Clive and Andrea Bush sit outside their house in the village of Finchingfield in north Essex

Cycling fans chalk on the road as they wait in the village of Finchingfield in north Essex

Members of Icknield Road Club from Luton, Bedfordshire wait in the village of Finchingfield in north Essex for the Tour de France to arrive

Jean-Marc Bideau leads Jan Barta as the Tour de France passes through Bannister Green near Felsted in Essex on the way from Cambridge to London. Picture date: Monday July 7, 2014. See PA story CYCLING Tour. Photo credit should read: Martin Keene/PA Wire

Team SKY riders make their way up the short climb in the village of Finchingfield in north Essex during stage three of the Tour de France from Cambridge to London.