The Tour heads back to England after its 1994 visit and the London Grand Départ in 2007. It is Yorkshire’s turn to host the peloton this time round. Team Sky has propelled two British riders, Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome, to victory in the previous two editions. The cycling fever sparked by these triumphs fills the roadsides with fans in the opening stage from Leeds to Harrogate, and the peloton finds itself in the midst of a massive, ecstatic, colourful crowd. Everything seems in place for local hero Mark Cavendish to take the stage, but he crashes and breaks his collarbone shortly before the finish, leaving to Marcel Kittel the honour of receiving the yellow jersey from the Duchess of Cambridge.
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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, GCVO (born Catherine Elizabeth Middleton; 9 January 1982) is a member of the British royal family. Her husband, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, is second in the line of succession to the British throne, making Catherine a likely future queen consort.
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France is a republic and the largest Western European nation. Through expansion and colonisation in the 17th and 18th centuries France became a great power and still retains territories around the world. It has a seat on the UN security council and is the world’s fourth most wealthy country with a high standard of living and strong cultural identity.
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London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom.
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Yorkshire – often referred to by inhabitants as “God’s own country” – is a historic county in northern England. It’s known for its Roman and Viking heritage, as well as its Norman castles, medieval abbeys, Industrial Revolution-era cities and 2 national parks. The county town of York, founded by the Romans, is home to 13th-century cathedral York Minster, Tudor houses and medieval walls. The interactive Jorvik Viking Centre recalls the area’s 9th-century Norse occupation.