:00:00. > 3:59:59That's all from the BBC News at Six, so it's goodbye from me and on
:00:00. > :00:13.Welcome to Wednesday's Look North. Tonight, I am in Knaresborough,
:00:14. > :00:16.as Yorkshire turns yellow, with just three days to go
:00:17. > :00:39.And it is not just Knaresborough. The centre of Huddersfield became
:00:40. > :00:49.Have very good news for you tonight about anything other, but a tour of
:00:50. > :01:05.Yorkshire, starting next year. We are here in Yorkshire, we are
:01:06. > :01:07.ready to go. I am looking forward to having a massive amount of support.
:01:08. > :01:09.Also tonight... Jasmyn's legacy ` Sheffield City
:01:10. > :01:12.Council agrees to improve road safety on the stretch of road where
:01:13. > :01:30.And I am delighted to be back in my old stamping ground. We will have a
:01:31. > :01:39.detailed fool weather forecast. Join me shortly.
:01:40. > :01:40.Welcome to a very yellow Knaresborough!
:01:41. > :01:42.Tonight, the cyclists have arrived in Yorkshire.
:01:43. > :01:50.Their support teams have arrived in Yorkshire and they have been met by
:01:51. > :01:52.Tonight, the cyclists have arrived in Yorkshire.
:01:53. > :01:55.Their support teams have arrived in Yorkshire and they have been met by
:01:56. > :01:59.a sea of yellow. The head of the Tour de France said
:02:00. > :02:05.today he had never seen a response like it.
:02:06. > :02:08.We will hear from him and Chris Froome, in a moment. First, we look
:02:09. > :02:33.It has been named as the best dressed tone. T`shirts decorated by
:02:34. > :02:43.local schoolchildren. It triggers about 50 hours, all the space of
:02:44. > :02:54.about a month. Is that all? That is fabulous. People have been at work
:02:55. > :02:58.all over the town. It is just such a great opportunity, it is
:02:59. > :03:06.once`in`a`lifetime. It is great to celebrate that unshaven with
:03:07. > :03:11.everyone. Does it deserve its title? It is absolutely fantastic. I think
:03:12. > :03:17.they have done a splendid job. It is official, it is the best dressed
:03:18. > :03:22.tone for the Tour de France. But right across the region, people have
:03:23. > :03:31.been flying the flag for the race. Known most soul than J. 1000 200
:03:32. > :03:43.metres of punting. Even the flowers are getting ready. I feel very
:03:44. > :03:51.proud. It just looks lovely. It is not lost on the visitors have
:03:52. > :03:56.travelled here. It is fantastic. A typical English touch. In
:03:57. > :04:10.Huddersfield, even the statue of Harold Wilson is getting in the
:04:11. > :04:16.mood. Finally, to Leeds, who thought up this stunt deserves a bottle of
:04:17. > :04:22.nice French wine. It is the highest point in the city, it is the Tour de
:04:23. > :04:25.France. The spirit of Yorkshire has shown through with just three days
:04:26. > :04:30.to go. One of the people who have really
:04:31. > :04:33.promoted Le Tour in Knaresborough is the town's mayor, Councillor Tony
:04:34. > :04:46.Handley, who joins me now. Why would you so detail in the town
:04:47. > :04:56.would get behind the tour? At the beginning, we said, what are we
:04:57. > :05:02.going to do. We had a meeting in the town, with over 120 people, and some
:05:03. > :05:08.people said I am going to go away and do this, I am going to go away
:05:09. > :05:16.and do that. I know you have been aimed at the best dressed tone. And
:05:17. > :05:28.your own house is looking pretty special. I think it is fabulous.
:05:29. > :05:43.Over 300 people photographed on Sunday. I just want to have a chat
:05:44. > :05:50.with some of the youngsters. They helped with decorating. You made
:05:51. > :05:58.your own flag continue in the town centre? Has anyone got a flag? What
:05:59. > :06:07.does it have on it? It has a long heart. Everyone has been very
:06:08. > :06:16.creative in the town. We got this beautiful roseate made by volunteers
:06:17. > :06:21.with special needs and the proceeds of that will go to charity.
:06:22. > :06:23.More from here later, but let us go to Harry now
:06:24. > :06:43.You can probably see about eight or 9000 people watching this. This is
:06:44. > :06:53.the annual race. Lizzie arm instead is in the weeds. The legacy we are
:06:54. > :06:58.talking about is very special. A tour of Yorkshire will start in May
:06:59. > :07:09.next year, a 3`D two. We will try and get information now. Adam is an
:07:10. > :07:16.elite cyclist, who took part in the tour of Italy. What will be to de
:07:17. > :07:21.France be like when it arrives? I think it will be a lot like the
:07:22. > :07:24.Olympics was in London, but on an even bigger scale. I do not think
:07:25. > :07:30.people in Yorkshire will quite realise what has had come. From your
:07:31. > :07:36.perspective, you are just outside the elite raiders, if you do not
:07:37. > :07:44.mind me saying. The scene here for the British raiders will be
:07:45. > :07:53.fantastic. I am sorry, I am interrupting your comment here is
:07:54. > :07:58.Lizzie coming round the corner. I would you assess her position? I
:07:59. > :08:04.think she is quite safe. She is a strong sprinter, so I expect her to
:08:05. > :08:09.get this one in the bag. What sort of atmosphere will be created when
:08:10. > :08:14.the real event comes in. This is a small event, after all, so this
:08:15. > :08:19.could be a small snapshot of what we can expect. This is what every town
:08:20. > :08:24.will be like. You can imagine what the finish will be like in
:08:25. > :08:33.aggregate. I think it will be monumentally huge. I think we will
:08:34. > :08:39.see this all the way along the roads in Yorkshire. How close are you to
:08:40. > :08:46.breaking into the big time? Hopefully, not too far away. What do
:08:47. > :08:53.you `` I have to do? You simply have two when a lot of races! The racing
:08:54. > :08:59.is a lot different, this style of racing is different. It is hard, but
:09:00. > :09:02.if I could break into that, it would be fantastic. You can see the
:09:03. > :09:12.women's raiders now coming round in a panic. Let us talk to the head of
:09:13. > :09:17.the Tour de France. He says he has received a fantastic welcome in
:09:18. > :09:24.Yorkshire. We are very excited and proud. If I did not know what
:09:25. > :09:35.welcome to Yorkshire men, I certainly have learnt that in the
:09:36. > :09:44.last two days. We live in Bradford `Leeds on Monday. Everything was
:09:45. > :09:52.painted yellow. There are yellow flags, French flags, bunting
:09:53. > :10:01.everywhere. I am really impressed. We even saw the bake on the train. I
:10:02. > :10:11.feel passion and paid when I see people in the streets. It is very
:10:12. > :10:19.impressive and very special. There you have it. One thing we did not
:10:20. > :10:29.want to report on was that a drug scandal has hit the sport. Matt is
:10:30. > :10:39.in Harrowgate know the details. Unfortunately, we do get this from
:10:40. > :10:43.time to time. Daryl Impey From South Africa has failed a drug test and
:10:44. > :10:50.will not take part in the tour. He wore the couple of yellow jerseys
:10:51. > :10:56.during the tour last year, but he has been banned for using a
:10:57. > :11:04.suspended drug. He is claiming his innocence. He says he is in shock
:11:05. > :11:13.and Lizzie Karim raider. We talked earlier to Chris, who is a close
:11:14. > :11:25.friend of Daryl Impey. I have not spoken to him yet, but it is a big
:11:26. > :11:31.shock. The same can be said for Robin, right on the eve of the Tour
:11:32. > :11:39.de France, it does not paint a good picture of sport. It is a real
:11:40. > :11:43.shame. We did talk about more exciting and interesting fun stuff
:11:44. > :11:50.and actors that he is here and cannot wait to get home and get out
:11:51. > :11:52.there. They are loving being in Yorkshire and looking forward to
:11:53. > :12:02.being well supported by the home crowd. It is a great relief to be on
:12:03. > :12:07.the start line. You feel that months and months of preparation have gone
:12:08. > :12:14.into this. We are here now, we are here in Yorkshire and ready to go. I
:12:15. > :12:20.cannot wait to get a start line. It will be mass of having the support
:12:21. > :12:28.behind us. We are looking forward to a big three`week journey. The stages
:12:29. > :12:38.are longer than you might have been expecting. I do not know if you have
:12:39. > :12:42.seen what is going on in town. It is out of this world. The way that
:12:43. > :13:03.every little town and village along the route has embraced the event. It
:13:04. > :13:06.is really special. It is great to have this kind of reception, for our
:13:07. > :13:51.team and for me personally. To go in as defending champion have that sort
:13:52. > :13:58.of support is special. That is the man and this was his machine. This
:13:59. > :14:05.is the team 's scary motor home the call. We are about 35 weeks in here.
:14:06. > :14:12.That is half ?1 million worth of Blake. Over here, here are all the
:14:13. > :14:20.team cars, mobile dressing rooms, if you like. This is where the cultures
:14:21. > :14:24.set, on the radios, talking tactics. If there is a problem with the bake,
:14:25. > :14:32.they have spear makes the and they can get them. These are fantastic
:14:33. > :14:41.vehicles. Four of them follow the race. This is the best bet, the team
:14:42. > :14:48.bus. ?1 million worth. It even nickname, the death Star. This is
:14:49. > :14:57.the blue line. This is the difference between winning and
:14:58. > :15:04.losing. A look at this. This is a coach with washing machines. This is
:15:05. > :15:12.all they can have fresh bed linen every night. Fresh polls. Everyone
:15:13. > :15:16.knows, to have a good day, you good day good nights sleep. This is what
:15:17. > :15:19.they talk about when the main marginal gains.
:15:20. > :15:21.Let us get the rest of the day's news now.
:15:22. > :15:24.Sheffield City Council has said it will build a new crossing on a road
:15:25. > :15:27.where a 14`year`old girl was killed in a hit and run accident.
:15:28. > :15:29.Jasmyn Chan died on Normanton Hill two months ago.
:15:30. > :15:32.A petition calling for more safety measures was presented to the
:15:33. > :15:38.council this afternoon. Tom Ingall has the story.
:15:39. > :15:50.A call for action, not from one voice, but 12,000. This is just
:15:51. > :15:57.yards away from clear Jasmyn Chan was killed in a hit`and`run
:15:58. > :16:07.accident. It left the community devastated. Other individuals have
:16:08. > :16:15.got involved and said that sooner or later, a problem with the car.
:16:16. > :16:27.Jasmyn Chan Was struck by a car returning from the park. It is no
:16:28. > :16:31.two months since the tragedy. The flowers have been taken away to be
:16:32. > :16:38.replaced by a single tree. The council will no install a pedestrian
:16:39. > :16:43.controlled crossing and put more signage on the road. The police will
:16:44. > :16:52.also enforce the 30 male and our zone. We will pretend this
:16:53. > :16:56.pedestrian crossing as soon as possible. It will take a bit of
:16:57. > :17:02.time, I think people will understand that. Among the campaigners, the
:17:03. > :17:59.grandmother of the general that Jasmyn
:18:00. > :18:01.Childcare is particularly important, especially for women, although it
:18:02. > :18:54.helps Yorkshire and I am looking forward
:18:55. > :19:01.to going myself and seeing some of the race. It will be magnificent and
:19:02. > :19:03.I will do everything to promote it, apart from wearing lycra!
:19:04. > :19:06.Former world champion cyclist Beryl Burton has been posthumously awarded
:19:07. > :19:09.Freedom of the City in Leeds. Beryl, who lived in Morley, won seven world
:19:10. > :19:12.titles and set numerous records in the 1950s and ?60s, often racing
:19:13. > :19:15.against, and beating, men. She died in 1996 at the age of 58.
:19:16. > :19:27.Her family came to Leeds to collect the civic honour on her behalf.
:19:28. > :19:41.by it all and very honoured. It does by it all and very honoured. It does
:19:42. > :19:49.not happen to everybody. She has got it and that is the main thing.
:19:50. > :20:01.Three days and counting. And today, the global media circus
:20:02. > :20:02.following Le Tour arrived in Yorkshire.
:20:03. > :20:04.Writers, photographers and film crews got their first impressions of
:20:05. > :20:20.just how ready we are for the world's biggest cycle race.
:20:21. > :20:31.Ribbon`cutting is just about compulsory at events such as these.
:20:32. > :20:37.Yorkshire terriers are optional! It seems that most of the media in
:20:38. > :20:46.France has descended here. Lovely place. I came here as a child. I
:20:47. > :20:53.have been trying to learn English. I arrived last night. It was
:20:54. > :21:01.beautiful. We have been building up to it, they have been building up to
:21:02. > :21:09.it over the. This is the look and Yorkshire according to France.
:21:10. > :21:19.Basically, the away kit and the other very welcome.
:21:20. > :21:21.So, what will the world make of Yorkshire?
:21:22. > :21:23.Through Le Tour's coverage, millions of people will see our beautiful
:21:24. > :21:26.countryside, but what else will foreign journalists be focusing on?
:21:27. > :21:32.Tony Hannan is an author and social commentator.
:21:33. > :21:44.You have written a book about being from Yorkshire. I think we get an
:21:45. > :21:48.undeserved reputation from the outside of being a bit glum and
:21:49. > :21:56.downbeat, but you only have to be here to see that is not the case.
:21:57. > :21:59.All going to be about the sport or is the other aspects? Obviously,
:22:00. > :22:07.people will take a great memories, from the landscapes. There are all
:22:08. > :22:13.the cultural aspects of it. When you look round Yorkshire, it is not just
:22:14. > :22:22.about sport, it is about is about history, television, music, beer.
:22:23. > :22:32.People coming here will have a wheel of a time. What is the one thing
:22:33. > :22:36.they will take away? As I say, we have a reputation for being
:22:37. > :22:40.downbeat, which is not true, but we are really very friendly place and
:22:41. > :22:46.that is what people will take away. They will remember the great people
:22:47. > :22:50.of Yorkshire. Thank you for joining us.
:22:51. > :22:53.Final rehearsals are taking place ahead of the Grand Depart opening
:22:54. > :22:57.ceremony tomorrow night. It is the first time the Tour has
:22:58. > :23:00.had an opening ceremony on such a grand scale, but then, it is also
:23:01. > :23:02.the first time it has started in Yorkshire.
:23:03. > :23:05.It is also been masterminded by the man behind the 2012 Olympic
:23:06. > :23:15.ceremonies. Olivia Richwald got a sneak preview.
:23:16. > :23:26.Rehearsals ahead of the opening ceremony. This is going to be a
:23:27. > :23:37.spectacle. West Yorkshire band embrace all the headline act.
:23:38. > :23:44.There are 200 performance in total. It has been planned by the same man
:23:45. > :23:55.who coordinated the Olympic opening ceremony. We want to raise the bar
:23:56. > :24:03.on how the event starts. We are taking it to a live audience around
:24:04. > :24:11.the world. We want to reflect the warm and very modern Yorkshire
:24:12. > :24:18.welcome. Much of the music has been written especially for the event.
:24:19. > :24:29.This was an opportunity to do something a bit different. It is too
:24:30. > :24:36.easy to do something pretty predictable, but we want to set the
:24:37. > :24:40.bar a bit higher. It is the first time such an ambitious opening
:24:41. > :24:49.ceremony has been staged, but this is Yorkshire. This is how we are
:24:50. > :24:53.heading into two or history. The centrepiece of the tour is of
:24:54. > :25:00.course, the men in lycra. The will cycle into the opening ceremony
:25:01. > :25:14.here. It will be beamed around the world. Harry and I will be here. I
:25:15. > :25:21.cannot wait. Did you know that Paul Hudson actually comes from here?
:25:22. > :25:33.Let me show you the pictures you have sent me. This first one is
:25:34. > :25:39.absolutely magnificent. That came in from Huddersfield. This is a
:25:40. > :25:48.magnificent cake. A look at this, two guinea pigs on eBay. And look at
:25:49. > :25:57.this, the Eiffel Tower has come to Sheffield. If you want to get in
:25:58. > :26:03.touch, here are all the contact details. Onto the weather forecast,
:26:04. > :26:09.no change from the forecast last night. Stage one for Saturday, we
:26:10. > :26:15.are still expecting some rain at first. It should clear in the late
:26:16. > :26:23.morning and give us some sunshine in the afternoon. For Sunday, a sunny
:26:24. > :26:28.start, but it will cloud over as the day progresses and it could lead to
:26:29. > :26:36.some heavy showers in the afternoon. But it could be a lot worse. A lot
:26:37. > :26:41.more cloud than I thought on the forecast yesterday. It could be
:26:42. > :26:57.bringing us the odd spot of rain overnight. A very mild night, with
:26:58. > :27:05.low temperatures of 14 Celsius. A different feel tomorrow, he mostly
:27:06. > :27:09.cloudy day to come, with the cloud producing brain, particularly across
:27:10. > :27:14.the north of the region to start with, but spreading into from west
:27:15. > :27:20.to east in much of the region during the course of the day. High
:27:21. > :27:28.temperatures of 21 Celsius round about the Leeds area. A bit cooler
:27:29. > :27:34.in the North. On Friday, a great start, but the rain spreading from
:27:35. > :27:40.the West into the evening. An enemy Ken, as I have said, some rain at
:27:41. > :27:47.first on Saturday, may be coming later on the Sunday. I will be back
:27:48. > :27:48.with you tomorrow night. Thank you, we