Defending Tour de France champion Chris Froome joined key Sky team-mates Richie Porte, David Lopez and Mikel Nieve on Friday afternoon to ride the route of the opening stage of the 2014 Tour in Yorkshire.

The four riders were on their new Pinarello Dogma F8 team bikes, launched earlier this week.

Froome leads the descent off Buttertubs

Sharing a joke and looking relaxed over Buttertubs

Froome and Lopez head the group up Buttertubs. Hawes in the background

Buttertubs with the road winding back towards Hawes

Buttertubs Pass

Froome descending Buttertubs

Froome climbs “Cote de Grinton” the final classified climb on the way to Harrogate. On the new Pinarello Dogma F8Chris Froome, Richie Portie, Mikel Nieve and David Lopez on Grinton climb

Grinton climb with Reeth in the distance

Froome and Co. in the scenery of the Dales

Tour de France 2014 stage one schedule

Stage one: Full route details