The Dukeries Owl Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 As it's in Yorkshire, shouldn't the commentators replace the word "peloton" with t'main bunch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopePiusX Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 To be fair, if you're moving on Lord Mayor's Walk you're doing pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SHVOwl Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 I'm in Cambodia and slightly miffed I won't see this event live.I'm a keen cyclist and Loxley Valley is where I go twice a week.To think Le Tour is coming to that very same area is, for me, breathtaking.I just hope I can view it on some sports channel. Anyway, at least i'll see the start of the footy season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Pele, Clay and Cooper are names that everybody knows though, because they were famous for mastering a "proper" sport rather than what's basically a hobby. If asked to name a cyclist today I'd be stumped after Bradley Wiggins, and how many of these cycling "stars" will people remember in 30 years time? Apart from that drugs cheat one. I just don't see the attraction of hanging about for ages just to see a load of men on bikes go past you once, it's not as if they're doing laps or something. That said, I couldn't be arsed to go and see the Olympic torch go past either, even when it was literally within a few minutes walk of my house. seen as barry hoban,tommy simpson and beryl burton are still remembered 40 years later and in reality they were just journeymen then i´d guess everyone will be recalling the superstars of today in 30 years time..........as for the proper sport jibe if you think hurtling down a mountain at 60 mph balancing on a piece of rubber less than half an inch wide is just an hobby then you dont understand what road racing is about .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl-zat Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 (edited) Anyone thinking of travelling to other parts of Yorkshire to see the tour Northern Rail are selling tickets with unlimited travel around the county where the tour is going through for only £10 for one day or £15 for both days. Even if you're not bothered about the tour and fancy a day out it's not bad that, you can get to York from Sheffield return for a tenner. www.northernrail.co.uk/tourdefrance Edited July 3, 2014 by owl-zat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigrbuk Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/insightzone/techniques/balance_and_coordination/article/izn20130830-Effective-traffic-riding-part-2-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanharper Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 I'm amazed this thread hasn't been moved yet. Sheffield Forum ---------> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanharper Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 seen as barry hoban,tommy simpson and beryl burton are still remembered 40 years later and in reality they were just journeymen then i´d guess everyone will be recalling the superstars of today in 30 years time..........as for the proper sport jibe if you think hurtling down a mountain at 60 mph balancing on a piece of rubber less than half an inch wide is just an hobby then you dont understand what road racing is about .. Remembered by who? I've definitely never heard of them, and I'd imagine that most non-cycling fans haven't either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thoß Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 ZZZZzzzzz same old cyclists vs drivers debate. The thread is about the TdF which 3 billion people will be watching world wide! I do agree its a bit annoying Sheffield hasn't done more to promote it in the city (going on what's been said here as I live in London). Anyway, I can't wait for it. Even if you don't like cycling, the 'caravan' and the rest of the procession hours before the cyclists even come through will be a spectacle in itself. The economic benefits to the region will be huge and cities like Manchester and Liverpool will be gutted we've got a stage. Cycling up to watch a climb or two on stage 1 then I'm route marshalling on stage 2 so hopefully will get close to the action. Allez Allez! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pahowl Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 This is so true Often while driving I see drivers in front moving over to the kerb to squeeze cyclists I wouldn't dare cycle on the road, there's far too many lunatics driving vehicles What I don't undestand There must be miles and miles of pavements in Sheffield that rarely get walked on Wouldn't it be safer for cyclists for these paths to be converted so cyclists and pedestrians can use When you pass the old Middlewood Hotel, on Middlewood road There is a pavement there that stretches almost to Outighbridge Pedestrians only rarely use it Surely it would be far safer to allow cyclists to use this path There's lots of aths like this throughout Sheffield Brightside Land stretches almost from Meadowhalll, right into the Wicker, I never see anyone using this pavement Come on Sheffield Council, sort it. You mean like this https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/roads/works/schemes/penistone-road.html or like this TPT The TPT in and around sheffield is very much underused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dukeries Owl Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 I thought Parsons Cross was full of cyclepaths or maybe I heard it wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Remembered by who? I've definitely never heard of them, and I'd imagine that most non-cycling fans haven't either. cant believe you have never heard of of tommy simpson & beryl burton 2 of yorkshire´s finest ...... simpson rode for the the rotherham wheelers club in the 60s does that not ring a bell ?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopePiusX Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Tommy Simpson is probably the best known. Our history in road cycling is hardly amazing though. Our history in track cycling isn't amazing either until Chris Boardman, and then it took off to the point we're at now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coopswfc76 Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Is Snake Pass open on Sunday do we no as need to get to Manchester? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG D Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 The Snake will be ok. There's an amazing amount of bunting out in Glossop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Starling Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Is Snake Pass open on Sunday do we no as need to get to Manchester? Its quicker going over the M62 than the snake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG D Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Not from Rivelin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrie Madden Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 (edited) Actually just read this again. If I understand you correctly. You are indicating early as you move slowly forward. So presumably you are not at the roundabout and not about to turn. Crawling along. And you just decide to pull across and block a cyclist? But you're not the tugger. OK The operative words being "moving" and "turning" and early should maybe have been earlier than normal to stop our Eddie Killing himself ..................................and undertaking is stupid whatever mode of transport you're using Edited July 3, 2014 by Lawrie Madden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugene Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 i forget which country ( might even be us ) a road was done away with and vehicles , pedestrians and cyclists all had the same right of way and there were no accidents , down to as everyone had the same right of way everyone was extra vigilant . main problem is people view pavement for pedestrians and the road for cars and thats it . because cyclists are not easily noticed coupled with lack of vigilance and added to that an amount of cyclists who behave as they please is a lethal combination . but aparently theres s race on on sunday :) The village of Poynton (near me between Stockport and Macclesfield) introduced a 'shared space' village centre last year. Vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians all have an equal right of way. Kerbs have been lowered and formal pedestrian crossings have been replaced by informal crossings marked by contrasting brickwork on the road surface. I would suggest the scheme has made all road users more considerate to the others, although traffic can buid up on the main thouroughfare at busy times as traffic does move at a slower pace along the main pedestrian shopping street. But I do feel that it has introduced a much more pleasant atmosphere to the village centre from a pedestrains perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horny owl Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 I don't ride my bike anymore Too many women drivers on the road these days so it's just not safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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