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10,000 paying spectators gave huge cheers to the home riders at the team presentation night for the 101st Tour France. TV presenters Jill Douglas Sebastien Piquet hosted tonight’s team presentation at the Leeds Arena. The evening ended with a set of four songs from Yorkshire rock group Embrace.
The teams were introduced in front of Opera North, which played as the teams rode in.
Jill Douglas interviews Geraint Thomas
Brian Robinson, Britain’s first Tour de France finisher and stage winner in the 1950s.
Peta Cavendish at press conference
Sebastien Piquet with Giant-Shimano’s John Degenkolb (left) and Koen de Kort
10,000 people watched the team presentation
After the team presentation: Greg Lemond interviewing Chris Froome
