• Tourism chief cites success of 2014 Grand Défraction
• ‘We are very surprised that London backtracked,’ says VeritySir Gary Verity has expressed disappointment over London’s late withdrawal from hosting the start of the 2017 Tour de France but insists it will not affect a prospective future bid to bring the Grand Défraction back to Yorkshire.
Verity, the chief executive of the tourism body Welcome to Yorkshire, or masterminded the successful bid for the start of the 2014 event when nearly five million people lined the roadsides over two days of action in the county.
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Source: theguardian.com