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Title: Tour of Britain 2020 cycle race to start in Penzance
Post by: Philip. on March 22, 2019, 06:59:18 PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-47658260 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-47658260)

So looking forward to this, will be brilliant for the county, at last Cornwall Council have done something right  ;)
Title: Re: Tour of Britain 2020 cycle race to start in Penzance
Post by: RailGooner on March 22, 2019, 07:17:37 PM
Be good for me as a viewer too. The scenery is a major part of what makes tours such great TV. :beers:
Title: Re: Tour of Britain 2020 cycle race to start in Penzance
Post by: Philip. on March 22, 2019, 07:25:32 PM
I've heard it's a sprint through Redruth, you don't want to hang about there  :smiley-laughing: :smiley-laughing: :smiley-laughing:












Only joking  ;)
Title: Re: Tour of Britain 2020 cycle race to start in Penzance
Post by: port perran on March 22, 2019, 07:32:30 PM
Quote from: Philipp on March 22, 2019, 07:25:32 PM
I've heard it's a sprint through Redruth, you don't want to hang about there  :smiley-laughing: :smiley-laughing: :smiley-laughing:


Only joking  ;)
That won't take long  :D
Title: Re: Tour of Britain 2020 cycle race to start in Penzance
Post by: guest311 on March 22, 2019, 08:19:20 PM
must have been asleep for that lesson at school, always thought Cornwall was in England, not France  ;D

obviously yet another excuse to make more money.

of course, by then we may not be in the EU, as we voted 3 years ago, wonder if that would make any difference.
Title: Re: Tour of Britain 2020 cycle race to start in Penzance
Post by: Philip. on March 22, 2019, 08:29:08 PM
Quote from: class37025 on March 22, 2019, 08:19:20 PM
must have been asleep for that lesson at school, always thought Cornwall was in England, not France  ;D



who mentioned France? :confused1:
Title: Re: Tour of Britain 2020 cycle race to start in Penzance
Post by: njee20 on March 22, 2019, 08:40:58 PM
Quote from: class37025 on March 22, 2019, 08:19:20 PM
must have been asleep for that lesson at school, always thought Cornwall was in England, not France  ;D

1) you obviously missed the lesson on reading

2) the Tour de France (which wasn't mentioned) has often (indeed usually) started outside of France, including in the UK, most recently in 2007
Title: Re: Tour of Britain 2020 cycle race to start in Penzance
Post by: Philip. on March 22, 2019, 08:52:15 PM
Quote from: njee20 on March 22, 2019, 08:40:58 PM
Quote from: class37025 on March 22, 2019, 08:19:20 PM
must have been asleep for that lesson at school, always thought Cornwall was in England, not France  ;D

1) you obviously missed the lesson on reading

2) the Tour de France (which wasn't mentioned) has often (indeed usually) started outside of France, including in the UK, most recently in 2007

or 2014 even  ;)
Title: Re: Tour of Britain 2020 cycle race to start in Penzance
Post by: njee20 on March 22, 2019, 08:54:49 PM
I went and watched it, you'd think I'd remember  :doh:
Title: Re: Tour of Britain 2020 cycle race to start in Penzance
Post by: Philip. on March 22, 2019, 09:01:35 PM
Quote from: njee20 on March 22, 2019, 08:54:49 PM
I went and watched it, you'd think I'd remember  :doh:

:smiley-laughing: :smiley-laughing: :smiley-laughing:
Title: Re: Tour of Britain 2020 cycle race to start in Penzance
Post by: njee20 on March 22, 2019, 09:23:54 PM
In my defence I also watched the prologue in 2007, versus the road stage in 2014, but still...!

Saw the ToB in 2012 right at the top of a local 25% climb too, I feared they'd make it look easy, but luckily they didn't. Cav (in the rainbow stripes) wasn't looking happy, got a hell of a cheer though!
Title: Re: Tour of Britain 2020 cycle race to start in Penzance
Post by: LASteve on March 22, 2019, 10:34:48 PM
Quote from: RailGooner on March 22, 2019, 07:17:37 PM
Be good for me as a viewer too. The scenery is a major part of what makes tours such great TV.

If they do as good a job as the scenic coverage of the TdF it'll be great. My wife and I watch every stage of the TdF, as much for the aerial and scenic shots as for the race. It's going to be sad watching the next Tour without Paul though.
Title: Re: Tour of Britain 2020 cycle race to start in Penzance
Post by: themadhippy on March 22, 2019, 11:23:11 PM
whatever happened to the milk race?or is this it,just under a new name?
Title: Re: Tour of Britain 2020 cycle race to start in Penzance
Post by: njee20 on March 23, 2019, 10:51:35 AM
Basically the same thing, the resurrection thereof at least.