The route for the first Tour of Yorkshire has been announced by organisers Welcome to Yorkshire and Amaury Sport Organisation today.
The three-day event will begin Friday May 1 in Bridlington and take in the North York Moors National Park and Dalby Forest on the opening day, which finishes in Scarborough.
Stage two is 174km in length and begins outside Selby Abbey, before the peloton heads through the Yorkshire Wolds, finishing in York.
The final stage is a 167km route from Wakefield to Leeds and features some of the roads used in the Grand Depart of last year's Tour de France.
The event will also feature a women's race on the second day.
Written by
Joe Sharratt
Joe Sharratt
