I am really excited to hear that this event is coming through my home town of Knaresborough. I shall be watching with thousands of others. Hope I get a good view!

My initial thoughts is that I'll try get into Harrogate for the finish of the first day.

I've started saving now so I can hopefully afford Afternoon Tea in Bettys!

Surely you could blag a free scone or something?

There's a Greggs about 50 yards away from Betty's.

More your style, less of a queue.

Don't worry about freebies. I have sent a few tentative emails out fishing already. Sure to be a few sponsors setting up marques at the start, along the route or at the finish. Should be able to blag something

Judging by the map of the route I've seen, it looks as though it takes in the famous Cragg Vale incline from Mytholmroyd up to the Lancashire border.
Nearly a thousand feet of ascent in a five and a half mile slog ... it's the longest continuous road incline in England.
Most weekends see cyclists testing themselves on it, so I guess the organisers couldn't miss that section out.