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Open Country Tour de Yorkshire Tour De Yorkshire

Photos from the two-wheeled adventure in the Dales!

  • The Aysgarth Falls on the beautiful river Ure
  • These are the 'middle falls', out of three
  • Helen meets Cathy Bergs from the Yorkshire Dales National Park
  • A beautiful old tree blocks the path
  • Helen stops for coffee and a rest after all that cycling!
  • Let the flags fly!
  • Helen with Gia Margolis (left of Helen), and the Wheel Easy Cycling Club
  • Helen and Gia take on the beginning of the climb up toward the Buttertubs Pass
  • That's the spirit!
  • Muker flying the 'Man of the Mountain' flags!
  • Local businesses getting in the spirit!
  • A perfect place to watch the race!
  • Yorkshire in Yellow
  • The Punch Bowl Inn getting in the Tour De France spirit
  • Helen with Historian Robert White, from the Yorkshire Dales National Park
  • Robert points out the path of the water
  • The distinctive humped back of Ivelet Bridge, crossing the Swale along the corpse way
  • The unassuming yet beautiful 'coffin stone'
  • Pete Row and Tony Harrison, from the Yorkshire Mountain Rescue team
  • The chimney still stands at Old Gang Smelt Mill
  • The Surrender Bridge
  • A lot of the buildings are falling into disrepair, which is where Pete comes in

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  • Open Country—Tour de Yorkshire

    Helen Mark explores the route of the opening leg of the Tour de France in Yorkshire.

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