PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
YORKSHIRE GRAND DEPART OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE 2014 (17 December 2012)

That this House welcomes the decision by the Tour de France organisers to select Yorkshire to host the Grand Depart of the Tour de France on 5 and 6 July 2014; notes that Leeds will be the official host city for the opening stages; pays tribute to Welcome to Yorkshire, Leeds City Council, other Yorkshire and Humber councils and the whole Back le Bid campaign for putting together such a strong bid and showcasing what Yorkshire has to offer; recognises that this will be the first time the Tour de France has visited the North of England and only its second time in the UK; further welcomes the significant economic boost this will give to Yorkshire as a result of the millions of visitors to the county during the Grand Depart as well as the opportunity to promote the county to two billion people from across the world watching on television; further notes that the announcement comes in the same year as the first ever British winner of the Tour de France; looks forward to one of the biggest and most prestigious sporting events in the world in the cities, towns and streets of Yorkshire; further recognises that this caps off an incredible year of sport for Yorkshire and the UK; and calls on UK Sport and the Government to fully support Le Tour de Yorkshire to assist in making this an event to be remembered for generations to come and a boost to the Yorkshire and UK economies and to cycling in Yorkshire and the UK.

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Greg Mulholland (Liberal Democrat)