[Burkni]

http://www.cyclingne...e-france-depart

If this were to come to fruition, Edinburgh could (by the looks of it on Google Maps - never been myself) host the most spectacular prologue since Monaco.
The route round Arthur's seat could make for 100m in elevation gain and another 50m on the beautifully cobbled Main Street alone.
And all of this could be safely contained within a prologue distance.

[The Rake]

..and having to weave through the drunks

[Burkni]

The Rake, on 02 July 2012 - 10:32 PM, said:

..and having to weave through the drunks

Who would be wearing kilts. What's not to like here?

Seriously, can the 2016 Yorkshire bid compete with this scenario? (no chance the UK gets the nod for two years running)

[The Rake]

Burkni, on 02 July 2012 - 10:46 PM, said:

Who would be wearing kilts. What's not to like here?

Seriously, can the 2016 Yorkshire bid compete with this scenario? (no chance the UK gets the nod for two years running)

Well, as a Lancastrian by birth, I will of course be opposing the Yorkshire bid

[Leafcake]

Burkni, on 02 July 2012 - 09:41 PM, said:

http://www.cyclingne...e-france-depart

If this were to come to fruition, Edinburgh could (by the looks of it on Google Maps - never been myself) host the most spectacular prologue since Monaco.
The route round Arthur's seat could make for 100m in elevation gain and another 50m on the beautifully cobbled Main Street alone.
And all of this could be safely contained within a prologue distance.

Bloody beautiful.

(Google street view is just fantastic for some things.)

[crockett]

The Rake, on 02 July 2012 - 10:32 PM, said:

..and having to weave through the drunks

Cobbles...drunks....sounds dangerous. Can't believe Burkni is supporting this idea.

[Burkni]

crockett, on 03 July 2012 - 01:08 PM, said:

Cobbles...drunks....sounds dangerous. Can't believe Burkni is supporting this idea.

Dude ... we're talking one rider at a time here!
It's the notion of riders sharing the street that I am sceptical of

[VdB]

Burkni, on 03 July 2012 - 03:46 PM, said:

Dude ... we're talking one rider at a time here!
It's the notion of riders sharing the street that I am sceptical of

Maybe he means you are underestimating the amount of drunks.

[Burkni]

VdB, on 03 July 2012 - 07:56 PM, said:

Maybe he means you are underestimating the amount of drunks.

Can't be that much worse than Belgium

[The Rake]

Burkni, on 03 July 2012 - 09:33 PM, said:

Can't be that much worse than Belgium

Have you ever drunk Buckfast?

[Burkni]

The Rake, on 03 July 2012 - 10:33 PM, said:

Have you ever drunk Buckfast?

Can't say I have ... Worse than Delirium Tremens? (the beer, not the side-effect)

[The Rake]

Probably. Brewed in Devon; for some reason only the Scots will touch it

[VdB]

Burkni, on 03 July 2012 - 11:42 PM, said:

Can't say I have ... Worse than Delirium Tremens? (the beer, not the side-effect)

As a Belgian, I feel it is my need to say "ahem"

http://beeradvocate....ofile/180/1385/

Comparing it to some Scottish swig, tssss! Don't make me send you some Buckfast instead of a Westvleteren XII if you win the WP overall Burkni!

[Burkni]

VdB, on 04 July 2012 - 08:08 PM, said:

As a Belgian, I feel it is my need to say "ahem"

http://beeradvocate....ofile/180/1385/

Comparing it to some Scottish swig, tssss! Don't make me send you some Buckfast instead of a Westvleteren XII if you win the WP overall Burkni!

Wasn't referring to the taste, but the effects

[DPCandND]

Burkni, on 04 July 2012 - 10:41 PM, said:

Wasn't referring to the taste, but the effects

My dear Burkni and VdB...it's the Dewar's drinkers you need to be afraid of....