Jenkin Road in Sheffield may not have the romance of l’Alpe d’Huez or the Tourmalet, but it’s a 30 percent grade at its steepest and, more importantly, it’s just 4km from the finish of the second stage of the Tour de France. That makes it GCN’s top tip for a viewing spot as the race’s visit to Yorkshire comes to a close.
In this video Simon Richardson shows you the best spots to watch the Tour in Yorkshire and discusses how to get from one another (top tip: don’t drive).
If you’re about to hot-foot to Yorkshire, it’s essential viewing.

9 thoughts on “Video: Where to watch the Tour de France in Yorkshire”
“Jenkin Road in Sheffield” or
“Jenkin Road in Sheffield” or “Jenkins Lane in Sheffield”…… :/
On Saturday I would go to
On Saturday I would go to Hawes and wander up to Buttertubs – lots of room on the hillsides – then back to a pub in Hawes. A friend of mine lives there and he knows his beer 🙂 The Spar in the town will be open from 4am, and there will be street parties and music on both days.
But I will be stopping in front of the telly in Shrewsbury, drinking a special TdF coffee blend produced by Taylors of Harrogate for the event. The advert in CW last week uses a bicycle motif with coffee mug stains.
Lots of room on the hillsides
Lots of room on the hillsides for which most farmers are charging a fiver for the pleasure of standing in. How they will manage to control that with the number of people expected I have no idea. Certainly on Buttertubs, there are signs all over.
0:15 yes, a little bit
0:15 =)) yes, a little bit stricter here, like, f*** off you’re not parking your caravan anywhere that’s not a camping site.
02:15 Nice to get some perspective on the hill there, often you just can’t tell watching TDF because there’s nothing much to measure the steepness against.
During the race the commentators should call out the riders speeds a lot more often along with the gradients. I’ll be looking forwards to seeing how bad my times through Epping look in comparison… They will be uploading to Strava right?
They neglected to do the
They neglected to do the London stage 🙁
London isn’t in yorkshire
London isn’t in yorkshire
holme moss isnt all its
holme moss isnt all its cracked up to be, i certainly wont be up there 😉 :^o
From the website
“The roads
From the website
“The roads remain open for walkers but cyclists will have to dismount and walk.”
Are they seriously expecting cyclists to push their bikes once they get past the road closures?
Good luck with that! #o
Obviously going to Holme
Obviously going to Holme Moss.