The second stage of the Tour de France has got under way in York with thousands of people lining the route.
A procession marking the start of the 124-mile (201km) stage began at York Racecourse at 11:00 BST and the race officially started at 11:20.
However, British cyclist Mark Cavendish is out of the Tour after dislocating his shoulder in a fall near the finish line in Harrogate on Saturday.
The 197 riders face some of the UK's toughest climbs in Sunday's stage.
The route will pass through Harrogate, Keighley, and Huddersfield before reaching Sheffield at about 16:30 and take in areas made famous by the Bronte sisters and TV series Last Of The Summer Wine.
More than a million people lined the route of stage one of the Tour between Leeds and Harrogate.
Along today's route the riders will tackle nine categorised climbs, which have been given French prefixes, including Cote de Holme Moss and Cote de Jenkin Road, in Sheffield.
The route will also pit the competitors against Cragg Vale - the longest continuous ascent in England.
The first stage of the 2,277-mile (3,664km) race began in Leeds with riders processing to Harewood House where the race was officially started by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry.
The peloton passed through towns and villages including Otley, Skipton, Ilkley, Hawes, Leyburn and Ripon before a sprint finish saw Germany's Marcel Kittel claim victory.
British rider Cavendish, who had hoped to win the stage in his mother's home town of Harrogate, crashed close to the finish.
"I'm gutted about the crash today," Cavendish said on Saturday night.
He added: "I wanted to win today, I felt really strong and was in a great position to contest the sprint thanks to the unbelievable efforts of my team.
"Sorry to all the fans that came out to support - it was truly incredible."
Fellow Briton and 2013 Tour winner Chris Froome finished sixth on Saturday.
On Monday the third stage will take the riders from Cambridge to London, before 18 more stages culminate in the French capital on 27 July.
It is the fourth time the Tour has crossed La Manche (The English Channel).
In 1974 and 1994 it included stages in Britain and in 2007 London hosted the start, known as the Grand Depart.
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