Organisers of the 2019 Tour de Yorkshire and Asda Tour de Yorkshire Women`s Race have unveiled the stage details for both events at a presentation today in Leeds Civic Hall. The two-day women`s race will take place May 3-4, the first time the race will be featured on Friday and Saturday dates, while the newly elevated UCI 2.HC men`s race will run May 2-5 and start with 178.5km run from Doncaster to Selby. Both races will share the same courses on May 3 and May 4. Stage 2 for the men will also mark the opener for the women`s race as both pelotons tackle a 132km stage from Barnsley to Bedale. The following day takes the races along the Yorkshire coast for 132km from Bridlington to Scarborough, where the women`s overall race concludes. The men`s race ends Sunday, May 5, with 175km from Halifax to Leeds. `We`re blessed with such a diversity of landscapes here in Yorkshire to create such challenging and exciting routes, and we wanted the parcours to reflect that, showcasing the county in all its glory,` said Gary Verity, chief executive of Welcome to Yorkshire. `There`s something for everyone; the sprinters will get their chance to shine while the classics specialists and climbers will also have opportunities to make their mark.`ADVERTISEMENT The men`s opener on Thursday, May 2, will start in Doncaster before heading toward Beverley. The first intermediate sprint will be contested in Elloughton before the peloton sweeps into Beverley. Not long after, they will reach the Yorkshire Wolds course and tackle the first classified climb at Baggaby Hill. A brisk descent into Pocklington leads to the second intermediate sprint. The stage will finish in in front of Selby Abbey, which will be celebrating its 950th anniversary. Friday will see the women`s race begin with a morning start in Barnsley. The men`s stage starts in the afternoon. The course takes riders towards Pontefract for the first intermediate sprint, before the peloton starts climbing the Côte de Lindley, the ...
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