Tour de France

Chris Froome had a face like the back end when they started off this morning riding from Leeds to the start at Harewood House - everyone else was laughing and chatting.

We have a very young rider - about 21 in the race too - Simon Yates.

Well - any port in a storm. We need someone to cheer on.

I think Chris Froome and Mark Cavendish are a couple of grumps [MC even more so after today]. Neither with the charisma of Sir Brad.

Chris Froome He looks like a nice bloke.

Oh no!! (to nonu's OP. (haven't heard any news today). That's awful. We've still got another in it though haven't we?

I watched it in French TV - far less adverts! And they were doing exactly as they do in France and showing the most lovely shots from a helicopter - for all churches and large houses the name was shown and they gave good descriptions. A great pity about the crash at the end - when shown from above you could see that the man to the left of Mark Cavendish turned into him and caused the mayhem. Such a pity at the end of a great day and Yorkshire looking so wonderful.

My DH has been glued to the tour de france all day, only because it's in Yorkshire and he loves Harrogate. He has no idea otherwise, I had to explain the different jersies to him at the end of the stage. "King of the mountains" he exclaimed, "there aren't any mountains in Yorkshire".

Oh it was such a shame. But what a fabulous day for Yorkshire. The scenery, the weather was beautiful and the crowds.

It's not the same without Bradley Wiggins imo

I really can't get excited about the Tour de France

Did you see all the yellow sheep that were 'lying down'? I was a bit concerned about that as I don't think I've ever seen a sheep lying down and wondered if the yellow dye had, well, made them die .