Tour De France news round up, building a cycling legacy for Harrogate

The manic joy is leaving me but I'm still madly excited that the Tour De France is coming to my town and twice in two days, wow. What about Legacy? I had a meeting last night with some local activists we talked a lot about legacy, after the Olympics I think we all get that idea now. There was a suggestion we argue for Cycle Town status like Bristol and others got over the last few years. It worked wonders for the towns were the money was invested....

Lancing the boil

So Lance Armstrong has admitted some of his misdemeanour's. The EPO, the steroids, the bullying and the lies. Well done Lance you are now in tune with the rest of the world so your no longer delusional, good work. Trouble is you helped bring one of the greatest cycling events and a fine sport to its knees. In  an orgy of drug taking and miracle performances that made a mockery of competition.  You and your kind deprived clean...

The Tour is coming, The Tour is coming, The Tour De France is coming to HARROGATE

Dreamland stuff then, the route of the 2014 Tour De France Grand Depart has just been announced. Stage one finishes with a sprint in Harrogate and stage two appears to be going through Knaresborough and then pretty much past my house. Deep joy all round, a flat'ish stage for Cavendish to have a pop and maybe win a stage in his mum's home town. Thousands of bike fans all spending money in the town and the eyes of the Europe and a fair...

On Beryl In Peril

News just in on the Beryl Burton Cycleway. It will be partially re-surfaced, hopefully in the not to distant future. Before the resurfacing happens the Army Foundation College are going to do some voluntary work to cut back the overhanging branches, clean out the cattle grid and cut some drainage channels, to try and stop the unrelenting rain making the situation any worse than it already is. Thanks to North Yorkshire County Council Transport...