Street Art by Stewy
Tour de France is starting today in Leeds, Yorkshire. In the run up to the Grand Départ there have been cycle inspired art and design events appearing across Britain.
A street artist has created stencilled works of famous artists, writers and musicians along Yorkshire’s Tour de France route. Stewy, based in Bristol, had permission to create the works from building owners in West and South Yorkshire. The artist has not been commissioned by organisers of the Tour de France but said the cycle race had inspired him.
The five stencils all feature Yorkshire-born artists, from the Bronte sisters to David Hockney, on bikes in places associated with them.
Petit Tour Eiffel outside a church in Yorkshire
Silsden Methodist Church is on the Day 2 TDF route and has a great le Tour display outside pic.twitter.com/qiqRRkUybO
— Le Tour Silsden (@LeTourMan) July 1, 2014
Dry stone wall bike by Gary Helliwell
Brilliant. RT @bellsandbikes: Hi @NFUnortheast Here's a dry stone wall bike by Gary Helliwell @letouryorkshire #tdf pic.twitter.com/wtK9agfqHa
— Yorkshire Dales (@yorkshire_dales) June 27, 2014
Have you rode the Chris Froome train?
Another picture of @chrisfroome's train by @DLRLondon – so so cool. There's an actual train! With his name on! #mega pic.twitter.com/Fk3wu8ooxR
— Fran Millar (@franmillar) June 26, 2014
Phone boxes in Leeds
Love this !!! #TdF @letouryorkshire @BBCLeeds special phone box in City Sq #Leeds !! pic.twitter.com/2XGeRFmVU2
— Liz Green (@lizgreenlive) July 3, 2014
Ta da!!! All #TDF2014 phoneboxes looking great in #Leeds city square! pic.twitter.com/fMZ6lAEar8
— Marika (@Marikahartley) June 27, 2014
Traffic bollards in Silsden
Look what's appeared in Silsden! Find out about the colours and learn to speak Tour – http://t.co/A3jHrU8Jq4 pic.twitter.com/lW7anF0bbf
— Bradford Council (@bradfordmdc) June 13, 2014
Information posters
11 DAYS TO GO until the Tour de France passes through our district @LeTourEssex @Essex_CC #TDF2014 pic.twitter.com/ru3V4IGIRi
— Braintree D. Council (@BraintreeDC) June 26, 2014
They’re taking over – guerilla cycle parking
New cycle parking outside our @7DialsLondon store for the duration of #TDF, big thanks to @cyclehoop #tourdefrance pic.twitter.com/B2Ebm8Iub6
— le coq sportif (@lecoqsportif_uk) June 26, 2014
Houses and cafés getting a lick of paint
Love it!! RT @letouryorkshire: 3 days to go! #TDF @letour pic.twitter.com/hcfWLx9Rfy #twittcyclos #design
— Simon Atkinson (@SimonMAtkinson) July 2, 2014
Great TDF art in Otley from @Green4Shane the town is buzzing with cycle mania BRILLIANT pic.twitter.com/h10ahDx0gq
— Peter Kettleborough (@pkettleborough) June 30, 2014
Even a giant airfield design by Nicola Burrell
Great land art at North Weald Airfield for the Tour de France @LeTourEssex @eppingforestdc @LeTourCambridge @letour pic.twitter.com/uef0UBC3CE
— Peter Charman (@peter_charman) June 26, 2014
And finally… the sheep.
Even Daleside Nurseries sheep are getting in the Tour de France mood pic.twitter.com/GUz7yGPRpB
— Alison (@aliclare) June 30, 2014
Also don’t forget to check out the Yorkshire in Yellow in Exhibition, by Made North, which started during Sheffield’s Design Week.
Have you seen any more great examples of art and design for this years Tour de France?