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Tour de France 2014

The 101st Tour de France gets underway Saturday July 5th with the Grand Depart in Leeds.

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Sheep dyed yellow for Tour de France

150 sheep have had their wool dyed yellow in honour of the Tour de France Grand Départ. The herd, from Westgate Farm in Kettlewell, in the Yorkshire Dales, will be in a field along the route of Stage 1 when the Tour passes through on Saturday.

The sheep have been dyed the colour of the Tour's famous yellow jersey Credit: Yorkshire Building Society
The sheep are sponsored by the Yorkshire Building Society Credit: Yorkshire Building Society

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