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  => Freewheeling => Topic started by: sam on July 08, 2007

Title: Tour de Tonbridge
Post by: sam on July 08, 2007
This was the first time I've seen it live. Lots and lots of cars, with some bikes in the middle. A bit like London.

(https://www.notanothercyclingforum.net/acf/pics/tonbridgetour/sign.jpg)
Hmmm, the Tour is in town. Shall we go to the Poundland to the left instead?

(https://www.notanothercyclingforum.net/acf/pics/tonbridgetour/ladies.jpg)
Groupies of 1903 winner Maurice Garin continue to haunt the event

(https://www.notanothercyclingforum.net/acf/pics/tonbridgetour/pizza.jpg)
Some race not for fame and glory, but for the simple pleasures of a pie

(https://www.notanothercyclingforum.net/acf/pics/tonbridgetour/clown.jpg)
A thoughtless clown

(https://www.notanothercyclingforum.net/acf/pics/tonbridgetour/cow.jpg)
The French still haven't forgiven the British for BSE...

(https://www.notanothercyclingforum.net/acf/pics/tonbridgetour/haribo.jpg)
...and tossed gelatine-filled candies at the unsuspecting crowd

(https://www.notanothercyclingforum.net/acf/pics/tonbridgetour/cop.jpg)  (https://www.notanothercyclingforum.net/acf/pics/tonbridgetour/kanga.jpg)
Police were called in to control the famous high weald (https://www.highweald.org/) kangaroos

(https://www.notanothercyclingforum.net/acf/pics/tonbridgetour/gruppo.jpg)
A few cyclists finally turned up

(https://www.notanothercyclingforum.net/acf/pics/tonbridgetour/cyclists2.jpg)
They were in a hurry and didn't stay long

(https://www.notanothercyclingforum.net/acf/pics/tonbridgetour/tongue.jpg)
A member of the trailing grupo lets it all hang out in a show of defiance

(https://www.notanothercyclingforum.net/acf/pics/tonbridgetour/gentlemen.jpg)
This Dave was competing for the woollen jersey

(https://www.notanothercyclingforum.net/acf/pics/tonbridgetour/double.jpg)
The last support crew

(https://www.notanothercyclingforum.net/acf/pics/tonbridgelast.jpg)
The long march home. Would be faster on a bike