The Tour will start from the Yorkshire Festival 2014 taking place in July; it will precede the first two stages of the tour attracting huge crowds of people from Leeds to Harrogate and then York to Sheffield.
The third stage will run from Cambridge to the centre of London before the race returns across the Channel.
Welcome to Yorkshire tourism agency has organized interesting plans to add grandeur to the festivities of the tour. Their efforts are being supported by Yorkshire Water, Arts Council England and Yorkshire local authorities. The Los Angeles-based sculptor Thomas Houseago, from Leeds will create two giant sculptures for Leeds city centre and the YThe details of the cultural festivals to precede Tour de France have been revealed today, 29.01.14. The 111th year of the Festival chalks out events in the world’s most famous and happening bike race in the UK.
The Tour will start from the Yorkshire Festival 2014 taking place in July; it will precede the first two stages of the tour attracting huge crowds of people from Leeds to Harrogate and then York to Sheffield.
The third stage will run from Cambridge to the centre of London before the race returns across the Channel.
Welcome to Yorkshire tourism agency has organized interesting plans to add grandeur to the festivities of the tour. Their efforts are being supported by Yorkshire Water, Arts Council England and Yorkshire local authorities. The Los Angeles-based sculptor Thomas Houseago, from Leeds will create two giant sculptures for Leeds city centre and the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, near Wakefield.
Apart from holding a carnival snail, woolly bikes, choirs and brass bands will emerge from shops at Trinity Leeds shopping centre to join the band Hope & Social on the concourse for a debut performance of the official Yorkshire Festival song, The Big Wide which was a preview the announcement today. The actual event holds mush more with 47 projects commissioned in the 100 days festival. World’s first Ghost Peloton organized by the Phoenix Dance Theatre, in Leeds and the Scottish public arts charity NVA will incorporate a riding team of 50 road racers, stunt cyclists and large-scale projection of dancers all utilising unique remote-controlled light suits to produce stunning live choreography.
Henrietta Duckworth, the festival’s executive producer is very excited and wants to make the best of the opportunity to bring forward the culture of Yorkshire to the millions of visitors who will be a part of the tour. West Yorkshire Playhouse hosting Beryl, will celebrate the extraordinary sporting achievements of Morley cyclist Beryl Burton.
With a lot of support and team work Yorkshire Festival 2014 will run from March 27 to July 6. The first stage of the Tour de France 2014 will set off from Leeds city centre on July 5.
Apart from holding a carnival snail, woolly bikes, choirs and brass bands will emerge from shops at Trinity Leeds shopping centre to join the band Hope & Social on the concourse for a debut performance of the official Yorkshire Festival song, The Big Wide which was a preview the announcement today. The actual event holds mush more with 47 projects commissioned in the 100 days festival. World’s first Ghost Peloton organized by the Phoenix Dance Theatre, in Leeds and the Scottish public arts charity NVA will incorporate a riding team of 50 road racers, stunt cyclists and large-scale projection of dancers all utilising unique remote-controlled light suits to produce stunning live choreography.
Henrietta Duckworth, the festival’s executive producer is very excited and wants to make the best of the opportunity to bring forward the culture of Yorkshire to the millions of visitors who will be a part of the tour. West Yorkshire Playhouse hosting Beryl, will celebrate the extraordinary sporting achievements of Morley cyclist Beryl Burton.
With a lot of support and team work Yorkshire Festival 2014 will run from March 27 to July 6. The first stage of the Tour de France 2014 will set off from Leeds city centre on July 5.
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