Tour of Britain – an inside view

VeloViewer cockpit

When the Tour of Britain came to VeloViewer’s home town last week our Office Manager Rachel was on the scene in Sheffield to report on the event, and joined the Central Escort Group (CEG) for the race.

Here Rachel gives us the inside view on her experience….

Is it only a week since we welcomed the men’s Tour of Britain to South Yorkshire for Stage 3?

I had the absolute thrill of being invited to ride in the Central Escort Group (CEG) lead police car. It was an exciting opportunity to experience the race safety and security operations up close and personal, and in particular how the police use the VeloViewer WorldTour package to support their endeavours. West Yorkshire Police coordinates the CEG and is led by Sergeant Duncan Street. It is comprised of a lead and end of race car, CEG motorcyclists, plus is joined on race days by a group of National Escort Group (NEG) motorcyclists.

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La Vuelta – All Eyes on Stage 20

Stage 20 looks like a stand-out stage in this year’s La Vuelta. It’s not only the penultimate day of racing but also the Queen stage of this Grand Tour featuring the toughest mountain riding.

Overview of route map for Veulta Stage 20 featuring key climbs

From Villarcayo to Picon Blanco riders will face 172km with seven categorised climbs where the battle for GC and KoM points will make for an eventful day of riding, and captivating watching.

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Men’s Tour of Britain comes to Sheffield

We have been eagerly awaiting the Men’s Tour of Britain having had a brilliant day out in Wrexham at the Women’s Tour of Britain back in June. With Remco Evenepoel, Julian Alaphilippe and Tom Pidcock all confirmed, it is set to be a fantastic event.

We were excited to learn early on in the race development that there would be a Stage in VeloViewer’s hometown of Sheffield, and it has been fun working with Rod Ellingworth (Race Director), Andy Hawes (Route Director) and their team over the last few months as they planned, recon’d and refined the routes.

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