This time last year, Yorkshire was enjoying a fantastic weekend of sport, sunshine and celebrations.
Crowds lined the streets to watch the Tour de France wind its way through Huddersfield — but there was one view only a select few got to see.
The West Yorkshire Police helicopter, known officially as NPAS Carr Gate, was out over the area last July.
Giving support to ground units and monitoring what was going on below the helicopter covered miles of West Yorkshire unencumbered by road closures, traffic delays and the huge crowds who lined the route.
They didn't just stay in Leeds but instead zoomed across our skies making sure the route was clear for the big race.
The pictures above were tweeted by the helicopter's own Twitter account, @NPAS_CarrGate, which has almost 19,000 followers.
And don't worry — it wasn't the pilot taking his eyes off the sky, the pictures were shot by a member of the duty crew onboard.
