Tour de France's Grand Départ aims to seize green jersey

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Leeds City Council to assess impact of start of cycling's toughest race in bid to deliver more sustainable public events in the future

When cycling's biggest names line up in Leeds for the start of this year's Tour de France, many of the riders will be dreaming of freewheeling down the Champs-Élysées in the famous yellow jersey three...

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