Tour de L’eau

The Tour de France has provided much yellow and fun in York, as we have tried to show in some of our recent posts.

There have been many people involved with the event over the past months and on the day I saw many Tour Makers (stewards), police, clearly labelled doctors and first aiders. I have to admit that I never gave a thought to needing a rescue boat in case I fell off Clifton Bridge, over the River Ouse, whilst watching the race pass. There were actually two inflatable launches on the upstream side of the bridge

I managed to keep dry but did snap this boat and crew. It is interesting to note that this boat is yellow in keeping with the Yorkshire theme colour for the tour.

Katharine

[Graham Thresher]

Another super shot. Enjoyed following it on the TV yesterday.

[Margaret Obey]

Great shot

[Tony]

Another lovely splash of yellow, unsung heroes. Fav

[Hazel A]

Great shot.

[Ivan]

Lovely yellow boat. And very thoughtful of the organisers!

[Lynne Hart]

Good shot.

[Denise fuller]

great capture

[Raymond Milsted]

Feel as though they are poised to go into action vibrant yellow

[Pyrrhula]

A great shot of this ``yellow`` rescue boat.
Ina say`s thanks and send her greetings/regards to you and you family

[Molly]

Something I wouldn't have thought of either. A great alternative shot.

[Steve and Pam Winfield]

Nice shot you have captured the moment very well :)

[bkb in the city]

Interesting seeing the different aspects of the tour

[bruni]

So much involved with that kind of a tour. good to know they look out for the unexpected. I guess it was coincidence that the boat was yellow.

[CINDY JOHNSON]

this is great , love your description

[Bob]

Nice capture Katharine. I enjoy your commentary also.

[Debbie Arcaro]

I love how you share your part of the world with us. Nice capture!

[Richard Sayer]

It's rather startling to realise the extent of the infrastructure needed to support an event on this scale. Nice action shot Katharine.

[Fisher Family]

@thresheg Thanks. We enjoyed the TV coverage too, although our eldest daughter was cross that the commercial break covered the bit of the race where we might have been seen. katharine

[Fisher Family]

@ceilidh Thank you. It made me think how well organised the event was. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@tonydebont Thanks for the comment and fav. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@purplehaze12 Thank you. Glad you liked it. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@ivan Thanks Ivan. I thought the organisers had been very thorough in their preparations. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@lhart Thank you. I'm glad I noticed them. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@denisefuller Thank you. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@ray_milsted They certainly looked well prepared. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@pyrrhula Thank you for the fav and kind comment. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@dolphin Thank you. Glad you liked it. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@stevepam Thank you for your nice comment. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@bkbinthecity Thank you. We did like seeing the different aspects in two cities. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@bruni I think it was a great coincidence the boat was yellow. It made us all smile. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@pittcj17 Thank you. Glad you liked both picture and comments. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@bobhuegel Thanks Bob. Glad you enjoyed them both. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@hshdebbie Thank you for your appreciative comment. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@vignouse Thanks Richard. I was impressed by the planning and preparation that went into the event. The river was a risk, especially when seeing where some people perched on the bridge to watch the race. katharine