Tour de France

[les_taxi]

Prince William and Kate are in Harrogate for the Tour de France Saturday. Then this afternoon a customer informed me that David Beckham and his family are also attending. Wow what a weekend ahead for Harrogate, Knaresborough and Yorkshire - such a fantastic area to live and work :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Looking forward to it, not working as cars are pretty much banned.

Should be great showcase for Harrogate - crowds expected to be in the hundreds of thousands :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[stevewool]

The best sport show on Earth - bring it on

[les_taxi]

Well not really my cup of tea but it's going to be so huge I'm not missing it.

I will take plenty of pics on the weekend :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Terpe]

The best sport show on Earth - bring it on

Couldn't agree more Steve :Jump:
I intend to do everything I can to see as much of it as possible.....:wink:

[grahamw48]

...and for York !

:olddude: Pah. All these newbie cyclists everywhere.

[Michael Parnham]

Couldn't agree more Steve :Jump:
I intend to do everything I can to see as much of it as possible.....:wink:

Position yourself on an uphill section, good luck! :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Dedworth]

A shame Wiggo's not in it

[grahamw48]

True !

UK Ltd Marketing cock it up again. :doh

[les_taxi]

Beckham in local shop asking for directions to local park. He has hired out a large country pub for the event.

Rumored Kate and Will booked top floor of Betty's !

Getting really busy in the town and police have warned us of traffic snarl ups with the frogs bringing the Tour de France equipment etc.

[grahamw48]

Yep....road closure signs all over the place.

I hope you manage to do well out of it Les.

Have you rented your house out yet ? :biggrin:

[les_taxi]

I'm losing money Graham as I'm off to it and not working (can't drive in town centre anyway)

Tales of lots of people renting house out - one guy rented his small house out for 3 days for £12,000 :yikes:

[grahamw48]

Ah, ok. I wasn't sure which way it would go for you...businesswise.

Yes, I'd thought of renting mine out.

12 grand would certainly cover any cleaning and minor damages. :biggrin:

[les_taxi]

Traffic nite mare already while they continue setting up!

[grahamw48]

I might toodle off down on my pushbike and take a look...or should I just close the curtains on Sunday (?) and hide in the house ? :Erm:

[les_taxi]

I'm getting into it!

Well getting into the beer tent on Saturday!

[grahamw48]

Haha....you do right. Enjoy. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Arthur Little]

Tales of lots of people renting house out - one guy rented his small house out for 3 days for £12,000 :yikes:

:omg: ... daylight :censored: robbery!

:icon_rolleyes: ... CLEARLY some of the "revellers" have a lot more money :REGamblMoney01HL1: than sense! :crazy:

[les_taxi]

Guess which country the people with more money than sense come from?

[Michael Parnham]

Guess which country the people with more money than sense come from?

Well, they're not Scots that's for sure! :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[les_taxi]

Yanks :icon_lol:

Anyway it's mental in Harrogate today - the day before the race - Choppers in the sky, zillions of people. I counted about 8 bars on the main finish line grassy area.

Dead excited!

[Dedworth]

Come on Wiggo :biggrin:

[Arthur Little]

Come on Wiggo :biggrin:


:cwm24: ... "Hoi! :cwm25: ... keep your 'hair' on"! :wink:

[les_taxi]

Wiggo not in it :icon_lol:

[stevewool]

I might toodle off down on my pushbike and take a look...or should I just close the curtains on Sunday (?) and hide in the house ? :Erm:

Watch out there Graham, you may get taken along with the pack and end up in France

[les_taxi]

Watch out there Graham, you may get taken along with the pack and end up in France

Graham's chopper gives the game away!

[stevewool]

Graham's chopper gives the game away!

Now now Les, thats rude

[les_taxi]

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q253/lestaxi1/80s-chopper-bikes.jpg (http://s138.photobucket.com/user/lestaxi1/media/80s-chopper-bikes.jpg.html)

[grahamw48]

Oy ! http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/ag455/grahamw58/Imageshak%20pics/Irked_zps0c6dbfbb.gif

[grahamw48]

Anyway, I can always use my runabout. :smile:


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[grahamw48]

Well, it was a struggle, but I managed to keep up with the pack, even though I was only supposed to be spectating. :cwm25:

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http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/ag455/grahamw58/Graintourdefrance_zpsd843fbb6.jpg

[stevewool]

Hahahhaha I am sure I saw you coming out of Leeds

[grahamw48]

Spectating now. It's coming past only half a mile from my house !

Got the Lycra on ! :biggrin:


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[les_taxi]

No man should wear Lycra Graham :yikes: