Couldn’t have put it better myself in all honesty. So here’s Andy Nolan’s thoughts on my last weekend was such a special one for Yorkshire.
This week my hometown city of Sheffield welcomed the Tour de France, having snaked its way from Yorkshire’s lesser cities (Leeds and York … only joking) through the rolling (and sometimes gruelling) hills of West and South Yorkshire. Not only did Yorkshire give itself a pat on the back for doing a marvellous job, it showcased the wonderful countryside and urban landscape the county has. More impressively, it showed how passionate, fun-loving and committed the people of this county are in coming out in the early hours of a Sunday morning to guarantee a front row seat on remote stretches of rural roads.
Blessed with great weather, 2.5 million people actively got up, left their TV sets and enjoyed the freedoms brought about by the event. Closed roads meant safer pedestrian environments; enhanced facilities for cycles to be parked meant many cycled (naturally) to watch the race; and to cope…
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