Christine Majerus on stage two of the Women's Tour (Andy Jones)
Crowds turned out in their thousands to watch the second edition of the Aviva Women's Tour pass through Northamptonshire this year, with spectator numbers up 12,500 on last year.
A total 67,500 people took to the streets in the county in June as stage three saw riders travel between Oundle and Kettering - up on the 55,000 people who watched in 2014.
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