2014 Tour de France will start in Yorkshire and come to Sheffield

[longleyman]

I am watching TDF on TV now and I am lapping it up.

[InigoMontoya]

Your flag's upside down, you Wessie halfwit.

 

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As is yours, you buffoon

 

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[bazjea]

It is on Eurosport too (not sure what they're like for ads though).

 

Thet take the Ads at the same time as ITV.

[Doom]

How is Yorkshire looking on the TV?

 

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-gods-own-county-vs-the-most-arrogant-country-in-the-world-which-is-better--france-or-yorkshire-9586597.html

 

Regards

 

Doom

[byeo]

Your flag's upside down, you Wessie halfwit.

 

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---------- Post added 05-07-2014 at 14:48 ----------

 

As is yours, you buffoon

 

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Not the end of the world.

[Nagel]

The Yorkshire Dales are looking great, but the commentators can't pronounce River Ure, they say River Urrrrrr and they said Bolton Castle in Wensleydale was Richmond Castle, in Swaledale. Oh dear.

[darylslinn]

I am watching TDF on TV now and I am lapping it up.

The crowds that have turned out and are appreciating this are amazing, proud to be from Yorkshire today and hopefully tomorrow too.

[999tigger]

Yes the crowds are amazing. Shame we didnt get to see much of the tour caravan before.

They should stop talking about drystone walls and things that are 100 years old.

[megalithic]

Is there a list of expected arrival times at each point of the route ? I'm trying to plan on having a look see, but without that info it's a bit difficult to decide where to head.

[999tigger]

Is there a list of expected arrival times at each point of the route ? I'm trying to plan on having a look see, but without that info it's a bit difficult to decide where to head.

 

Also look at post #1644 by andy c

 

Yake into account the tour caravan , then a gap then the racers.

 

http://www.welcometosheffield.co.uk/...te-information

 

 

So what will you be doing at 14:00hrs on 6th July? Be ready to enjoy the final part of a weekend of Sheffield's biggest party by picking your spot on the route early. A couple of hours before the cyclists arrive, you can enjoy the spectacle of the promotional caravan - an 8km trail of decorated vehicles, promotional cars and sponsor vehicles all distributing free souvenirs and goodies to the crowds.

 

Some key times to be aware of are:

 

Location > Caravan > Peloton (earliest time)

 

Cote de Midhopestones > 13:50hrs > 15:24hrs ; Bradfield > 14:01hrs > 15:34hrs ; Cote de Bradfield >14:03hrs > 15:36hrs; Worrall > 14:07hrs > 15:39hrs; Oughtibridge > 14:10hrs > 15:42hrs; Cote d'Oughtibridge14:14hrs > 15:46hrs; 14:16hrs >15:47hrs; Cote de Wincobank(Jenkin Road) >14:37hrs >16:06hrs; SHEFFIELD finish* > 14:46hrs > 16:14hrs.

 

(*the Caravan will deviate off the route at Clifton Street, off Attercliffe Common, and not through the finish line).

 

The race enters Sheffield from the A616 by turning right into Midhopestones. The route covers the following roads:

 

Mortimer Road > Penistone Road > Brown House Lane > Kirk Edge Road > Haggstones Road > Burton Lane > Church Street > Bridge Hill > Station Lane > Oughtibridge Lane > Skew Hill Lane > Salt Box Lane > Halifax Road > Penistone Road North > Leppings Lane > Hewrries Road > Shirecliffe Road > Rutland Road > Minna Road > Burngreave Road > Gower Street > Sutherland Street > Savile Street East > Brightside Lane > Upwell Street > Holywell Road > Jenkin Road > Newman Road > Barrow Road > Meadowhall Road > Meadowhall Way > Vulcan Road > Sheffield Road > Attercliffe Common.

 

Use this schedule to find the times across the whole of Stage 2 York to Sheffield and the maps below to plan where you'll join the expected 250,000 spectators to watch this spectacle

 

Consider whether a spectator hub might be better for you as there will be more going on and they will have big screens so you can follow the race.

 

The Hubs are on the link.

http://www.welcometosheffield.co.uk/...spectator-hubs

If you arent at a hub you will have more space, but the race itself will pass quickly, although the caravan throwing free stuff might take 1.5h-2h. Take a brolly.