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Hopes rise for Yorkshire's Tour de France bid (From York Press)
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Hopes rise for Yorkshire's Tour de France bid
12:06pm Saturday 1st September 2012 in News
A DECISION on whether North Yorkshire will host the opening stages of the Tour de France is expected to be made within weeks after hopes rose that it will be coming to the region.
Yorkshire has bid to stage the Grand Depart, which marks the start of the world-famous event, in either 2014 or 2016, with tourism body Welcome to Yorkshire leading the campaign to secure it. If it succeeds, the 400km route would include York, Scarborough, the North York Moors and the Yorkshire Dales.
Race organiser the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) has sent Welcome to Yorkshire contracts to examine and detailed talks are now being held about the route, with an announcement likely either at the end of this month or the start of next month.
The Yorkshire bid has been backed by cycling star Mark Cavendish, whose family live in Harrogate, and Leeds-based Olympic triathlon medallists Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee, and would boost the county’s economy by up to £300 million.
A Welcome to Yorkshire spokeswoman said: “Things are developing very well and we are very optimistic they will announce the Tour de France is coming to Yorkshire in 2014 or 2016.
“The talks have become very serious and we are perusing contracts and looking at a lot of the technical details, such as the width of the roads in the Dales. We are getting a lot of support from local authorities, and the thought of something of this magnitude coming here is very exciting.”
Comments(26)
telos
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4:17pm Sat 1 Sep 12
gjh
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5:57pm Sat 1 Sep 12
MouseHouse
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7:36pm Sat 1 Sep 12
Getting this would put the olympic flame parade into the shade. Very excited at the prospect.
Mullarkian
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8:30pm Sat 1 Sep 12
pedalling paul
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9:00pm Sat 1 Sep 12
Mullarkian wrote:I though the 20 mph limit only applied to motor vehicles.......and I doubt that the selected roads will have any of the features that you mention.
How can they possibly hope to host the TdF with all the damned speed humps we've got, not to mention the 20mph zones?
AnotherPointofView
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10:06pm Sat 1 Sep 12
pedalling paul wrote:Surely a 20mph speed limit applies to all road users. The practicality of enforcement is another thing entirely.
Mullarkian wrote: How can they possibly hope to host the TdF with all the damned speed humps we've got, not to mention the 20mph zones?I though the 20 mph limit only applied to motor vehicles.......and I doubt that the selected roads will have any of the features that you mention.
Cyclists will ignore 20mph as they know there is no practical way to prosecute them - in the same way they ignore red lights, one way streets, don't have lights etc etc.
Tom6187
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9:43am Sun 2 Sep 12
fixedfanatic
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9:52am Sun 2 Sep 12
Woody G Mellor
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12:08pm Sun 2 Sep 12
twotonethomas
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2:25pm Sun 2 Sep 12
I am a sports fanatic, but my idea of a sport, which I am pleased to say is shared by the majority in this country, is that the participants have an equal chance, and that the loser doesn't pay with their life.
fixedfanatic
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5:24pm Sun 2 Sep 12
twotonethomas wrote:How on earth do you work out Welcome to Yorkshire are associated with "cruel sports such as fox, hare and otter hunting”?
Not a jibe at all fixedfanatic, it's a fact. I am a sports fanatic, but my idea of a sport, which I am pleased to say is shared by the majority in this country, is that the participants have an equal chance, and that the loser doesn't pay with their life.
It appeared to me that it was an article about cycling not bloodsports.
twotonethomas
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5:35pm Sun 2 Sep 12
The Gazette and Herald printed a story earlier this year that Welcome to Yorkshire had accepted the Countrycide Alliance as members.
The Countrycide Alliance was formed from the ashes of the old British Field Sports Society, and their whole raison d'etre is the reintroduction of illegal bloodsports, from the recently banned hunting of foxes, hares and deer, to the hunting of otters which has been illegal since 1978.
If you don't believe me contact either the Countrycide Alliance or Welcome to Yorkshire.
Tom6187
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7:36pm Sun 2 Sep 12
fixedfanatic wrote:I take it you're one of those gimps with a team sky top? Mid life crisis.
Some of the above comments just sum up the miserable, NIMBY attitude of many of York's residents. One of the greatest sporting spectacles in the world comes to your doorstep and all that you get is moans (Tom6187) and jibes at the organising body (twotonethomas). Having experienced the TDF in London I relish the thought of it being staged in God's own County #backlebid
Gary Gilmores Eyes
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7:57am Mon 3 Sep 12
I though the 20 mph limit only applied to motor vehicles.......and I doubt that the selected roads will have any of the features that you mention.’
This piece of drivel is from the official mouthpiece of the cyclists touring club or whatever they are called.
Worrying the arrogance that they think road traffic laws do not apply to themselves…
Only yesterday whilst out on my motorcycle riding extremely sensibly as Mrs Gilmore was on pillion I encountered a flock (because they are sheep) of cyclists in the Hambleton hills coming towards me 3 abreast, when I indicated to them that they should be riding in single file and showing due consideration for other roads users I received a friendly wave of two fingers.
Nice people ….. And they think they are good people because their hobby is so called environmentally friendly!
Idiots the lots of them and that including peddling paul.
KAT1965
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9:01am Mon 3 Sep 12
Gary Gilmores Eyes wrote:Nice to see you were keeping to the speed limit unlike many of your colleagues (noted that the signs out on the country roads are "Think Bike" not ' Think Cycle'). Your intimation is that you wouldn't be riding sensibly if Mrs G wasn't clinging to your back. The greatest cycling show on earth could come to this area - with its many positives (including a global audience for our spectacular county) and you and the other knuckle draggers just have to be negative. I don't ride my bike that much nowadays and have had many a gripe with some of the in-breds that I have come across who have never heard of cycling proficiency but that doesn't stop me appreciating this spectacle.
‘pedalling paul says... 9:00pm Sat 1 Sep 12
I though the 20 mph limit only applied to motor vehicles.......and I doubt that the selected roads will have any of the features that you mention.’
This piece of drivel is from the official mouthpiece of the cyclists touring club or whatever they are called.
Worrying the arrogance that they think road traffic laws do not apply to themselves…
Only yesterday whilst out on my motorcycle riding extremely sensibly as Mrs Gilmore was on pillion I encountered a flock (because they are sheep) of cyclists in the Hambleton hills coming towards me 3 abreast, when I indicated to them that they should be riding in single file and showing due consideration for other roads users I received a friendly wave of two fingers.
Nice people ….. And they think they are good people because their hobby is so called environmentally friendly!
Idiots the lots of them and that including peddling paul.
Gary Gilmores Eyes
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9:35am Mon 3 Sep 12
you and the other knuckle draggers. ‘
Since when was choice of recreation/transport a measure of intelligence or an indication of being a ‘knuckle dragger’?
I would suggest that was an entirely subjective and arrogant view based on no evidence whatsoever!
KAT = Mewoow.
Any 'Think Cycle' signs would be a waste of time as most of the cyclists I have come across cannot read road signs that are already in place never mind any additional items, besides they are far too arrogant to understand that it would refer to themselves!
sortyorkout
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10:37am Mon 3 Sep 12
sortyorkout
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10:37am Mon 3 Sep 12
gjh
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1:19pm Mon 3 Sep 12
Gary Gilmores Eyes wrote:It is no more arrogant than calling all cyclists idiots because of the behaviour of a few. Some cyclists do ignore signs and/or the rules of the road, as do some car drivers, some motorcyclists, some van/lorry drivers, some taxi drivers, some pedestrians- does this make all road users idiots, without exception? Hardly. The Tour de France is a fantastic event, highly organised and attracts the best of the best. It should be considered an honour to welcome it to this area and I certainly am delighted by this news.
‘KAT1965 says... 9:01am Mon 3 Sep 12
you and the other knuckle draggers. ‘
Since when was choice of recreation/transport a measure of intelligence or an indication of being a ‘knuckle dragger’?
I would suggest that was an entirely subjective and arrogant view based on no evidence whatsoever!
KAT = Mewoow.
Any 'Think Cycle' signs would be a waste of time as most of the cyclists I have come across cannot read road signs that are already in place never mind any additional items, besides they are far too arrogant to understand that it would refer to themselves!
Badger Parade
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2:38pm Mon 3 Sep 12
KAT1965
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3:54pm Mon 3 Sep 12
Gary Gilmores Eyes wrote:Did I suggest that Bikers were knuckle draggers??? I was merely refering to all the bonkers and stereotypical comments from the anti-cycle brigade.
‘KAT1965 says... 9:01am Mon 3 Sep 12
you and the other knuckle draggers. ‘
Since when was choice of recreation/transport a measure of intelligence or an indication of being a ‘knuckle dragger’?
I would suggest that was an entirely subjective and arrogant view based on no evidence whatsoever!
KAT = Mewoow.
Any 'Think Cycle' signs would be a waste of time as most of the cyclists I have come across cannot read road signs that are already in place never mind any additional items, besides they are far too arrogant to understand that it would refer to themselves!
Plank!!!!
KAT1965
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4:14pm Mon 3 Sep 12
Gary Gilmores Eyes wrote:I despise certain sections of the cycling community as much as some bikers and car drivers. The ignorant ones, the ones that think they are above the law. Doesn't stop me appreciating an event like the Tour or watching bike races or Grand Prix. I also despise those people who moan and complain about anything that might actually enrich the lives of a lot of people as if it is something that is actually going to affect their paltry, nothing, lives. Cave dwellers, knuckle draggers - call them what you will. They are a tiny group that are a collective drain on this society
‘KAT1965 says... 9:01am Mon 3 Sep 12
you and the other knuckle draggers. ‘
Since when was choice of recreation/transport a measure of intelligence or an indication of being a ‘knuckle dragger’?
I would suggest that was an entirely subjective and arrogant view based on no evidence whatsoever!
KAT = Mewoow.
Any 'Think Cycle' signs would be a waste of time as most of the cyclists I have come across cannot read road signs that are already in place never mind any additional items, besides they are far too arrogant to understand that it would refer to themselves!
Buzz Light-year
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7:11pm Mon 3 Sep 12
If that Antiques Roadshow even thinks about coming back to York then grrrr we don't you here you grey haired menaces!
Buzz Light-year
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7:13pm Mon 3 Sep 12
If that beer festival ever tries to come back to Knavesmire then grrrr we don't want you here you drunken menaces!
Buzz Light-year
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7:16pm Mon 3 Sep 12
If that olympic torch ever thinks about coming back here then grrr etc I'm bored of it now
twotonethomas says...
1:43pm Sat 1 Sep 12