A man dressed in Sherlock Holmes attends the start of the first 190.5 km stage of the Tour de France cycling race from Leeds to Harrogate, July 5, 2014. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier
HARROGATE England (Reuters) - The 101st Tour de France rolled out of Leeds for the start of the first stage on Saturday with hundreds of thousands of fans lining the route across the Yorkshire Dales to Harrogate.
With Tour fever gripping Yorkshire and the sun out for the 190.5-km opener, Team Sky's defending champion Chris Froome was roared off as the cream of world cycling left Leeds city centre before making their way to the official start at Harewood House.
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