Quarter of people want to visit region after Tour de France

Bob Belton runs a B&B in Hawes, North Yorkshire. He says it isn't any quieter even though the cyclists have gone:

Karen Halliwell-Smart, who owns a gift shop in Hawes, North Yorkshire, says the town is still full of visitors:

Karen Halliwell-Smart, who owns a gift shop in the town of Hawes, in North Yorkshire, says plenty of people will come back to the county.

Mark Cavendish has been on Twitter today for an impromptu Q&A session. He has been asked about his diet, racing rituals and techniques as well as his hobbies and interests.

As expected though, many fans have been asking about the shoulder injury he suffered on Stage One of the Tour de France:

Asked whether he thought Team Sky would regret not putting Bradley Wiggans and Chris Froome in their line up, especially following Froome's injury and withdrawal, Cavendish was carefully diplomatic in his response:

But he is determined to be back up and running in good time to compete for next year's Tour.

The success of the Tour de France in Yorkshire is expected to create a tourism boom in the region.

A survey has shown a quarter of the country now want to visit Yorkshire. One third of people changed their opinion of the county after watching the biggest Grand Départ in history.