Tour de Yorkshire 2015 takes place over the first weekend in May 1st – 3rd and is something not to be missed.
Teams involved in the Tour de Yorkshire 2015
BMC Racing Team, Team SKY, COFIDIS, Solutions Credits and Cult Energy Pro Cycling
IAM Cycling, MTN – QHUBEKA, Team Eurocar and Team Giant-Alpecin
Team Lotto NL-Jumbo, Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise, Team Roompot Oranje Peleton and One Pro Cycling
NFTO, Team Wiggins, Team GB and Madison Genesis
The Stages of the Tour de Yorkshire 2015
STAGE ONE
Stage One will start in the seaside town of Bridlington and 174km later will finish further up the coast in Scarborough. The riders, from all over the world, will pass through beautiful coastal scenery and the 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 DalForest and towards Pickering.
They’ll then journey back to the coast at Whitby, and then south to Robin Hood’s Bay with the ultimate race to the finish line on the seafront at Scarborough.
To view the map of Stage 1
STAGE TWO
Stage Two will see the race start outside SelAbbey. The route takes in much of the Yorkshire Wolds, and from Selwill 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. Spectators will have the chance to see a circuit of York and organisers are hoping for a dramatic finish in the town.
As part of the legacy of the Tour de France to get more women cycling there will also be a dedicated women’s event on a circuit through York on day 2, the 2nd May
To view the map of Stage 2
STAGE THREE
Stage Three 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 cobbled streets of Haworth. 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.
To view the map of Stage 3
This is truely an event not to be missed and is expected to be one of the highlights of 2015.
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