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23 June 2014

Embracing TdF

I'm not a big fan of sport. The neverending off-field saga of who-owns-what at Leeds United has me reaching for the 'off' button on the radio faster than the Archers theme .. and that's pretty damn quick.

I've made it to 55 without ever attending a professional sporting event. Certainly not cycling. I do vaguely recall going to a Speedway fixture in Halifax where Pennine Radio were doing some promotion or other. My lasting memory of that is of ear-splitting noise and flying cinders, not of who won.

But I'm genuinely excited about the Tour de France Grand Départ coming to Leeds. Here's why.