Tour of Britain pics

(Lesley) Guess who got to see the Tour of Britain, yesterday.  Here are pics.

Wiggins came past in second place.  John took the photo.

Mhari, Angie, Peter and Lesley are under the post with the Belisha beacon.

We got very close for the awards.

The peloton coming down the hill towards the finish.

It was great when they flew past.

This photo taken of the TV screen shows some cute fans (John is in the white cap, Sam is to his right) 

that made the news coverage of The Tour.

(John) While not exactly the Giro or Le Tour, the T of B was still worth showing up to watch.  From Peter and Angie's place in Bristol we all blatted down the M5 to Glastonbury to take in the incense and the race.  We parked at the Park and Ride about 3 hours before the riders were due to finish in Glastonbury.  We were virtually the first to arrive.  The volunteer parking attendant told us to "park over by Harriet".  Luckily Harriet was waving enthusiastically so we recognized her immediately.  

Getting there early meant we were able to bag lots of freebies and I bought a jersey before they sold out of them.  There wasn't a lot going on, although there was a fantastic Tai Chi demonstration, this is Glastonbury after all.  We had loads of time so we walked up the hill to the top of the Glastonbury Tor.  

While waiting for the race to arrive we found a spot 50 meters from the finish line with a long view up the finishing straight.  I was hoping for a sprint finish as the stage (5) was tailor made for it, but the peloton had let a group that included Bradley Wiggins get away so instead we watched a lone Italian rider, Marco Frapporti, from the Colnago team, come in for the win closely followed by Wiggo, who had timed his chase wrong.  There was a bit of a sprint for third place and then the bunch came through. Here is a picture of the winner wiping the snot from his nose before he raises his arms to cross the finish line.