{"id":200,"date":"2014-06-09T21:06:40","date_gmt":"2014-06-09T21:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nd.edu\/bikend\/?p=200"},"modified":"2014-06-09T21:06:40","modified_gmt":"2014-06-09T21:06:40","slug":"on-your-marks-get-set-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/bikend\/2014\/06\/09\/on-your-marks-get-set-go\/","title":{"rendered":"ON YOUR MARKS, GET SET&#8230;GO!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Leeds, Yorkshire, England<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/bikend\/files\/2014\/06\/Map.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-201\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/bikend\/files\/2014\/06\/Map-300x300.gif\" alt=\"Map\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/bikend\/files\/2014\/06\/Map-300x300.gif 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/bikend\/files\/2014\/06\/Map-150x150.gif 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Get ready to begin your 2,300 mile journey here in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. Leeds is the third largest city in the United Kingdom and for the first time in history will mark the beginning of the Tour De France in northern England. Previously, the tour has only visited the southern coast and capital.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/bikend\/files\/2014\/06\/Kirkstall-Abbey.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-202\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/bikend\/files\/2014\/06\/Kirkstall-Abbey.jpg\" alt=\"Kirkstall Abbey\" width=\"295\" height=\"252\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As you ride, be prepared to experience Leeds\u2019 bustling streets rich in culture\u00a0and the home of premier shopping districts, acclaimed art galleries, and the Grand Theatre and Opera House. Take in the beauty of Victorian architecture present throughout the city and relive\u00a0history as you pass the Kirkstall Abbey (a Cistercian monastery), Lotherton Hall (a charming Edwardian country home), and Temple Newsam (owned by Henry VIII).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/bikend\/files\/2014\/06\/Temple_Newsam_03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-206\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/bikend\/files\/2014\/06\/Temple_Newsam_03-300x131.jpg\" alt=\"Temple_Newsam_03\" width=\"300\" height=\"131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/bikend\/files\/2014\/06\/Temple_Newsam_03-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/bikend\/files\/2014\/06\/Temple_Newsam_03-500x219.jpg 500w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/bikend\/files\/2014\/06\/Temple_Newsam_03.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/bikend\/files\/2014\/06\/lotherton-hall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-208\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/bikend\/files\/2014\/06\/lotherton-hall-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"lotherton-hall\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/bikend\/files\/2014\/06\/lotherton-hall-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/bikend\/files\/2014\/06\/lotherton-hall-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/bikend\/files\/2014\/06\/lotherton-hall-451x300.jpg 451w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/bikend\/files\/2014\/06\/lotherton-hall.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leeds, Yorkshire, England Get ready to begin your 2,300 mile journey here in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. Leeds is the third largest city in the United Kingdom and for the first time in history will mark the beginning of the Tour &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/bikend\/2014\/06\/09\/on-your-marks-get-set-go\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1747,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/bikend\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/bikend\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/bikend\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/bikend\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1747"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/bikend\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=200"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/bikend\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":214,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/bikend\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200\/revisions\/214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/bikend\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/bikend\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/bikend\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}