West Tanfield, Yorkshire, UK. 5th July, 2014. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, William and Kate, royal walkabout with visit to the village prior to the arrival of the of the Tour de France peloton. The village has especially embraced the “Le Grand Depart, and hosted a fanzone, food and crafts fair, and market stalls celebrating with a new beer –Tour de Ale. The Tour de France is the largest annual sporting event in the world. It is the first time Le Tour has visited the north of England having previously only made visits to the south coast and the capital.
The Tour de France, the world’s largest annual sporting event, started in Yorkshire as the Grand Départ 2014 raced through the county on the 5th July. Saturday's stage took the riders through the Yorkshire Dales before they looped back and headed south into Harrogate, where UK rider Mark Cavendish, who hoped to win the stage in his mother's hometown, crashed just yards from the finish and suffered a dislocated collarbone. The riders had been given a royal send-off by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry at 12:00 BST at Harewood House, near Leeds. The 118-mile (190km) stage was won by Marcel Kittel almost five hours later.
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