Tuesday, 26 June 2007

Historic Rochester

One of the most attractive parts of the route is Rochester; unbeknown to many people it is also a key location for cycling whenever Britain puts on a race.

A poor mans' Bordeaux, if you like.

Within the past ten years, the town has paid host to :

August 17th, 1997 - Rochester International Classic
UCI World Cup race, 242km, won by Mapei's Andrea Tafi

May 30th, 1998 - Prutour Chessington - Rochester
Stage 7, 161km, won by Gan's Stuart O'Grady

May 24th, 1999 - Prutour Rochester - Portsmouth
Stage 2a, 180.5km, won by US Postal's Julian Dean


September 2nd, 2006 - Tour of Britain Rochester - Canterbury
Stage 5, 152.6km, won by T-Mobile's Mark Cavendish


The Tour de France passing through the town is another great occasion for one Kent's Tourist hotspots. Even when the rain came down, as it did when the Tour of Britain 2006 visited, it is easy to see why thousands come here every year. The Tour will bring many more; the Hotel's I've contacted are very busy over the full weekend that the race visits England - by Car, London is around fifty minutes away, trains can take even less time.
September 2006 - The Tour of Britain in Rochester
The High Street
Rochester Cathedral, taken from the High Street
No need to guess the event or the attraction
The riders came - and will do in le Tour -down here. Another 90-degree bend is at the bottom is out of the picture
St. Margarets Way - Rochester says goodbye to the Cyclists.
Roubaix replicas?

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