Yorkshire Grande Departe  – Tour De France 2014

For 2 days in July ‘Ows thee doin became Bonjour, reet chuffed became Je suis tres exict e’, Yorkshire was painted yellow, green and polka dot red and white and some of the Warrington Road Club lads where there to witness the greatest Grande Departe ever.

The scale of the event was awe inspiring and the sheer size of the crowd was incredible.

Our 9 man team comprised Trevor Horton, Ian Ralphs, Chris Dixon, Simon Rigby, Joe Bennett, Paul Mcgowan, Mike Jones, Dave Fox and Carl Johnston joined by Gareth Hinde and John Payne from Leigh Premier.

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After months of planning to a level of detail that would rival the actual Grand Départ, the time finally arrived for the WRC elite to assemble in Kettlewell, Yorkshire for 3 days of riding on the roads that would greet Bradley Wiggins Chris Froome in July. 

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The first of several Warrington Road Club weekends planned for 2014 took place last weekend on the 8th and 9th of March. The trip, excellently organized by Carl Johnston, began with 21 riders leaving Horton Towers on Saturday morning. Peter Howl graciously drove all of our bags to the hostel.

 

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