When it rains it pours - A wrong turn for Tour of Britain convoy and field

Picture by Alex WhiteheadSWpixcom 04092022 Cycling 2022 AJ Bell Tour of Britain Stage 1 Aberdeen to Glenshee Ski Centre Scotland Trinity Racing and Jacob Scott of Team WIV Sungod
Tour of Britain Stage 1 Aberdeen to Glenshee Ski Centre Scotland (Image credit: SWPix)

As the saying goes, when it rains, it pours. Racing Sunday’s Tour of Britain opener through a yellow weather warning in Aberdeenshire was always bound to mean trouble.

First, live TV coverage was delayed by the adverse weather for 90 minutes as powerful wind at the broadcast compound at the finish line meant a delay in erecting the necessary hoists.

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Andy McGrath

Formerly the editor of Rouleur magazine, Andy McGrath is a freelance journalist and the author of God Is Dead: The Rise and Fall of Frank Vandenbroucke, Cycling’s Great Wasted Talent