Le Tour de Ilkley

4 sleeps to go....

Got back from a sublime 2 days in the Lakes to catch the bike racing on the streets of Ilkley. A whole evening of festivities - 3 hours of races around a 1.5km course that it took us 3 hours to walk round as we met up and chatted and caught up with friends.

The sun shone, the cafes stayed open, the music played. France really has come to Yorkshire - we'd like to keep it if possible.

This shot (just before the camera battery died) was the U14's race.

The excitement builds...