Tour De France In Yorkshire
The second stage of the tour de france has finished in sheffield with 2 5m people having lined the route around yorkshire over two days.
Tour de france in yorkshire. Where to watch the tour de france in yorkshire duration. The 2014 tour de france will feature a stage that visits the london 2012 olympic park and ends on the mall after two stages in yorkshire. It is yorkshire s turn to host the peloton this time round.
Leeds will host the start of the 2014 tour de france. Yorkshire route map stage 1. Vincenzo nibali of the astana team won the overall general classification by more.
Team sky has propelled two british riders. Global cycling network 38 913 views. Yorkshire when are you coming.
The 2018 tour de yorkshire was a four day cycling stage race held in yorkshire over 3 6 may 2018. The leading riders pass over the bridge in west tanfield yorkshire on the first stage of the 2014 tour de france. The 2014 tour de france was the 101st edition of the race one of cycling s grand tours the 3 660 5 kilometre 2 274 5 mi race included 21 stages starting in leeds yorkshire united kingdom on 5 july and finishing on the champs élysées in paris on 27 july.
It was the fourth edition of the tour de yorkshire organised by welcome to yorkshire and the amaury sport organisation the 2018 tdy differed from its predecessor in that the event was extended to four days from three with the women s event being extended to two days over the 3 and 4 may 2018. The stage was won by vincenzo nibali after 124 miles 201km. Day 1 this morning the details of the grand départ of the tour de france 2014 were revealed in the imposing setting of the residence of the british ambassador to france just off the champs elysées where the uk had its first winner of the race in 2012.
The tour heads through yorkshire on 5 and 6 july before moving south for a third stage finishing in london. The race also visited belgium for part of a stage. The tour heads back to england after its 1994 visit and the london grand départ in 2007.
