:00:00. > :00:23.You can't be anything but bd impressed by the way the cotnties
:00:24. > :00:51.around England have turned over this.
:00:52. > :00:57.And I'm in Cambridge with it all started with the Grand Depart just
:00:58. > :01:00.over that we will have all the reaction from the city with cycling
:01:01. > :01:19.at its very core. photographed village in England and
:01:20. > :01:26.it is easy to see why. Especially earlier when it was bathed hn
:01:27. > :01:29.sunlight. There were 10,000 people here watching the Tour de France,
:01:30. > :01:34.through. Around 1 million pdople watched it across the region and in
:01:35. > :01:38.this village and they watchdd it from all sorts of vantage point If
:01:39. > :01:43.you look at the church clock there were people up on top of thd church
:01:44. > :01:49.tower and they reckon that just before 25 past one today thd first
:01:50. > :01:54.two raiders came through. Then we waited around for the half linutes
:01:55. > :01:59.until just before 1:30pm whdn we got the main peloton coming through The
:02:00. > :02:03.astonishing thing is that the embankment behind me was covered by
:02:04. > :02:09.people. Everyone was enjoying a great day. One of the great things
:02:10. > :02:12.about the Tour de France was that everyone got involved. The police
:02:13. > :02:18.were coming through, those on motorcycles, some of them actually
:02:19. > :02:22.took their hands off the handlebars as the cycle through so it has been
:02:23. > :02:25.a great stay here. We will have more of the day's newsletter in the
:02:26. > :02:39.programme but let's start the coverage in Cambridge. Front row,
:02:40. > :02:45.splash of colour, everyone lade it. The city looking its best. We think
:02:46. > :02:50.it was a once in a lifetime opportunity, but it has seeled so
:02:51. > :02:55.successful they may come back! Cambridge is a great role model for
:02:56. > :03:00.the other towns in Britain to see what can be achieved. The UK's
:03:01. > :03:06.cycling capital, a match made in heaven with a British fuel. How did
:03:07. > :03:11.it go? And should be a straightforward run. Compardd to the
:03:12. > :03:15.last few days. Receiving a very famous Cambridge sendoff. They will
:03:16. > :03:20.not start racing until later, then it is 12 miles within Cambrhdgeshire
:03:21. > :03:25.before this whole road show moves all of the way through to Essex
:03:26. > :03:30.They can hardly contain thelselves, praying position to greet the pellet
:03:31. > :03:36.on. We are in the heart of the town, it is hard to believe that
:03:37. > :03:42.nearly 200 raiders will squdeze in the year. It will be a good race.
:03:43. > :03:46.The sun is out so this corndr is the best place in town. The crowds and
:03:47. > :03:52.seemingly, it is the best sport I have ever been to. There we are the
:03:53. > :03:57.chasing pack known as the pdllet on, the atmosphere is incredibld. ``
:03:58. > :04:06.peloton. What a view of the action area. So
:04:07. > :04:10.far, so good. All of the rahders are adding safely at the head ott of
:04:11. > :04:14.town and into the heart of the Essex countryside. This is how streets
:04:15. > :04:21.just north of Chelmsford, htndreds converged on the verge having a real
:04:22. > :04:27.blast. Well, almost. No drop`off in peace for the pros, 19 minutes in.
:04:28. > :04:33.Here, the main pack, is chilling moment. A moment of great contrast.
:04:34. > :04:37.For this tiny community, thhs is a camel to is welcome. This h`s been a
:04:38. > :04:42.good couple of months in thd making, when you start looking this morning
:04:43. > :04:47.at four o'clock pulling your hair out to work out where an extra
:04:48. > :04:51.prison with a gazebo goes that is part of the fun! For the organisers
:04:52. > :04:57.it is about legacy, for the raiders that is about this link. He`ding to
:04:58. > :05:01.cancel. Two hours and 12 minutes in setting off and now 50 miles into
:05:02. > :05:06.the stage at the riders are streaming through the usually
:05:07. > :05:09.tranquil Essex countryside. The tour 's long`awaited arrival will be at
:05:10. > :05:14.Telstra and has triggered a celebration of cycling. Lots of
:05:15. > :05:19.people came out, it has been great to meet people, other cyclists, talk
:05:20. > :05:26.about returns the tour. There was some disappointment because Alex
:05:27. > :05:30.deficit had not made the totr. He will try to get into the totr next
:05:31. > :05:38.time. He needs this box tapdd. This is a bigger tour. As locals reclaim
:05:39. > :05:46.the tour, it continued on its 4 miles to the finish. We havd had a
:05:47. > :05:52.gloriously hot day as I say, in the skies opened about 20 minutds ago
:05:53. > :05:56.but let me show you some pictures of the end of the Tour de France. It
:05:57. > :06:01.went to Chelmsford and then passed the Olympic Park into London and the
:06:02. > :06:04.winner was Marcel Kittel who won the first stage as well, he is having a
:06:05. > :06:08.very good Tour de France. It was around three hours 30 minutds and 30
:06:09. > :06:13.seconds to do the whole course. It was raining in the mall when he got
:06:14. > :06:18.there. That did not dampen our day`to`day, with the top 22 guys who
:06:19. > :06:25.have done well. He is, landlord of the fox in. And Frank Tyler, a
:06:26. > :06:29.restaurant. Any idea how much business you have done? It has been
:06:30. > :06:39.a weeks business in a day. 400 copies for breakfast. And wd ran out
:06:40. > :06:44.of taken, 400 bands in. Excdllent. And you have special deals with
:06:45. > :06:49.celebratory packages and evdrything? , we had a marquee on the green
:06:50. > :06:54.which is still going on, but the also had 80 people within the pub
:06:55. > :06:59.who had a champagne breakfast and a four course lunch. We have sold a
:07:00. > :07:06.lot of beer and wine have h`ve had a great day. A lot of beer behng
:07:07. > :07:16.dumped out your! And my feet are a little sore now. I brought hn extra
:07:17. > :07:21.staff, my children came in. Apart from the business, when you looked
:07:22. > :07:27.out, this is a place that you do come to every day. What was your
:07:28. > :07:32.reaction? I have lived in 18 years and we thought, what will it be
:07:33. > :07:38.like? It was so friendly. Stch nice people. They queued all day and got
:07:39. > :07:42.their drinks and said thank you and it was great. It was fantastic. It
:07:43. > :07:49.made us all immensely proud of the village, it was lovely. A lovely
:07:50. > :08:08.day. Thank you for coming ott this evening in the rain. I hope that
:08:09. > :08:15.cries out for the celebrations. I was here at 7am this morning and the
:08:16. > :08:20.crowds were already beginning to gather. By the time of the start
:08:21. > :08:25.there were tens of thousands of people lining the small strdets
:08:26. > :08:30.around here. It's been a terrific day and Parkers piece here hn the
:08:31. > :08:35.centre of Cambridge is wherd all the partying has taken place today.
:08:36. > :08:41.Things are being cleaned up now but you can see the tents behind me
:08:42. > :08:46.That was the village city, encouraging more people to get on
:08:47. > :08:48.their bikes. You can still smell the cooking of French food in the market
:08:49. > :09:04.here. It's been a terrific day. As dawn broke over Cambridgd the
:09:05. > :09:11.UK's capital of cycling was preparing to host the biggest race
:09:12. > :09:19.of them all. How long have xou been here? From 6:15am. Just abott two
:09:20. > :09:27.hours. And you're right on the start line, that's amazing. How excited
:09:28. > :09:32.are you? Very excited. A fl`vour of France in the centre of Cambridge. A
:09:33. > :09:39.party was starting on the green and everyone was invited. I just saw you
:09:40. > :09:45.through the crowd with this bike. Tell me about it. I needed to answer
:09:46. > :09:56.the question, can I ride a Penny Farthing. So I decided to btild one.
:09:57. > :10:07.This was Regent Street, packed by about six deep in places. Others
:10:08. > :10:11.found a way to avoid the crowds Flags, cameras and mobile phones
:10:12. > :10:15.were at the ready. This is the moment we've all been waiting for.
:10:16. > :10:19.The well's a lead cyclists whizzing past.
:10:20. > :10:27.It's really exciting to be here in the middle of it
:10:28. > :10:36.We were expecting crowds and a lot of people but this is absolttely
:10:37. > :10:42.packed. Everyone has moved on to watch the rest of the race on the
:10:43. > :10:49.big screen. What was it likd? Absolutely brilliant. Peopld
:10:50. > :11:02.shouting. Motorbikes. It was really magnificent. It was a great
:11:03. > :11:08.atmosphere wasn't it? This hs a birds eye view of the city. On the
:11:09. > :11:13.ground there was real optimhsm that it had been great for busindss. I
:11:14. > :11:17.took hundreds of pounds of additional income for the pdople.
:11:18. > :11:22.People were spending their loney with a happy smile on their face. A
:11:23. > :11:26.day that had been planned for months. A race that had been gone in
:11:27. > :11:35.a matter of seconds. The many memories will last much longer. And
:11:36. > :11:39.joined now by attorney. It's been amazing has Nick? Tremendous, a real
:11:40. > :14:06.party. You seconds to get through. We waited
:14:07. > :14:09.for hours, but it was worth it. We'll be back here later in the
:14:10. > :14:11.programme. First let's We'll be back here later in the
:14:12. > :14:37.programme. First up the rest of the day 's news.
:14:38. > :14:46.The aid for 21 which runs from Milton Keynes to the M1. Single lane
:14:47. > :14:49.and often congested. It's now going to be duelled. A planned hotsing
:14:50. > :14:54.development near Wellingborough held up because a bridge nedds to be
:14:55. > :14:59.built over the railway line. Now it will be built. A new campus for
:15:00. > :15:03.Northampton College. Just three of the projects getting funding today
:15:04. > :15:07.which according to the government and local business leaders will help
:15:08. > :15:15.the economy to grow. This investment allows us to deliver thousands more
:15:16. > :15:20.jobs, significant numbers of homes and it will also help us to grow our
:15:21. > :15:22.economy significantly. Some of the money will help
:15:23. > :15:26.out of superfast broadband. There will also be extra cash for the
:15:27. > :15:30.Cambridge biomedical campus, and loans for small companies which want
:15:31. > :15:34.to expand. Today the Local Government Secretary was th`t one
:15:35. > :15:39.search ` one such company to trumpet the amount of money going into the
:15:40. > :15:42.local area. It's going to do all kinds of things with regards to
:15:43. > :15:48.transport links, housing links, getting new things moving. The best
:15:49. > :15:53.part of it is it's being done in partnership with local people.
:15:54. > :15:58.That's an important developlent Local business groups deciddd where
:15:59. > :16:04.this investment should go. When we had the old regional governlent
:16:05. > :16:08.agency, Hertfordshire tended to get forgotten. What we've seen today is
:16:09. > :16:12.the local enterprise partnership for Hertfordshire has done a fantastic
:16:13. > :16:20.job in saying this is what the county needs.
:16:21. > :16:23.A man has been arrested on suspicion of rape following an attack
:16:24. > :16:25.on a woman at her home near Milton Keynes.
:16:26. > :16:27.It happened on Saturday near the town of Olney.
:16:28. > :16:30.One raped the woman, who's in her 50s, while the other
:16:31. > :16:39.A court has ordered more th`n ?20,000 be paid in fines
:16:40. > :16:41.and costs after a teenager was thrown from ` new
:16:42. > :16:45.The incident happened at Knebworth Park in August 2009.
:16:46. > :16:48.It left a 15`year`old with life`threatening injuries.
:16:49. > :16:52.Serious defects on the ride had not been identhfied.
:16:53. > :16:54.Four people, including the ride manufacturer, were found guhlty
:16:55. > :17:01.Now, more than 300,000 Formtla One fans visited Silverstone yesterday
:17:02. > :17:06.The race was won by the Stevenage driver Lewis Hamilton.
:17:07. > :17:15.When the Formula One bandwagon comes to Silverstone, it does not travel
:17:16. > :17:21.lightly ` motorhomes, movie stars and big, big crowds
:17:22. > :17:23.Whilst tens of thousands come to Silverstone
:17:24. > :17:27.on foot or by car, in actual fact it is the heliport behind me which
:17:28. > :17:31.really demonstrates the sizd and scale of the British Grand Prix
:17:32. > :17:34.In effect, it becomes the world s busiest airport when Silverstone
:17:35. > :17:44.We have up 180 helicopters hn and out all day long.
:17:45. > :17:51.It's about, in total, 800 movements in one day and we have
:17:52. > :17:53.Silverstone's future was in doubt a few years back
:17:54. > :17:55.but now the sport's boss has become its biggest supporter.
:17:56. > :18:02.When I used to come here long ago it was a tip.
:18:03. > :18:06.In the space of four days the control centre here monitors the
:18:07. > :18:12.A 21 century nerve centre for one of the most watched sporting
:18:13. > :18:19.We control everything in here, from traffic
:18:20. > :18:22.between the motorways for about a 15 mile radius, we've got the highways
:18:23. > :18:26.operating in here, the ambulance ` all the blue lights, basically.
:18:27. > :18:28.The question on the track was whether Stdvenage's
:18:29. > :18:31.Lewis Hamilton could win from as far back as sixth on the grid.
:18:32. > :18:33.The race had to be restarted after an initial crash.
:18:34. > :18:37.Hamilton, though, kept his cool when teammate and rival Nico Rosberg
:18:38. > :18:43.It gave Hamilton the lead, which he cherished to the chequered flag
:18:44. > :18:47.Coming into this weekend, but also when I started the race,
:18:48. > :18:51.I really had my eyes set on getting that win for the fans.
:18:52. > :18:54.I could see the fans as I w`s going through the different compldxes
:18:55. > :18:57.What difference does it makd have a British winner
:18:58. > :19:02.I've never been before so it's a first experience for me.
:19:03. > :19:07.50th anniversary and a Brithsh winner.
:19:08. > :19:16.No better way to celebrate 40 years of Formula One at Silverstone.
:19:17. > :19:19.A record breaking fine for Network Rail is being used to
:19:20. > :19:22.improve wi`fi services on commuter routes into London.
:19:23. > :19:25.Services on the East Coast mainline and Greater
:19:26. > :19:40.Network Rail is facing a ?50 million fine for poor punctuality c`used by
:19:41. > :20:36.But it's time now to go back to Stewart in the village
:20:37. > :20:45.Fans of the tour started arriving in the village at 4am and buying nine,
:20:46. > :20:50.it was busy. A big day for local traders and for the many cycling
:20:51. > :20:57.clubs who had come to watch. This club had come from Luton. Wd thought
:20:58. > :21:02.this was a night spot ` nicd spot because they sell bacon rolls. We go
:21:03. > :21:05.out on a Saturday and we ard known as the bacon roll is becausd there
:21:06. > :21:10.must be a bacon roll involvdd somewhere before we go home. There
:21:11. > :21:18.was Morris dancing, kids wrhting on the road and vans selling Tour de
:21:19. > :21:24.France merchandise. From thd air, flinching field looked a picture.
:21:25. > :21:28.Steve and Eve Graham own a house at the top of the village and had one
:21:29. > :21:37.of the best seats in the hotse. You are on the beer. Of course! It's
:21:38. > :21:41.only 11am. That's late for ts. Look at this, it's superb. It cale
:21:42. > :21:54.through flinching field just after 1pm. After a long wait, herd comes
:21:55. > :21:59.the pellet on. Team Sky well up the front, it's hard to see much. Very
:22:00. > :22:01.exciting. Absolutely excelldnt, it flashed by in ten to 20 seconds
:22:02. > :22:29.crowd jeering. Let's speak to the parish council
:22:30. > :22:34.chairman. You've lived here all your life. Have you seen a day lhke
:22:35. > :22:38.this? Quite extraordinary, we were up early and the atmosphere was
:22:39. > :22:43.electric. It's been a great thrill and it was a huge success for
:22:44. > :22:48.everybody. I've talked to loads of people and it's put us back on the
:22:49. > :22:52.map. It is the most photogr`phed village in the country, but it
:22:53. > :23:02.looked a picture today. It looked fantastic. Fantastic day for the
:23:03. > :23:05.village, a great day for evdryone here, visitors and residents, and
:23:06. > :23:08.hopefully successful for thd businesses. A wonderful famhly
:23:09. > :23:13.atmosphere all day. We've h`d a great day as well. Let's go back to
:23:14. > :23:18.Cambridge. Thousands of people were in
:23:19. > :23:23.Cambridge today and nearly `ll of them either had a tablet or a mobile
:23:24. > :23:28.phone ready to capture the loment the pellet on whizzed past. Many of
:23:29. > :23:37.you were sharing your storids and your pictures.
:23:38. > :23:46.We had this stunning picturd sent to us of the riders going past Kings
:23:47. > :24:55.College in Cambridge. Here's a selection of the best of thd rest.
:24:56. > :25:24.Thank you to all of you who got in touch to help us record this very
:25:25. > :25:29.special day. For me it was best summed up by this family from
:25:30. > :25:37.Suffolk who simply said it's been a great party.
:25:38. > :25:39.Right, the sun hasn't come out, but at least the rain has stoppdd.
:25:40. > :27:21.That's part of the It could be 2425 Celsius. Those are
:27:22. > :27:25.your overnight lows. Today H've seen people watching the Tour de France
:27:26. > :27:30.standing on the back of trahlers so who they can see over the hdads of
:27:31. > :27:34.people in front. I've seen people on a flatbed truck, they've bedn
:27:35. > :27:38.hanging out of windows. The organisers said they wanted this
:27:39. > :27:45.region to be shown in a verx special light. The sun shone, the rhders
:27:46. > :27:47.came and this region looked a picture. From all of us, good night.