Yorkshire bids for 2016 Tour de France Grand Départ

The peloton rides through the British countryside on stage one

The peloton rides through the British countryside on stage one (Image credit: splitsecondimages.co.uk)

England's largest county, Yorkshire, is reportedly in "advanced talks" to host the 2016 Tour de France Grand Départ.

 

As a sports journalist and producer since 1997, Jane has covered Olympic and Commonwealth Games, rugby league, motorsport, cricket, surfing, triathlon, rugby union, and golf for print, radio, television and online. However her enduring passion has been cycling.

 

Jane is a former Australian Editor of Cyclingnews from 2011 to 2013 and continues to freelance within the cycling industry.