Spectators lined Seend High Street to catch the the UK's biggest professional cycle race whizzing through.

Wiltshire Council marshals said 21 bikes and four police bikes were working in tandem to shut the roads off as the Tour progressed through Wiltshire.

The wall in front of Lye Field was completely obscured by people waiting for them to pass through between Bradford on Avon and Devizes.

Chris Coward, of Sells Green, said: "You don't get a world sporting event come through your village every day."

She was out with her mum Doreen Wiltshire, of The Lye, and aunt Audrey Kidd who had come over from Devizes.

Wiltshire Council’s Fiona Waind’s normal day job involves looking for potholes and she was excited to be marshalling instead.

She said: “The organisation today is phenomenal. I wanted to be part of it because when the Olympic Torch came through Chippenham it was great.”

Seend Primary School were out with the flags and posters they had made to spur on the sportsmen.

Just after 11am, their long wait was rewarded as some 120 competitiors powered through the village at about 30mph. The children whooped with excitement as all the wheels sped past in a blur.

Caitlin, 10, said: “It was over quickly but it was amazing. I saw Bradley! I didn’t know it was going to be so fast.”

Juliette, 9, said: “We’re excited to see Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish going past.”

Lily, 10, said: “We’ve never had something really important going through Seend before.”

Linda Opie, 50, cycled 15 miles from Chippenham with her friend Helen Stuckey, 57, and said they chose to come to Seend so they could get a bacon sandwich at the community centre as a bonus.

Some of the volunteers were there relaxing with a pint after helping to put up bunting and coordinate parking at the Irene Usher Memorial Pavilion.

Ric Ellinger said: “It’s been a great day, great turnout and lovely weather.”

Pavilion secretary David Sawyer said: “We’ve had about 30 cars parked in Lye Field. Most have come from the villages around – Bromham, Rowde.”

Spectator Tessa Doe, from Seend Cleeve, said: “We’ve had more people out than expected. It was lovely seeing the school children.

“I’m going to go through all my photos now to check if I’ve caught Bradley.”