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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | April/May |
| Region | Yorkshire, England, UK |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Stage race |
| Organiser | Amaury Sport Organisation / Silicon Dales |
| Web site | letour |
| History | |
| First edition | 2015 |
| Editions | 5 (as of 2019) |
| First winner |  Lars Petter Nordhaug (NOR) |
| Most recent |  Chris Lawless (GBR) |
The Tour de Yorkshire was a road cycling race in the historic county of Yorkshire, England which first took place in May 2015. It was promoted by the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) and was rated as a 2.HC event as part of the UCI Europe Tour.
The idea for the race arose as a legacy event following the success of the visit of the 2014 Tour de France to the county. The first two stages of the 2014 Tour, also organised by ASO, from Leeds to Harrogate, and York to Sheffield, were nicknamed Le Tour de Yorkshire.[1] From 2015 to 2017 it was a three-day race but in 2018 it expanded to four days.[2] The race took place in the days before the May Day bank holiday which, in Britain, is on the first Monday in May. The race was to become part of the new UCI ProSeries in 2020 but that was cancelled due to COVID-19. The 2021, 2022 and 2023 tours were also cancelled.
- ^ "Le Tour de Yorkshire". BBC News. 5 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ "Tour de Yorkshire extends to four day race". BBC News. BBC. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.