JUST a few days after the Tour takes over Harrogate, French and Yorkshire cheesemakers will go head to head in a special class at the 156th Great Yorkshire Show.

The show has added a special class in honour of Le Grand Depart’s visit to Yorkshire, and judges will be asked to choose the best French or Yorkshire-produced cheese.

Judy Bell, chief steward for the Cheese and Dairy Show said: “In celebration of this year’s Tour de France Grand Depart in Yorkshire, we are inviting French and Yorkshire cheesemakers to go ‘wheel to wheel’ in search of the ultimate cheese.”