Cavfan, it's great to read you had such a good time, as did many of our friends back in Yorkshire, and Harrogate in particular.
We have no interest in cycling either and have had the TDF rammed down our throats for months, with no escape as we had to write about it for various media outlets! I was so relieved we were moving before the actual event, especially as where we were living would have been completely cut off for most of the weekend thanks to the various road closures.
As with the Olympics, it will be interesting to see what the much-hyped 'legacy' turns out to be. One key hotel manager in the area has already told me he believes it will be "b&%*r all"....