Posts tagged with ‘Tour de France’

Tour de Cotswolds?

The Worcester News reports that local councillors are already agitating for the Tour de France to come to the Cotswolds. Paul Hodgkinson, from Bourton-on-the-Water, wants the Tour to “start in…

Send your yellow bike to Africa

A yellow-painted bike, no matter how creaky, has become the accessory du jour for Yorkshire businesses and community organisations to proclaim their support for the Tour de France. Fearful that…

Tour campsite cancelled after “disappointing sales”

The owners of a ‘pop-up’ campsite for the Tour de France have announced its cancellation following “disappointing ticket sales and excessive red tape”. Kidstones Camping, in Upper Wharfedale, was situated…

Ordnance Survey launches cycling app

You might have thought it was the Institut Géographique National’s role to map the Tour de France – but with the ride coming to Britain this year, the Ordnance Survey…