The Tour de France in Yorkshire has brought many benefits to the region, although some of the local riders might be a little miffed at losing their hard earned Strava KOMs. Several riders in the Tour's peloton upload their race data to the site, and consequently take over the leaderboards on roads that few UK riders get to race over.
Frenchman Thibaut Pinot took every KOM on Grinton Moor last Saturday during stage one when the peloton split after the climb's pinch-point in the crosswinds.
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