Tour de Yorkshire 2017

28th – 30th April

Tour de Yorkshire 2017A UCI-approved international cycle race over

3 stages on Friday 28th – Sunday 30th AprilThere is also a women’s race on Sat. 29th

April Both races will be broadcast live on TV in the

UK and throughout the World (176 nations took coverage last year).

Tour de Yorkshire 2017The race colours are yellow and light

blue.The 2017 official race charity will be

the Alzheimer’s Society (they are Recruiting Charity Collectors)

Tour de Yorkshire in Nidderdale28th – 30th April 2017 STAGE 1 – MEN : Friday 28 April

Bridlington to Scarborough 173 km (108 miles) WOMEN’S RACE : Saturday 29 April

Tadcaster to Harrogate 122 km (76 miles) STAGE 2 – MEN : Saturday 29 April

Tadcaster to Harrogate 122 km (76 miles) STAGE 3 – MEN : Sunday 30 April

Bradford to Sheffield 194 km (121 miles)

Tour de YorkshireSaturday 29th April 2017Theme for Day 2 :

HISTORIC MARKET TOWNSStarts in TadcasterVisits Wetherby and KnaresboroughSpends most of its time in NidderdaleFinishes in Harrogate

Theakstons Nidderdale Amateur Cricket League Fixtures – Saturday 29th April 2017 Pateley Bridge 1st v Newby Hall 1st Ripley, 1st v Burnt Yates, 1st

Studley Royal, 2nd v Blubberhouses, 1st Bishop Thornton, 1st v Markington, 1st Birstwith, 2nd v Killinghall, 1st North Stainley, 1st v Kirkby Malzeard, 1st Hampsthwaite, 2nd v Helperby, 2nd Glasshouses, 1st v Newton-le-Willows, 1st Masham, 2nd v Harrogate, 4th West Tanfield, 2nd v Bishop Thornton, 2nd Burnt Yates, 2nd v Beckwithshaw, 3rd Dacre Banks, 2nd v Helperby, 3rd Ripley, 3rd v Whixley, 2nd

Tour de Yorkshire 2017ROAD CLOSURES

Most will be rolling road closures managed by the police lasting no more than an hour, apart from the start and finish and some climbs where the road closures will be longer. The road from Lofthouse to Masham will be one-way nearly all day in that direction.

PARKING RESTRICTIONSLikely to be imposed from night before

Tour de Yorkshire in NidderdaleSaturday 29th April 2017 will go through: Knaresborough @ 22 km Ripley @ 30 km Burnt Yates Summerbridge @ 40 km Low Laithes Glasshouses Pateley Bridge Wath Ramsgill Lofthouse @ 59 km

Healey Masham West Tanfield Ripon Fountain’s Abbey @ 97

km Bishop Thornton Shaw Mills Birstwith @ 109 km Hampsthwaite Harrogate @ 122.5 km

Stage 2 – Full Route

Stage 2 – Nidderdale

Tour de YorkshireSaturday 29th April 20172 Intermediate Sprint finishes in:

Knaresborough and RiponCategorised Climb:

Côte de Lofthouse(the Masham Road out of Lofthouse)

Tour de Yorkshire in NidderdaleSaturday 29th April 2017Women’s Race

START TIME : 9.15 amApprox. Arrival Time in Pateley

Bridge: Between 10.30 am and 10.45 am

Approx. Finish Time in Harrogate: Between 12.15 pm and 12.45 pm

Tour de Yorkshire in NidderdaleSaturday 29th April 2017MEN’S RACE STAGE 2START TIME : 2.05 pmApprox. Arrival Time in Pateley

Bridge: Between 3.15 pm and 3.30 pm

Approx. Finish Time in Harrogate: Between 4.55 pm and 5.15 pm

Tour de Yorkshire in NidderdaleSaturday 29th April 2017WOMEN’S RACE & MEN’S RACE STAGE 2All Timings are approximate and Subject to

ConfirmationTimings may be altered by demands of TVTimings may be affected on the Day by (e.g)

HeadwindsCrashesBreakaways

Tour de Yorkshire in NidderdaleSaturday 29th April 2017WOMEN’S RACE & MEN’S RACE STAGE 2A ‘Caravan’ will proceed the races

by about 1.5 hoursMay distribute ‘freebies’ en route

and then set up in major locations eg. Knaresborough, Pateley Bridge

Tour de Yorkshire Day 3Sunday 30th April 2017 will go through:BradfordSaltaireBaidonGuiseleyMenstonIlkleyAddinghamBolton Abbey

BurnsallLintonRylstoneSkiptonHaworthBirstallHolmfirthSheffield

Tour de YorkshireFurther information visit:

www.letour.Yorkshire.comFurther info re Highway closures:James.Gilroy@northyorks.gov.uk

Tour de Yorkshire – Harrogate DistrictBranding ‘logo’ available at:www.harrogate.gov.uk/TdYSpectator Guide being producedSend them information re: special events

and activities, ‘Land Art’ etcFurther info re Local Activities:

John.mcgivern@Harrogate.gov.uk