This year’s Tour of Britain was packed with top cyclists such as Bradley Wiggins,but Peter Kimpton found an alternative way of joining the race – from the passenger seat of a support carThe whir and hum of hundreds of wheels through each town brought a wind-tunnel tornado of excitement. The cheering crowds were deafening, the speed on the road brutal. I’ve taken part in various sponsored amateur rides and extreme sportives, and but for a change of pace,I had the chance to gain inside a world-lesson professional race - this summer’s Tour of Britain, and it’s a ride I’ll never forget.
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Source: theguardian.com