Tour de France Stage 2

Stage 2 will consist of ancient and modern surroundings, starting in York and finishing in Sheffield. This will definitely challenge the peloton with a blend of iconic climbs and countless, short, sharp climbs. At an impressive 200 km or roughly 124 miles the riders will face everything from continuous climbs to short steep climbs, they will have the task of defeating each climb stage 2 throws there way.

They will also have to tackle the longest continuous gradient in England, Cragg Vale. They will possibly be looking at completing stage 2 in around 5 and a half hours.

The Tour de France is the world’s largest annual sporting event held every year starting around the end of June/beginning of July and lasts 3 weeks. Over the entire race the riders will cover approximately 3,500 kilometers and the Grand Départ is the opening of the race of the Tour. With the last time the tour visited England being 7 years ago, when they travelled from London to Kent, Yorkshire has the long awaited return of the tour.

In 2007 2 million people turned out to watch the tour over 2 days, so when July comes around Yorkshire is going to be thriving and the place to be in the summer.

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