Re: Le Tour de France 2014 comes to Yorkshire! : Sun Dec 16, 2012 11:18 am  

Hull White Star wrote:

I said to Mr HWS I bet it doesn't come to East Yorkshire IMO there is more to Yorkshire than Leeds and York. I bet the people of South Yorkshire are saying the same too.

My first comment was that the route that the Tour of Britain took on the last occasion it started and finished in Leeds would be the one of choice, it took in a bit of Nth Yorkshire around the Harrogate area, the climb up Ilkley Moor (that will DEFINTELY be on the cards, put the mortgage on that), a quick tour of the 'fax/Huddersfield area and then down to touch South Yorks on Holme Moss and Snake Pass before heading back to Leeds.

On the other hand the Welcome to Yorks people took the Le Tour people to both Harrogate and York to sell the area to them and as someone else has pointed out, the first days of the tour rarely take in any hilly country so a leasurely ride across the Vale of York with one climb up over the Wolds might just be on the cards - get your El Diablo outfit ready

Re: Le Tour de France 2014 comes to Yorkshire! : Sun Dec 16, 2012 11:33 am  

Wonder if Didi the Devil will make an appearance this side of the channel?

He's been a permanent fixture for the last 20 years.