Category Archives: Tour de France
London 2007 v Yorkshire 2014 – Tour de France compared
So the report into Yorkshire (and London and Cambridge) hosting the Grand Depart 2014 has finally surfaced. You can read the full report here as a PDF file . Here’s the equivalent summary for London 2007 which is worth re-reading as a … Continue reading
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Tagged Kent, London, statistics, Tour de France, Yorkshire
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Do Yorkshire’s Tour de France sums add up?
Do Yorkshire’s Tour de France sums add up? I’m not certain the hope of their claims can be matched by the expectations of reality. Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Tour de France, Yorkshire Grand Depart
Tagged economics, Grand Depart, Le Tour, Tour de France, Yorkshire
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Why winning bike races can make you unpopular with the public
A lot of flak is hovering around the Team Sky bus right now with questions about transparency, employees and results going off all over. Bradley Wiggins is the most obvious target of much of the incoming fire, in particular over … Continue reading