Tour de France UK leg revealed
The first stage of the 2014 Tour de France, known as the "Grand Depart", will take place in Yorkshire, while Stage Three will start in Cambridge and move south to London.
Boris 'delighted' Tour de France is coming to London
London mayor Boris Johnson said: "It has been the most incredible epoch in the history of cycling that any of us can remember; and I am absolutely delighted that the world's greatest cycling race is coming to the capital.
"People will see London framed by shooting velocipedes for what will be a fantastic spectacle of sport. I am going to be in the crowd and I hope thousands more will too."
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