This summer residents of Yorkshire will be witness to hundreds of men on bikes cycling. The Grand Départ, or ‘The Start’ as locals have affectionately coined, it will take place on July 5th. Elephant Juice’s sports correspondent has been visiting Yorkshire towns and villages to hear what people really think of this cycling spectacular.

Residents of Howarth are particularly excited to be hosting a leg of the race but many feel that it should have been renamed. “I don’t know what was wrong with The Tour De Bronte” said parish councillor, Branwell Jones. “Everything is Bronte round here. Always has been, always should be. I don’t even know who the France family are.”
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