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    Tour de France

    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

    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


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    The best sport show on Earth - bring it on


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    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


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    Quote Originally Posted by stevewool View Post
    The best sport show on Earth - bring it on
    Couldn't agree more Steve
    I intend to do everything I can to see as much of it as possible.....


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    ...and for York !

    Pah. All these newbie cyclists everywhere.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Terpe View Post
    Couldn't agree more Steve
    I intend to do everything I can to see as much of it as possible.....
    Position yourself on an uphill section, good luck!


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    A shame Wiggo's not in it


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    True !

    UK Ltd Marketing cock it up again.


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    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.


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    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 ?


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    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


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    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.


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    Traffic nite mare already while they continue setting up!


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    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 ?


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    I'm getting into it!

    Well getting into the beer tent on Saturday!


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    Haha....you do right. Enjoy.


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    Quote Originally Posted by les_taxi View Post

    Tales of lots of people renting house out - one guy rented his small house out for 3 days for £12,000
    ... daylight robbery!

    ... CLEARLY some of the "revellers" have a lot more money than sense!


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


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    Quote Originally Posted by les_taxi View Post
    Guess which country the people with more money than sense come from?
    Well, they're not Scots that's for sure!


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    Yanks

    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!


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    Come on Wiggo


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    Quote Originally Posted by Dedworth View Post
    Come on Wiggo

    ... "Hoi! ... keep your 'hair' on"!


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    Wiggo not in it


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    Quote Originally Posted by grahamw48 View Post
    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 ?
    Watch out there Graham, you may get taken along with the pack and end up in France


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    Quote Originally Posted by stevewool View Post
    Watch out there Graham, you may get taken along with the pack and end up in France
    Graham's chopper gives the game away!


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    Quote Originally Posted by les_taxi View Post
    Graham's chopper gives the game away!
    Now now Les, thats rude


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    Oy !


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    Anyway, I can always use my runabout.


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

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