From Yorkshire with Love

Yorkshire loves Le Tour.  Le Tour loves Yorkhsire.

And we love them both!

This is a different kind of gallery.  A day in the life of the fans…

Ash and Max get up to Yorkshire nice and early for the first stage.

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It’s a popular day, and Max proves to be a worthy competitor for Marcel Kittel and Taylor Phinney (had he been riding).

 

A recce, the day before stage 2 on Holme Moss

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Delighted to meet locals and celebrate in God’s own County

 

Stage 2: The Breakaway family steal the day…with their dog too

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Dog carriage, check; brolly, check; glorious countryside; absolutely!

 

6 hours before the pros arrive, we pitch up to celebrate a lovely day in Yorkshire

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The people are as colourful as the race-jerseys on offer

 

Super-Domestique mum, is at hand for the big climb

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Got wheels, will climb!  Every kind of bike and human wants a piece of the action

 

Is dad possibly having more fun than the kids?  Nah, he’s simply grimacing

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Somebody got the letter mixed up from TdF to FdT: ‘Fancy dress Tea-party!’

 

Baroudeurs are in position

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Time to catch up and even discuss the paper

 

Eat your heart out Michellin-man

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Bells and treats

 

Images from Baroudeurs around Yorkshire

 

Here come the champions

 

The day has gone in a flash and the crowds return home

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They’ve enjoyed themselves and we have too.  As we stroll down, the dedicated are all around us: from dog-lovin’ cyclists, to sock-tanned Merckx fans, we all flock to the barn to witness victorious Nibbles steal the stage.

Yorkshire, we’ll be back, and we’ll be bringing our bicycles.  Thanks for the incredible party!

 

 

 


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