Where to leave bike - Leeds and Harrogate centre for TDF?

[400bhp]

Edit, just had a nosey at the route. Just north of the A59 might be a good spot. Slightly uphill and no houses about.

 

[Mike_P]

Depending on the weather, I'm planning to do that.

Rough idea is to avoid Harrogate Road wherever possible. Heading out of Leeds in the back roads between Harrogate and Wetherby Roads, briefly on the A61 (downhill and fast), then getting ROUND Harrogate on the roads just to the west. Haven't checked this with road closures though.

Hmmm - do I dislike the A61? With a deletive-expleted passion!

The closed roads will be open to cyclists until approximately 1 hour before the tour vehicles are due and should reopen to cyclists shortly after the last police vehicle has passed http://northyorks.gov.uk/article/29116/Can-I-ride-on-the-route-on-the-day so it could be a day to use the A61

 

[growingvegetables]

Just north of the A59 might be a good spot.

Aye - that's sort of where I was looking as well. Ripley, give or take a couple of miles? I can't leave Leeds before 1.30 - so I'll take it as it comes ..... weather, and how fast I can make the distance.