05/07/2014

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:00:00. > :00:00.Hi, I'm Leah with a fun filled Newsround this Saturday morning.

:00:00. > :00:10.Martin gets a taste of the Tour de France route in Yorkshire.

:00:11. > :00:19.And the rhino whose been adopted by a sheep.

:00:20. > :00:22.The world's biggest cycle race, the Tour De France, has begun in

:00:23. > :00:30.being held in the north of England. The race is known for being a really

:00:31. > :00:37.tough challenge so Martin hit the road to see what the riders are up

:00:38. > :00:40.The Tour de France is known as one of the toughest sporting

:00:41. > :00:43.events anywhere in the world, but just how tough is it?

:00:44. > :00:49.Seeing as it's coming to Yorkshire, there's only one way to find out.

:00:50. > :00:53.Using a handbike, I'm going to be taking a part of stage one of this

:00:54. > :00:59.That is just a warm up for the cyclists, though, who,

:01:00. > :01:04.on the day, will be travelling 118 miles Leeds to Harrogate.

:01:05. > :01:10.And by the end of the month, the 2276 miles of the Tour.

:01:11. > :01:12.On my Tour challenge, I won't be on my own.

:01:13. > :01:14.Two local cyclists, Adam and Neal, who know

:01:15. > :01:19.We're just going to do a slight rise compared to what the lads

:01:20. > :01:29.It's tough going, but compared to the rest of the Tour, this is flat.

:01:30. > :01:33.The climb on the part I'm cycling is 226 metres,

:01:34. > :01:39.but, in France, riders will be facing climbs of over 2000 metres.

:01:40. > :01:44.I've only done about three miles, maybe went up two hills, at most,

:01:45. > :01:51.but it puts it into context, just how difficult this sport is and

:01:52. > :02:00.So, what do you think it's going to do for somewhere like this?

:02:01. > :02:07.And the hope is that people will come back and cycle, hopefully.

:02:08. > :02:10.You can really feel the buzz in the air in the village, and I

:02:11. > :02:12.think there's a lot of expectation, excitement about how many people

:02:13. > :02:15.are going to be here. It's going to be absolutely

:02:16. > :02:18.It's pretty exciting for Yorkshire, but I think I'll just be taking in

:02:19. > :02:23.And we want to know if you will be watching the tour,

:02:24. > :02:26.is the route coming near your house or maybe you're travelling to see

:02:27. > :02:29.Go to the Newsround website to let us know.

:02:30. > :02:32.In just a couple of hours, the Wimbledon women's final will

:02:33. > :02:35.Up and coming player Eugenie Bouchard is taking

:02:36. > :02:41.Here's some fun facts about the two players slugging it

:02:42. > :03:18.Petra Kvitova takes her place once again in the Wimbledon final.

:03:19. > :03:22.Just having a fabulous tournament. Great stuff.

:03:23. > :03:25.The South American country, Costa Rica, has gone football crazy.

:03:26. > :03:27.They've shocked football fans around the world with their strong

:03:28. > :03:30.performance at the World Cup making it through to tonight's quarter

:03:31. > :03:34.Many Costa Rica fans in Brazil have had to change their plans,

:03:35. > :03:36.spending thousands of pounds to follow their team, hoping they can

:03:37. > :03:54.It's the smallest nation left in the tournament.

:03:55. > :03:59.No one, not even their fans, thought they would make it this far.

:04:00. > :04:03.Including these four friends, having the time of their lives.

:04:04. > :04:06.They didn't think they would still be in Brazil because no one gave

:04:07. > :04:08.Costa Rica a chance of making it through the group

:04:09. > :04:16.stage, let alone making it to the quarter-finals of the World Cup.

:04:17. > :04:21.Well, for us, it has been like a dream come true. It's our first time

:04:22. > :04:26.in Brazil, the first time in the World Cup, our first time at this

:04:27. > :04:29.moment, and the country is very happy, so we don't want to wake up

:04:30. > :04:33.from this dream. The friends have had to change

:04:34. > :04:36.their travel plans twice to stay in Brazil,

:04:37. > :04:38.which has cost them $3,000 each. Sharing rooms and sometimes

:04:39. > :04:41.only eating once a day. This isn't just football history in

:04:42. > :04:47.Costa Rica, it's sporting history. They face a difficult match

:04:48. > :04:49.against Holland, but this winning journey could go on, especially with

:04:50. > :04:55.all these fans behind Costa Rica. So, what does Ronaldo

:04:56. > :04:58.the parrot think of their chances? We asked him to predict

:04:59. > :05:00.the results of their match So, from Ronaldo

:05:01. > :05:29.the Parrot to this cute baby rhino Little G, as he's known,

:05:30. > :05:34.was rescued from the wild in May and was taken to a conservation

:05:35. > :05:37.centre in South Africa. He doesn't have any parents so

:05:38. > :05:40.staff introduced him to a sheep who Now four months old,

:05:41. > :05:57.he's finding plenty of time to enjoy That's all from me,

:05:58. > :06:00.Newsround's back just before 2pm.