101st Tour de France starts from English county of Yorkshire Saturday . Yorkshire famous for home of Bronte sisters . Australian - born rider Chris Froome favorite to win title . Froome has proved his worth in both those disciplines , winning the 2013 Tour by over four minutes from Nairo Quintana of the Movistar team . Fellow Team Sky rider Bradley Armstrong left out of its team .
101st Tour de France starts from English county of Yorkshire Saturday . Yorkshire famous for home of Bronte sisters . Australian - born rider Chris Froome favorite to win title . Fellow Team Sky rider Bradley Armstrong left out of its team .