Support/lust after our lads cycling in the Tour of Britain here!

Anyone know what time they get to the end stage today? Am going to miss it going through my village as at work but hoping I might be able to see the end?

Mountain is the only place to spot then unless you want to get whiplash!

Well it wasn't me with the boobs out, I behaved with much more decorum screamed like a teen at a one Direction concert

Just finalized my plans for Friday, we will be on Caerphilly mountain as they go round it twice that should give us a chance to spot them as they go past in the blink of an eye. I would post my footage of Cav going past on the Alp d'Huez last year but my video is similarly blighted by the sound of a woman screaming with excitement .

Half, final result is Leigh Howard takes the stage, Cav second, Boy Van Poppel third. Wiggo and Luke Rowe led him out, but with about 600m left Cav dropped back (on purpose) behind Howard and Van Poppel, something about a little slope or giving Rowe a bit of a chance? I'm not sure, Rowe was a bit sketchy on details and no interview with Cav yet. Anyway, all looked well until Cav got a little bit boxed in so didn't fire the missile until a bit too late, he was catching fast but the line came too early and he ended up second. Just after the line he shook his head a bit, seemed mildly annoyed but nothing too bad. If there had been another ten or fifteen metres before the line he'd have caught Howard, no question about it.

Quick post to mark my place before school run going on Friday even though it will be an epic drive with the children skiving school in the back .

Well, that was a bit more like it, even though our boy needed another ten metres to make it stick, really. He'll be happier, anyway :)

Wow, foot, how cool! I am quite of you! We had too much of a long drive home to do or we might have done the same.

Watching stage two now though, fingers crossed for the right sort of finish for Cav today! 5.4km to go...

Just found this thread...we went to Norwich yesterday, we actually live only a few minutes from the route and could have watched them pass through, but decided to go up to the finish early for a good spot in case it was very busy and hard to get in later. Made the right choice!

We had a prime position right by the finish, me and DH and four of the dc's, even dd1 at 15, sat in the 30 deg heat all day without slightest moan!! Camped out for the day, chairs out and lovely picnic!

Great atmosphere, I hope this race will continue to grow and attract big teams and become an important international fixture.

Then the disappointment of Cav's crash, such a shame. At least he was OK, waited for him to coast in then made our way quickly round to the Sky bus, huge crowds there, big difference to last year with the success of Sky and Bradley this year.

Had a look at Cav's damaged bike. DS2 and DD1 waited 2 hours in the scrum and were rewarded with Cav's autograph on a Sky cap and handshake from Brad. They weren't out for long, so dcs were lucky.

Saw Bernie, who is so lovely and me and DD2 and 3 also had a lovely chat with Cav's DP Peta and cooed over the baby.

Not the finish we wanted, but still a great day. Plan to head to Guildford for the last stage.

Just sneaked out of work to see them whoosh past here in Nottingham! Very exciting and noisy with the helicopter overhead too...

There you are - I knew there would be a thread somewhere! Gutted for Cav today, it looked as though he was going to cry when he was sitting on the road, according to the Sky website he's sore, but ok.

I'm off to watch them on Stage 6, we'll watch them at the start and then try and whizz around them and get ahead of them as they come up the Brecons.

Well done to Chris Froome on his 4th in Spain - that looked like a really tough race: hot, steep and long long stages. He must be whacked out after all he's done this summer.

Fab pictures!

I don't want Cav to leave Sky, but at the same time if they're focussing on GC then there's no way Cav will get all the stage wins he's capable of. He deserves a team built around him, and Sky can't do that AND win grand tours, can they? I suppose I want a GB team for GC and another GB team for sprinting. I have no loyalty to "Sky", just to my countrymen. It'd be a shame to have Cav away from the other Brits, not to mention Dave Brailsford...

suffolk.iwitness24.co.uk/en/photos-videos/20101/sport.html see "KOM start" pics. Sorry I only got half of Cav, ladies [doesn't-do-it-for-me disclaimer]

Ohhhh I am being spoiled today last stage of La Vuelta and then day one of TOB! Planning on a day trip or two to watch it next week when it is closer to home

An evening of cycling, bliss...there isn't much else on at the moment!!

Gutted for Cav...he hasn't had much luck this year really. Sad to hear he is looking o amicably leave sky. I can see he wants to get the green jersey and be the best ever sprinter/tour wins, but I like the idea of sky being a british team :)

Total aside, but boy the Vuelta goes through some amazing scenery. Just ncredible!

Looking forward to ToB tonight :)