General entries open for 2018 Maserati Tour de Yorkshire Ride (+ route maps)

CXR94Di2 wrote:

Yorkshire folk cheer on cyclists. Remember TDF in Yorkshire. Bigger more cheering crowds than anything seen in Europe.

This is what I can never get my head round. Massive turnout, massive support.....and then 30 minutes later they all hate cyclists again. People from work make the effort to watch some of stages and then in the next breath they're moaning about what cyclists did and how they lost 15s on the way to work.

Odd really.

Yorkshire wallet wrote:

CXR94Di2 wrote:

Yorkshire folk cheer on cyclists. Remember TDF in Yorkshire. Bigger more cheering crowds than anything seen in Europe.

This is what I can never get my head round. Massive turnout, massive support.....and then 30 minutes later they all hate cyclists again. People from work make the effort to watch some of stages and then in the next breath they're moaning about what cyclists did and how they lost 15s on the way to work.

Odd really.

Cage mentality, people change when inside a moving steel box, regrettably 

BehindTheBikesheds wrote:

£50 to ride on public roads..lol Paid for events that forcibly exclude riders are not for me and paying that amount of money so you can be 'roared on at the finish', what a load of balony!

I disagree, riding on closed roads is a wonderful experience. No junctions or traffic lights interrupting the flow of riding and no vehicles to think about makes it worth every penny to me. The number of people that do turn out to watch really add to the atmosphere and it’s nice to know that not everyone hates cyclists!

Htc wrote:

I disagree, riding on closed roads is a wonderful experience. No junctions or traffic lights interrupting the flow of riding and no vehicles to think about makes it worth every penny to me.

TdF was closed but TdY is a rolling roadblock. Although fitting 6000 riders on some of those lanes will in effect make it impassable to cars.

The best part of closed roads for me is the silence. It's eerie.

Htc wrote:

BehindTheBikesheds wrote:

£50 to ride on public roads..lol Paid for events that forcibly exclude riders are not for me and paying that amount of money so you can be 'roared on at the finish', what a load of balony!

I disagree, riding on closed roads is a wonderful experience. No junctions or traffic lights interrupting the flow of riding and no vehicles to think about makes it worth every penny to me. The number of people that do turn out to watch really add to the atmosphere and it’s nice to know that not everyone hates cyclists!

So unwarranted exclusion of some people wanting to ride is okay though, there's not a single UK sportive that I know of that is fully inclusive.

6000 people on bikes many of them strava wankers does not equate to a "wonderful experience" for many, too many state that sportives were horrible, univiting and dangerous.

You can ride on a road perfectly safely on a Sunday morning almost anywhere either on your own or with a friend or three, not only without spending a wad of cash but also without the forced restrictions that exclude riders or indeed having the 'wanka' element that always turn up at these events.

No thanks.

BehindTheBikesheds wrote:

Htc wrote:

BehindTheBikesheds wrote:

£50 to ride on public roads..lol Paid for events that forcibly exclude riders are not for me and paying that amount of money so you can be 'roared on at the finish', what a load of balony!

I disagree, riding on closed roads is a wonderful experience. No junctions or traffic lights interrupting the flow of riding and no vehicles to think about makes it worth every penny to me. The number of people that do turn out to watch really add to the atmosphere and it’s nice to know that not everyone hates cyclists!

So unwarranted exclusion of some people wanting to ride is okay though, there's not a single UK sportive that I know of that is fully inclusive.

6000 people on bikes many of them strava wankers does not equate to a "wonderful experience" for many, too many state that sportives were horrible, univiting and dangerous.

You can ride on a road perfectly safely on a Sunday morning almost anywhere either on your own or with a friend or three, not only without spending a wad of cash but also without the forced restrictions that exclude riders or indeed having the 'wanka' element that always turn up at these events.

No thanks.

I’m really not sure about your comment regard Strava wankers or the ‘wanka’ element as you so eloquently describe it. I know many inexperienced cyclists for whom sportives provide them the confidence to ride further and harder than they may have done before knowing that there are clearly marked loos, feed stations, water stops and mechanical assistance provided. Often having completed one or two they then have the confidence to go out on their own or join a club. Sportives have a place in cycling, perhaps not for yourself but for many riders they are enjoyable and often the comradarie can be the best part. 

BehindTheBikesheds wrote:

£50 to ride on public roads..lol Paid for events that forcibly exclude riders are not for me and paying that amount of money so you can be 'roared on at the finish', what a load of balony!

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If the roads are completely closed then it's worh £50 just for that.  Nothing beats it.