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We are proud to announce
details of the first ever Tour de Yorkshire
Stage 1 on Friday 1st May
will start in Bridlington and finish in Scarborough
- 174km
Stage 2 on Saturday 2nd May
will start in Selby and finish in York
Stage 3 on Sunday 3rd May
will start in Wakefield and finish in Leeds - 167km
Stage 1 will start in the
seaside town of Bridlington and 174km later
finish further up the coast in Scarborough .
The riders, from all over the world, will pass through spectacular coastal
scenery and the iconic North York Moors landscapes. From the start line in
Bridlington the riders will head along the Flamborough
Head Heritage
Coast before turning away from the
coast into the North York Moors National Park , through Dalby
Forest and towards Pickering Whitby , and then
south to Robin Hood’s Bay with the ultimate race to the finish line on the
seafront at Scarborough .
Stage 2 will see the race
start outside the imposing Selby Abbey. The route takes in much of the
Yorkshire Wolds, and from Selby will take the peloton towards Market Weighton,
through North Newbald and on to Beverley, where they will turn north to Malton,
then on to Stamford
Bridge York York
Stage 3 will see the peloton
make a return to some of the roads raced in the 2014 Yorkshire Grand Départ of
the Tour de France, only with a twist; starting in Wakefield, riders will
travel south to Barnsley before heading to Holmfirth where they pick up the
Grand Départ route in reverse, racing to Ripponden before riding the iconic
Cragg Vale – which in the Tour de France was the country’s longest continual
climb and now becomes the longest continual descent. The riders will then make
their way to Hebden Bridge , Oxenhope and through the famous cobbled
streets of Haworth, one of the most iconic images of the Tour de France in Yorkshire . After a steep climb at Goose Eye the riders
will once again see Ilkley, with the famous climb up the Cow & Calf before
a sprint point at Arthington and then what is expected to be a hugely popular
finish line in Roundhay Park in Leeds .
Here are the Tour de
Yorkshire routes maps:
Many in the media are
already dubbing it as one of the biggest and most exciting cycling events in
the UK UK and across Europe and
a huge television audience is expected, once again shining a spotlight on Yorkshire .
Amateur cyclists can also
take part in the Tour de Yorkshire Ride, a mass participation bike ride which
promises to be one of the most challenging and popular sportives in the British
calendar. Organised by Human Race, it will take place before the pro race on
the morning of the final day, Sunday 3rd May and thousands are expected to take
part. You can register
here, more details will be released next week.
Welcome to Yorkshire
is also organising a month long Tour de Yorkshire Festival from 1 April to 3
May 2015 to showcase the county’s rich and diverse cultural offering. The Yorkshire
Festival, which accompanied the Tour de France Grand Départ, will be held in
2016.
Welcome to Yorkshire
will shortly be contacting the Tour Makers who supported the Grand Départ of
the Tour de France in 2014 and recruiting a smaller number of Tour Makers to
support the Tour de Yorkshire.
The race is being organised
by Welcome to Yorkshire and the Amaury Sport Organisation, with support from
British Cycling and local authorities throughout the county, especially the
start and finish towns and cities; Bridlington, Leeds, Scarborough, Selby,
Wakefield, York and North Yorkshire County Council and East Riding Council.
You can keep up to date with
all the latest information about the Tour de Yorkshire here:
Website: www.letouryorkshire.com
Twitter: @LeTourYorkshire
#TdY
Facebook: Facebook.com/LeTourYorkshire
