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Tour de' Essex
Event info
2014 was a unique year for the County of Essex and for all who cycle on her. The third stage of the Tour headed through many of the wonderfully road bike friendly roads that we at SportiveUK cycle on a regular basis. The Tour De Essex features a 42, 72, and 110 mile choice of routes that utilise many of the same spectacular roads as the 2014 Tour de France.
The Tour had a huge effect on this area of countryside, many roads were updated to accommodate the peloton. These immaculate surfaces will get your wheels spinning making for an impressive average speed.
Ultimately the problem is humans. That is amplified by "mass motoring" - but even "professional drivers" mess up and kill....
Over on weight_weenies there's 310 pages of discussion on Light Bicycle so have a look there.
It's a thing... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pilot-Carbon-Look-Decorative-Adhesive-Carbon/dp...
Went past this just after it had happened, straight road, just after a mini roundabout with traffic calming all the way down the road......
I'm marten you down for that one.
These are new valves, recently picked up for a deep section set, the 75mm long ones. So I suppose the sealant could have already gunked up the...
Educate yourself bellend.
I expected Vine to be the leader at UAE and that cost me. Cameron Scott was a bad choice, I expected him to sprint for the Aussie Team....
That doesn't follow at all. Reading a few news feeds and reshaping that into a story for the website requires considerably less resource than it...
40 pedestrians a year are killed by drivers on pavements in the UK. The solution is simple - remove all the pavements!