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Tour de France parade arrives on ferry in Hull | Tour de France parade arrives on ferry in Hull |
(about 5 hours later) | |
Dozens of articulated lorries carrying the Tour de France parade vehicles and start and finish sets have arrived in Hull. | |
Up to 60 lorries containing the floats that precede the race along the route arrived at King George Dock earlier. | |
The 180-vehicle procession is an integral part of the event and stretches for 12km (7.4 miles). | The 180-vehicle procession is an integral part of the event and stretches for 12km (7.4 miles). |
The Grand Depart, the opening stages of the event, will take place in Yorkshire over the weekend of 5 and 6 July. | The Grand Depart, the opening stages of the event, will take place in Yorkshire over the weekend of 5 and 6 July. |
The procession of vehicles promoting the event and its sponsors travels in front of the riders throwing gifts and sweets to the spectators. | The procession of vehicles promoting the event and its sponsors travels in front of the riders throwing gifts and sweets to the spectators. |
It takes almost two hours to completely pass any point on the route, tourism organisation Welcome to Yorkshire said. | |
The lorries arrived on a ferry from Zeebrugge and the convoy left the docks at about 08:30 BST, after being greeted by the new Lord Mayor of Hull, Mary Glew, and members of the City of Culture bid team. | |
Mrs Glew said she "felt proud to be the first city in Yorkshire to welcome the Tour de France". | |
Leg one of the tour de France runs from Leeds to Harrogate via the Yorkshire Dales on Saturday. | Leg one of the tour de France runs from Leeds to Harrogate via the Yorkshire Dales on Saturday. |
Leg two will run from York to Sheffield via the steep Holme Moss hill climb in the Pennines on Sunday. | Leg two will run from York to Sheffield via the steep Holme Moss hill climb in the Pennines on Sunday. |
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