2020 Tour de Yorkshire

The 2020 Tour de Yorkshire (TdY) is a four-day cycling stage race which was scheduled to be held in Yorkshire from 30 April to 3 May 2020. However, on 17 March it was announced that the event would be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] New dates have yet to be announced. It will be the sixth edition of the Tour de Yorkshire, organised by Welcome to Yorkshire and the Amaury Sport Organisation.

2020 Tour de Yorkshire
2020 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
DatesTBA
Stages4
Distance512.5 km (318.5 mi)

Route

In November 2019, TdY announced that the starting and finishing locations would be in Leeds, Beverley, Barnsley, Halifax, Huddersfield, Leyburn, Skipton and Redcar.[2] Whilst various races of Tdy, and the Tour de France of 2014, have visited various of these locations, it is the first time that Huddersfield, Leyburn and Skipton have been host towns. Redcar is also a first for a host town and will be the most northerly location that TdY has visited.[3]

The stages were announced on 17 January 2020. Stages 2 and 3 will also be the same stages that the 2020 Women's Race will undertake, though stage 3 will be slightly shorter at 124 kilometres (77 mi).[4]

Stage characteristics
Stage Date Start Finish Length Name Type Winner
1 30 April Beverley Redcar 176.5 km (109.7 mi) The Yorkshire Coast
2 1 May Skipton Leyburn 124.5 km (77 mi) The Three Peaks Stage
3 2 May Barnsley Huddersfield 177 km (110 mi) The Heritage Stage
4 3 May Halifax Leeds 182 km (113.1 mi) The Yorkshire Classic

Teams

Stages

Stage 1
2 May 2019 — Beverley to Redcar, 176.5 km (109.7 mi)

Stage 2
3 May 2019 — Skipton to Leyburn, 124.5 km (77.4 mi)

Stage 3
4 May 2019 — Barnsley to Huddersfield, 134 km (83.3 mi)

Stage 4
5 May 2019 — Halifax to Leeds, 177.5 km (110.3 mi)

References
  1. "Coronavirus: Tour de Yorkshire 2020 postponed because of pandemic". BBC Sport. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. "Tour de Yorkshire host venues revealed". BBC News. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  3. Brailsford, Matt. "Start and finish locations for 2020 Tour de Yorkshire announced | Tour de Yorkshire - 30 April - 3 May 2020". Tour de Yorkshire. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  4. "Tour de Yorkshire 2020 route revealed with more climbing than ever". BBC News. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
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