The Tour of Britain, Brome, Suffolk - 17th September 2011

The Tour of Britain cycle race steams through Brome on the way from Bury St Edmunds to Sandringham. It's the biggest sporting event at the pub since the Norwich Union Mail Coach run of 1996, although it's over in minutes after the two groups of cyclists pile through. They're followed by a huge stream of backup vehicles, whilst the rozzers keep the A140 closed off, utilising probably every motorbike from the entire national police force - at least as far afield as Devon & Cornwall and London's Metropolitan Police.

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Rachel and Gov hang out by the crossroads

Rachel and Gov hang out by the crossroads

Isobel and Chichi outside the Swan

Alan, Claire and family

The rozzers block the road off

More of the rolling road block

Chichi takes a photo

Gaz looks out down the road

Teams of motorbike rozzers keep the road closed

An Adnams-sponsored car drives by

Motorbike outriders steam down the B1077

The first peloton appears out of nowhere

The first group head up the A140

Isobel, Fred and the gang mill around

Traffic stacks up on the A140

A marshall waits with a whistle

A motorbike rozzer from Devon & Cornwall

The main group of bikes appears

Hardcore lycra cyclists on a mission

Mark Cavendish and another peloton

The big group heads up the A140 towards Diss

Support cars from all over Europe stream past

Fred, Isobel and Lydia sit and watch

Chichi watches the children

Some other cyclists appear

We retire inside the Swan

Fred wrestles for bar towels with Alan