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Tour de France
Grand Départ
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4th to 6th July 2014
Part 3 - Stage 2 - York Racecourse
Return to Part 1 - York
Return to Part 2 - Leeds - Stage 1 & Hans's 50th Birthday Meal
Photobombed by a local by the Police escort bikes at York Racecourse...
York Racecourse...
Miche overlooking the sponsors' village...
The day's route, including the enchantingly named Côte de Blubberhouses...
French & UK outriders...
The winner of the 1953 Tour of Britain and the BIC mascot take a break...
Time passes waiting for the first of the 197 riders to sign in...
One of the first... Tommy Voeckler...
A camera helicopter taking off...
All five in the sky...
Andrew Talansky...
David Millar trying not to look bitter about being dropped by Garmin at the last minute...
Ned Boulting & David Millar and the Sky car - presumably talking to Dave Brailsford...
Chris Froome arriving...
Even last year's winner has to stand in line to sign in...
At the podium...
Chris Froome signing in for Stage 2...
The whole Sky team and their cuddly cows...
Rui Costa - in his World Champion's jersey...
Marcel Kittel sporting the Dolph Lundgren look...
Marcel Kittel and Fabian Cancellara...
Fabian 'Spartacus' Cancellara being interviewed...
Andy Schlek in good humour...
Jens Voight in the polka dot jersey...
Alberto Contador being accosted by the interviewer as he tried to ride off...
Emma & Miche...
Last interviews on the start line and the official cars getting ready to hit the course...
Peter Sagan's turn...
Lancaster & Spitfire fly-by just before the start...
On the start-line ready to hit the 201km stage...
Typical Hans on the bubbles and it's not even midday in the Voltigeur Restaurant...
Happy Birthday!
The empty start-line after the riders had left...
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