Viewers' pictures of preparations for le Tour de France in Yorkshire

Outstanding in their field Credit: @PW1980
Silsden turns yellow Credit: @letoursilsden
The approach from Hawes to Buttertubs Credit: Leeds Citizen
Giant bike on Buttertubs Pass near Hawes Credit: Askrigg
Outstanding in their field Credit: @PW1980

The children at St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School in Ripon started their Tour de France party by making the shape of a bicycle on the playing fields:

School kids map out a bicycle on their playing fields
Calder High School
4,550 square metre image of a scarecrow in a McCain potato farmer's field at Alton Farms Credit: McCain
Cragg Vale

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Cragg Vale school kids ready for the Tour to pass by
Courtyard Café in Horsforth celebrate Le Tour Credit: Courtyard Café

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Bike made from kitchen utensils in Skipton Credit: Holly Shaw
Le Tour campsite at Conistone Credit: Angela Clarke
Cyclists from across the country converge on Yorkshire Credit: Angela Clarke
Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Bradford is celebrating the Tour de France

Even our reporters have been getting in on the action:

And, just when you thought it could not get any more ridiculous....

A pig on a bike...