Route and maps of the opening three stages of the 2014 Tour de France



Stage one - Saturday, 5 July
Leeds - Harewood - Otley - Ilkley - Skipton - Kettlewell - Aysgarth - Hawes - Reeth - Leyburn - Ripon - Harrogate



Stage two - Sunday, 6 July
York - Knaresborough - Silsden - Keighley - Haworth - Hebden Bridge - Elland - Huddersfield - Holmfirth - Sheffield



Stage three - Monday, 7 July
Cambridge - Epping Forest - the Olympic Park - the Mall



Full route details and rumours of 2014 Tour de France.

"Since the resounding success of the Grand Depart in London in 2007, we were very keen to return to the United Kingdom. Bradley Wiggins' historical victory last July and the enormous crowds that followed the cycling events in the streets of London during the Olympic Games encouraged us to go back earlier than we had initially planned. Yorkshire is a region of outstanding beauty, with breathtaking landscapes whose terrains offer both sprinters and attackers the opportunity to express themselves." ," said Tour director Christian Prudhomme.

It will be the fourth time the Tour has visited Britain after previous visits in 1974, 1994 and 2007.


Buttertubs Pass, Yorkshire Dales