Tour de France - road closures Friday

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Transport disrupted on Friday and the race isn't even on 'til Saturday

As if we haven't got enough disruption with security scares

Just got an email with full details of the road closures, bus routes diverted, train etc.

What a pain in the arse

 

[baldrick]

at least you know in advance.

what else are they supposed to do? the only reason they're closing them on friday is because it's an early start in london on the saturday. as soon as the riders have gone past, the roads will open again.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

at least you know in advance.

what else are they supposed to do?

Open them for me of course

 

[5t3IIa]

So, what's the SW1 score then? Is St James Park open?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

So, what's the SW1 score then? Is St James Park open?

It looks like it, but I think (but am not sure, that you'll only be able to walk on one side of Vic Street and there will be certain crossing points).

Going home now but if you PM your email address, I'll forward the details I've got later on

 

[baldrick]

Open them for me of course

 

[5t3IIa]

It looks like it, but I think (but am not sure, that you'll only be able to walk on one side of Vic Street and there will be certain crossing points).

Going home now but if you PM your email address, I'll forward the details I've got later on

Cheers

PM on it's way

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Cheers

PM on it's way

Just sent it to you. Toodles

 

[PacificOcean]

at least you know in advance.

what else are they supposed to do? the only reason they're closing them on friday is because it's an early start in london on the saturday. as soon as the riders have gone past, the roads will open again.

Hold the bloody thing in France?

 

[rich!]

what else are they supposed to do?

make the drug-crazed fiends take their chances with London traffic like the rest of us?

 

[ChrisFilter]

Transport disrupted on Friday and the race isn't even on 'til Saturday

As if we haven't got enough disruption with security scares

Just got an email with full details of the road closures, bus routes diverted, train etc.

What a pain in the arse

Moan, moan, fucking moan

One of the most prestigious sporting events in the world does London and it's citizens the massive honour of starting here and people just moan.

 

[PacificOcean]

Moan, moan, fucking moan

One of the most prestigious sporting events in the world does London and it's citizens the massive honour of starting here and people just moan.

This is a working city.

Not a fucking sports venue.

 

[ChrisFilter]

Miserable fucker.. it's not even worth arguing the toss with killjoys like you. Really, how much does it inconvenience people? A 5 minute detour? 10 minutes in traffic? Big fucking deal.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Really, how much does it inconvenience people? A 5 minute detour? 10 minutes in traffic? Big fucking deal.

I wouldn't mind if it was on Friday, at least the inconvenience would be rewarded by the sight of all those fit young men on bikes

 

[ChrisFilter]

I wouldn't mind if it was on Friday, at least the inconvenience would be rewarded by the sight of all those fit young men on bikes

There's lots of parades and stuff on the Friday, plenty of chance to perve!

 

[ChrisFilter]

In France and Italy, where roads are closed for all sorts of Tours, it's considered a massive honour to have them pass through. I'd love it if we, as a city, could be as passionate as them. Sadly I suspect it will raise as much of an inconvenienced tut, as it will passion.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

There's lots of parades and stuff on the Friday, plenty of chance to perve!

Will they come up Victoria Street? If they do, I may just forgive them

 

[ChrisFilter]

Not sure to be honest!

Where's PO? I'm for a ruck.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Not sure to be honest!

Where's PO? I'm for a ruck.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Opening ceremony at 6.00pm Trafalgar Square

 

[ChrisFilter]

PacificOcean.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

PacificOcean.

ah

Probably looking up the timetable of events so he can attend

 

[Sigmund Fraud]

This is a working city.

Yes it is a working city - and the TdF stands to net this working city anywhere between 80-200 million quid in a weekend.

How do you like those fucking apples?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Yes it is a working city - and the TdF stands to net this working city anywhere between 80-200 million quid in a weekend.

How do you like those fucking apples?

well can they put it towards the Olympics instead of taking it out of my council tax please?

 

[pootle]

I wouldn't mind if it was on Friday, at least the inconvenience would be rewarded by the sight of all those fit young men on bikes

Erm - the prologue stage IS on Friday...http://www.tourdefrancelondon.com/tdf/en/event/opening-ceremony.asp

Lots of ace French and bike stuff going on in Hyde Park on Friday too.

Still, much better to have a whine and moan about stuff than actually not say anything or anything positive, eh?

 

[Sigmund Fraud]

pootle, Prologue is saturday, stage 1 is sunday. Friday evening is the team presentation in trafalgar sq.

 

[PacificOcean]

Yes it is a working city - and the TdF stands to net this working city anywhere between 80-200 million quid in a weekend.

How do you like those fucking apples?

And who get's this money?

Not me who has to go out of my way for some sodding cyclists.

 

[pootle]

pootle, Prologue is saturday, stage 1 is sunday. Friday evening is the team presentation in trafalgar sq.

Is it? D'oh! But the cyclists will be going around town on friday night won't they?

AND there's going to be other top bike action in Hyde Park like a BMX flatland display...I iz well looking forward to it. Here's hoping the weather stays dry!

 

[ChrisFilter]

And who get's this money?

Not me who has to go out of my way for some sodding cyclists.

Oh how inconvenient. /2Others are having fun and it's going to cost me 5 minutes"

Your life sounds so fucking joyless.

 

[Sigmund Fraud]

And who get's this money?
.

London businesses - hotels, restaurants, cabbys, ice cream men, folk selling London tat and anyone else who'd benefit from an extra 3 million people coming into town to see a once in a lifetime event.

As you're so concerned about this 'working city' I thought that might make you happy - but I suspect it won't and you're just a dull, killjoy nimby who likes moaning.