Stage One – be one in a million!

Race to pass thru Skipton – translation – get there before 9:00am. So get ready and go thru the check list.

  • Have Rail Pass to Skipton- Check. no, bother! left it behind
  • Camera – Check – no, left sitting on the Kitchen Table (thank goodness for iPhone)
  • Have baby throw up on train and on me – Check – got that right!

Skipton

 

Still the sky clears and the sun comes out and we join the 20,000 in Skipton along with the other million plus along the route. And this is with 3 hours to go!

 

 

Skipton Brass Band

So it’s time to go over to the Fan Park and check out Skipton’s finest.

The local Brass Band and actually they were very good. and then back to the main street for the Caravan (aka The sponsors vehicles) and then more and more police vehicles, both British and French, then finally the break away,by now just down to 2 with Jens Voigt (age 42) leading the way.

Jens Viogt

3 minutes later the Peleton arrives.

Peleton

Right time to go and get cleaned up