The tour is coming to
Yorkshire, however can that be?
Better hang out some bunting and learn to say 'Merci'
The cyclists arrived for Le Grand Depart
Taking all of us Northerners to their hearts
The cyclists arrived for Le Grand Depart
Taking all of us Northerners to their hearts
The Duke and Duchess,
they came to us
Instead of Cambridge,
caused a bit of a fuss
Jensie the oldest man
in the race
Went solo through the
Dales at a hell of a pace
Disappointment in
Harrogate for our man Cav
As a sprinter it can be
the luck you have
In the end 'twas all
about Kittel
He collared le maillot
jaune as well
It dawned bright in
Glossop on the second day
Many worries about cars
being towed away
Fears were fuelled of a
total lockdown
Because the tour was
coming close to town
People began to panic,
a bit of a to-do
'Cos they might miss
their Sunday out at B&Q
But many hiked and
biked by various routes
To be enchanted by the
rabbits and the fruit shoots
The crowd was
captivated by the tour caravan
More 'Je ne sais quoi?'
than 'Ca ne fait rien'
Standing by the
roadside looking for quelque chose
Going polka dotty for
caps and haribots
A multitude had
assembled on iconic Holme Moss
But TV missed out
Derbyshire, just didn't give a toss
And it wasn't the
commentator's finest hour
In saying that the
riders were descending to Ladybower
Thousands saw the
peloton, a glistening mass
On its way back to
Yorkshire up a packed Woodhead Pass
More climbs were to
come including Ewden Bank
For that we had the
organisers to thank
It took its toll on
the riders and many were floored
Well before the
denoument on Jenkin Road
The big boys all came
out to play
And it was Nibali who
excelled to win the day
It's all over now yet
still savoured in the mind
Even though these
shores have been left behind
They're already
forsaking the tea for le vin
Daily they're losing
their Yorkshire tan
As I ride up the
valley, the yellow has gone
And yet the memories
will still linger on
And in years to come,
many will gladly tell their tale
About when Le Tour came
to Longdendale
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