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Tour of Britain, Caephilly finish, good place to watch?

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  • May 9, 2012 at 10:06 am #15776
    acjim

    I’m thinking about riding from home (Bristol) to watch the Tour of Britain stage finishing in Caephilly. Is there a decent climb near the finish that would make a decent spectator spot?

    Or should I get the train to Cardiff and ride up to the top of the Brecons for the cat 1 climb?

    Cheers!

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  • May 10, 2012 at 5:20 pm #678503
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    parsons1927

    Here you go,
    Here you go, http://app.strava.com/rides/4544877

    My mate did that little while back.Quiet lanes to Newport,pan flat too. You have got to go through the city whichever way you come from Bristol, then once you are out the other side there are numerous ways to Caerphilly. The A48 runs all the way from the Severn bridge to Cardiff, parallel to the M4, that’s pretty direct but will be busy in places.

    You could also pick up the lanes again to Cardiff and head up Caerphilly mountain from North Cardiff as well.

    May 10, 2012 at 2:03 pm #678501
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    acjim

    Sounds like Caerphilly mtn is
    Sounds like Caerphilly mtn is a winner – any suggestions for a decent route from Bristol?

    Thanks!

    May 10, 2012 at 11:22 am #678499
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    parsons1927

    I believe they are going
    I believe they are going twice up Caerphilly Mountain this year and it’s a fairly tough climb so you can get a good view of the riders. I watched about half way up the mountain and got back to the finish on foot last year though it is busy at the finish and so you won’t get a good spot if you’re up the mountain earlier. You can see the presentations fine. On a bike you could get down a bit quicker and there are a few ways up and down the mountain so there will be a way to ride back to the town centre avoiding any road closures I would guess.

    May 9, 2012 at 10:35 am #678497
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    nellybuck@msn.com

    Assuming they use the same
    Assuming they use the same route to the finish as last year, then the climb of Caerphilly mountain is very close to the finish. In theory it’d be possible to see both the climb and the finish, but it’s probably not practical due to road closures etc.

    May 9, 2012 at 10:17 am #678495
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    andylul

    Is it time to roll out my
    Is it time to roll out my Plan Caerphilly joke again? It got me a pair of socks last year…

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