It's incredible in our fantastic summer of sport that the Tour de France seems to be capturing very few headlines.

Next year, of course, the Grand Depart is right here in Yorkshire and, indeed, the route comes through Huddersfield and the Holme Valley.

Even though plenty of our regional media have been and covered this year’s event, I don’t think we quite realise in this neck of the woods what an honour it is to have the Tour de France starting here.

It just seems  people are thinking ‘oh, that’s something in 2014’ but, when it comes to cycling, there is nothing bigger.

You could argue, in fact, that winning gold medals at the Olympics and World Championships is insignificant compared with winning the Tour.

This year, of course, Chris Froome is aiming to emulate what Sir Bradley Wiggins did in 2012 and, up to now, he is doing incredibly well.

In an event like the Tour, it’s very much about the whole team working together to take the lead rider, helping to put him in the best position and then delivering him to the finish line.

The other day, though, Froome’s team fell apart for one reason or another and he was left on his own on Stage Nine, but he had the physical and mental strength to keep going and not lose any time on his main rivals.

I really do hope Froome can keep going in the yellow jersey and bring another title back to this country.

That really would be a fantastic thing for us to celebrate in Yorkshire when we launch next year’s Tour de France – and let’s hope we’ve got similar weather to now for the big event!

I can't let the week pass without congratulating Andy Murray on winning Wimbledon.

Following on from his Olympic success and triumph in the US Open, his second major basically means he has proved all he needs to.

He can now relax and focus on winning more top titles, because anything that now happens for him on a tennis court is a bonus.

Perhaps we should also remember the contribution of the National Lottery to funding our sports from grass-roots upwards.

That cash has been vital in the past to so many of our current stars, so just remember that next time you pay your £1.