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    27 People Who Made Le Tour Yorkshire The Greatest Show On Earth

    Two and a half million people -- literally half of Yorkshire -- turned out this weekend to see the Tour De France come to God's Own County. It was a mesmerising couple of days for the county, with Tour bosses and participants alike describing the kind of fanaticism they had never seen for the race in their long cycling careers. Yorkshire went full pelt in the way only Yorkshire folk can, and here are some of those who made it the greatest show on Earth...

    Mark O'Brien
    by Mark O'Brien

    Community Contributor

    1. The Yorkshire folk

    The whole county gave the race a warm welcome.

    2. The translators

    The Yorkshire lingo is a tricky one for beginners.

    3. West Yorkshire Police

    They looked after the Gendarmerie and gave them a convoy into Leeds.

    4. The Black Prince

    He may not have got on all that well with the French, but he seemed happy to let bygones be bygones, donning a fetching yellow jersey in Leeds.

    5. Harold Wilson

    This statue in Huddersfield of the Yorkshire-born PM was adorned with his very own baguette.

    6. The sheep

    Even the animals were enjoying the festivities.

    7. David Cameron

    Via facebook.com

    He joined locals in Wetherby before the race to bask in Yorkshire's glory -- and stopped for a selfie.

    8. Geoff Boycott

    But the Yorkshire cricketing legend didn't stop for a prime ministerial selfie.

    9. The Red Arrows

    The only sight more divine than the Yorkshire landscape is the Yorkshire landscape with the Red Arrows in formation above.

    10. Prince Harry

    The ginger prince made this lass's day, joining Wills and Kate at the official send-off at Harewood House.

    11. Three

    The mobile phone company rebranded its Leeds store for the Tour.

    12. Yorkshire Tea

    The world's best tea went French too.

    13. God

    Yorkshire had some glorious weather sent down from the heavens this weekend. What else would you expect in God's Own County?

    14. Gary Verity

    The chief exec of Welcome To Yorkshire was the one man credited with bringing the Tour to Yorkshire more than anyone else. #KnighthoodForGary...?

    15. Alberto Contador

    The best photobomb in cycling history?

    16. Mark Cavendish

    The British hopeful had his Tour cut short in a nasty crash by the Stage 1 finish line in Harrogate. Especially painful for the Leeds United fan in front of his Yorkshire-born mum.

    17. These little Francophiles

    18. This northern monkey

    19. These two

    20. All our Tour Makers

    21. This little lady following the news

    22. This policeman acquainting himself with the locals.

    French kiss...?

    23. And this chap making the most of the sunny weather

    24. All these people in Skipton

    25. And all this lot on the moors

    26. The hundreds of thousands who flocked to Leeds

    27. The mass of humanity cheering on the riders at every turn

    So give yourself a pat on the back, Yorkshire!

    And we'll keep 2022 free if FIFA needs a new World Cup venue...

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