Yorkshire prepares for the Le Tour opener
Yorkshire has revealed further details of plans for the Grand Depart, the start of the 2014 Tour de France in the English county.
Gary Verity, chief executive of Welcome to Yorkshire, said the route of Stage One would be permanently waymarked with new signage so cyclists and motorists could follow the routes of the Grand Depart for years to come.
Plans are underway to host an official Grand Depart sportive and to attract more international cycle races to Yorkshire.
A new version of the official Grand Depart website – www.letouryorkshire.com – has also been launched with interactive maps of the two stages showing the routes in greater detail.
Verity said: "Yorkshire’s will be the greatest Grand Depart in the history of the Tour de France.
"We will raise the bar for all future hosts with our Cultural Festival 100 days before the race, two stunning stages and a legacy that leaves a cycling imprint on the county which lasts for generations."
The Grand Depart of the Tour de France takes place in Yorkshire on the weekend of July 5-6.
The first stage races from Leeds to Harrogate via the Yorkshire Dales National Park and the second stage races from York to Sheffield via Pennine Yorkshire.
A third stage takes place on July 7, from Cambridge to London.
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