York Press: Tour de Yorkshire

Yorkshire wowed the cycling world with its spectacular staging of the Grand Depart to the 2014 Tour de France and then the inaugural Tour de Yorkshire in 2015. The 2016 Tour de Yorkshire will be staged on April 29 and 30 and May 1, with stages from Beverley to Settle, Otley to Doncaster, and Middlesbrough to Scarborough.

2015 Tour de Yorkshire pictures

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Stage 1 pictures | Stage 2 pictures

2016 Tour de Yorkshire stage maps

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Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3

2016 Tour de Yorkshire route

Stage One
Friday, April 29
Beverley to Settle
Total stage length: 185km

2 x sprint points (Bubwith, Giggleswick)

1 x King of the Mountain (Greenhow Hill)

Total ascent: 1,832m

Stage Two
Saturday, April 30
Otley to Doncaster
Total stage length: 135.5km

Same route for men and women

2 x sprint points (Scholes, Warmsworth)

3 x King/ Queen of the Mountain (Harewood Bank, East Rigton, Conisbrough Castle)

Total ascent: 1,110m

Stage Three
Sunday, May 1
Middlesbrough to Scarborough
Total stage length: 198km

2 x sprint points (Thirsk and Whitby Abbey)

6 x King of the Mountain (Sutton Bank, Blakey Ridge, Grosmont, Robin Hood’s Bay, Harwood Dale and Oliver’s Mount)

Total ascent: 2,593m

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