ReginaldD Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Yep this should be great, but no dates as yet............. The 2014 Tour de France will feature a stage that visits the London 2012 Olympic Park and ends on the Mall after two opening stages in Yorkshire. Leeds hosts the Grand Depart on 5 July, with the stage taking in the Yorkshire Dales before finishing in Harrogate. Stage two of the 101st Tour starts in York and passes through Keighley and Huddersfield on the way to Sheffield. The race last visited the UK in 2007, when London hosted the prologue and the opening stage. "Since the resounding success of the Grand Depart in London in 2007, we were very keen to return to the United Kingdom," said Tour director Christian Prudhomme. Britain boasts the reigning Tour de France champion, with Sir Bradley Wiggins the country's first man to win the event last July. Prudhomme added: "Bradley Wiggins' historical victory last July and the enormous crowds that followed the cycling events in the streets of London during the Olympic Games encouraged us to go back earlier than we had initially planned. "Yorkshire is a region of outstanding beauty, with breathtaking landscapes whose terrains offer both sprinters and attackers the opportunity to express themselves." It will be the fourth time the Tour has visited Britain after previous visits in 1974 and 1994. Yorkshire beat off the challenge of bids from Florence and Edinburgh to host the prestigious event. The county has a rich cycling tradition, with Britain's first Tour stage winner Brian Robinson coming from Huddersfield. Yorkshire's bid had the support of Team Sky's Ben Swift, double Olympic track champion Ed Clancy, Barry Hoban, winner of eight stages of the Tour, and Malcolm Elliott, the first British rider to win a points jersey in a Grand Tour. Prolific Tour stage winner Mark Cavendish, whose mother lives in Harrogate, also backed the bid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Will the locals daub names and salutations along the road in paint? Will local chavs get to run alongside the riders asking for 80p for a bus fare home? Will local Greggs and Poundland staff get to had the stage winner a ceremonial pasty at the finish? Actually it's fantastic news. Let hope the organisers, councils and public work together to make it a special occsion and something that Sheffield can be proud of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obelix Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Looks like I was right about the Holmefirth climb and the finish in Sheffield then. So where they going to finish in Sheffield.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No User Name Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Yep this should be great, but no dates as yet............. Eh? If Stage One starts in Leeds on 5th July, and Sheffield gets Stage 2, then quite clearly it is here on the 6th July Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffbag Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Highly unlikely, the layout of the roads in the city centre just don't lend themselves very well to a stage finish. come in via the ring road, along by the train station, up arundal gate and finish outside Crucible/O2 nice wide roads for a sprint finish, plenty of crowd space ala Great Yorkshire run. Do the presentations outside the cathedral or city hall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SportsTrophy Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 La Nuit du Tour We would like to invite you to a spectacular, free event outside Leeds Town Hall on Thursday 17th January from 6pm - 7pm. This is going to be a historic event when we welcome to world’s press and famous faces from across Yorkshire and beyond to celebrate the news that our bid to bring the Tour de France to Yorkshire has been successful. Leeds will be the host city to the Grand Départ of the Tour de France in 2014, with two days of racing around the county. This is the first step on a historic journey to stage the biggest annual sporting event in the world to Yorkshire. So join us from 6pm until 7pm outside the Leeds Town Hall for the announcement of the route for the Grand Départ 2014 in Yorkshire and an amazing show featuring entertainment and fireworks. Spread the word amongst your friends and family and bring them along. Make sure you arrive early to get a good spot. In the meantime show your support and keep up with developments by following Le Tour Yorkshire on Twitter @letouryorkshire and on Facebook, facebook.com/letouryorkshire We look forward to seeing you Thursday and thanks again for your support. Gary Verity Chief Executive, Welcome to Yorkshire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave h-j Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 It'll be interesting to see how they cope with the Sheffield roads. Might need to bring some more tyres and an extra soft seat.. Unless it's going to be a slalom stage around the potholes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DYKWIA Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Looks like I was right about the Holmefirth climb and the finish in Sheffield then. So where they going to finish in Sheffield.. By Holmfirth climb, do you mean Holme Moss. If so by the sounds of it the race will not be going up Holme Moss. Details on another website are stating it will head into Sheffield via Flouch, Langsetts, Grenoside and come into Sheffield on the A61 Penistone Road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkleyIan Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 http://letour.yorkshire.com/the-route looks like Holme Moss climb on there. A few stiff climbs round Hebden Bridge, and it looks like it goes past the wind farm at Oxenhope Moor. Did some of those last summer when I did the West Yorks Cycle route (anti clockwise) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vrev Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Will it balls, it will be in the City Centre somewhere. Actually the poster was entirely correct. Route is on the website ( I can't post full links yet). letour.yorkshire.com/the-route#Stage2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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