This collage appeared in my Facebook as a memory yesterday. It was originally posted on our 365 project on 6th July 2014 on the day of the start of stage 2 of the 2014 Tour de France which started in York. This version of the collage has been given a few small edits when compared with the original.
When the Tour de France came to York there was a great party atmosphere, and many thousands of people lined the streets of the city. The formal stage start began at the racecourse and meandered through the city centre before heading through Clifton and out onto the Poppleton, where the race proper began.
The three photos were taken on Clifton Bridge as the cyclists crossed the River Ouse. They were a team effort, with one shot by Katharine, one by our daughter Lucy and one by me.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
Taking photos of a cycle race is quite an interesting challenge. Lots of hanging around, and then suddenly just a few seconds of frantic activity as the cyclists flash past. For a few years there was plenty of opportunity to practice, with the Tour de France followed by several years of the Tour de Yorkshire.
This was the Tour de France. Every two years it starts in a country other than France, and in 2014 two stages were held in Yorkshire and a third one from Cambridge to London before it moved on to France.
There was a fantastic atmosphere in the city then wasn't there? An there were not only yellow painted bikes everywhere, but an old people's home that the race past had a yellow zimmer frame outside, while the Minster stonemasons had a yellow wheel barrow hung from a wall!
Ian
July 9th, 2024
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It must have been a wonderful experience to see.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
Taking photos of a cycle race is quite an interesting challenge. Lots of hanging around, and then suddenly just a few seconds of frantic activity as the cyclists flash past. For a few years there was plenty of opportunity to practice, with the Tour de France followed by several years of the Tour de Yorkshire.
Ian
This was the Tour de France. Every two years it starts in a country other than France, and in 2014 two stages were held in Yorkshire and a third one from Cambridge to London before it moved on to France.
Ian
There was a fantastic atmosphere in the city then wasn't there? An there were not only yellow painted bikes everywhere, but an old people's home that the race past had a yellow zimmer frame outside, while the Minster stonemasons had a yellow wheel barrow hung from a wall!
Ian