoid Sheffield on the 6th July. For crying out loud the TdF is barely brushing Sheffield and they are sticking out confusing signs bloody miles away. Yeah only roughly the last 25 miles of the route is raced on Sheffield roads, barely touches Sheffield doesn't it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olive Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 They've stupidly picked the colour used for Jenkin Road to be very close to the normal colour used for the main roads. Ah, that makes sense. We're going to try to call tomorrow to make sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
native son Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 You scaremongering clown, it is doing no such thing. You have summed tommo68 up perfectly there. Couldnt agree more. His posts on the tour are absurd. its one day. Enjoy it. I certainly will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shilling Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Yeah only roughly the last 25 miles of the route is raced on Sheffield roads, barely touches Sheffield doesn't it. I suppose not. That's under 2% of Sheffields roads and all in one corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No User Name Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 You have summed tommo68 up perfectly there. Couldnt agree more. His posts on the tour are absurd. its one day. Enjoy it. I certainly will Still don't know where I am watching it. Might just have a sofa day and enjoy it in HD at home, avoid the crowds. Certainly don't begrudge it passing through! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beer Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Still don't know where I am watching it. Might just have a sofa day and enjoy it in HD at home, avoid the crowds. Certainly don't begrudge it passing through! Awsome. Aren't you one who has been bulling this up as once in a lifetime? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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