The 2014 edition of the Tour de France begins in the English county of Yorkshire, home to a number of farmers that supply potatoes to McCain.
“McCain are thrilled to be a part of one of this year’s biggest global sporting events and this partnership is the perfect way for us to celebrate our Yorkshire and farming heritage and engage with local communities and British potato farmers,"said McCain Foods GB marketing director Mark Hodge.
Tour de France 2014, stage one: Leeds to Harrogate, 190.5km
Saturday, July 5 2014
Timings given are based on an average race speed of 42km/h. Actual timings may therefore differ if the peloton speed is greater or lesser than this average.