2015

SE2143 : Racing past East Chevin Farm

taken 11 years ago, near to Otley, Leeds, England

Racing past East Chevin Farm
Racing past East Chevin Farm
This lone rider in the inaugural Tour de Yorkshire was several minutes behind the race leaders, after ascending the Cote de Chevin.
Tour de Yorkshire Cote de Chevin (East Chevin Road) :: SE2144

The Cote de Chevin (known as East Chevin Road for the rest of the year) was the final mountain stage of the Tour de Yorkshire. It gains 153m, with an average grade of 8.4% and a maximum grade of 16.1% . My position by the road was just beyond the "King of the Mountain" marker near the summit where the road flattened out before the riders turned into Bramhope Old Lane. Later I moved to the junction of East Chevin Road and Bramhope Old Lane as the stragglers passed.
In interviews on TV, several riders commented on the very short steep climbs on Stage 3 of the Tour de Yorkshire, a feature which is not found on most races where the mountain sections are longer but not so steep.

Tour de Yorkshire 2015

The Tour de Yorkshire is a three day stage race, which begins in Bridlington on 1 May 2015.
It is seen as rewarding Yorkshire for the splendid hosting of the first two stages of the previous year's Tour de France - visiting areas not featured in that race.
Some of the world's best riders including 2012 Tour de France winner Sir Bradley Wiggins will be taking part.
Much of the route is marked with yellow and blue bicycles and bunting, displayed on lamp posts, trees, houses and businesses along the way (and also places not on the actual route).


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Geographical Context: Sport, Leisure Roads, Road transport People, Events Primary Subject: Race other tags: Otley Chevin Chevin Forest Park THE CHEVIN Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · East Chevin Farm [4] · Inaugural Tour de Yorkshire [2] ·
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Rich Tea   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 3 May, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 4 May, 2015
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OSGB36: geotagged! SE 219 439 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:53.4708N 1:40.0502W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SE 219 439
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