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Cycle Tour of Britain visits scenic Yorkshire September 5, 2024

Yorkshire has become very popular for cycle races including the Tour de France Grand Départ 10 years agoCycling returned to the wonderful scenery of Yorkshire as two of the six stages of the Men's Tour of Britain took place the region.

The 94-mile Stage Two of the tour started in Darlington on Wednesday September 4 but within a few miles entered Yorkshire at Yarm to continue through the Cleveland Hills into the North York Moors National Park and along northern sections of the Yorkshire Coast.

A Mountain stage moor started at UgglebarnbyCyclists entered Yorkshire up Yarm High Street.Whitby Abbey was on the Tour of Britain RouteThe Riders coasted into Sandsend before the steep ascent of Lythe Bank Among places along the way were Stokesley, Broughton, Commondale, Danby, Lealholm and Sleights. There were King of the Mountains stages at Ugglebarnby and at Raw Pasture Bank just beyond Robin Hood's Bay before the race headeds towards Whitbyand Sandsend before another 'Mountain' ascent up Lythe Bank. Riding on via Staithes and Loftus the riders made a circuit via Brotton, Saltburn-by-the-Sea and Skelton returning via Saltburn towards Marske-by-the-Sea to the finish at Zetland Park on the Redcar seafront. Sprint stages were held at Stokesley and Saltburn.

Stage three of the tour started at Arundel Gate, Sheffield, on Thursday September 5 and covered over 103 miles as it headed from Sheffield via Rotherham and Doncaster to finish at County Way in Barnsley. The race included King of the Mountains climbs at Loxley and Oughtibridge near the start and at Hound Hill, near Worsbrough, not far from the finish in Barnsley.

Also along the route were Chapeltown, Wath upon Dearne, Swinton, Maltby and Tickhill, where there was a sprint stage. The ride continued through Conisbrough and Denaby Main making a loop around Barnsley via Royston, Darton and Penistone.

The Stage Three ride passed Conisbrough CastleTickhill in South Yorkshire held a sprint stage on Day ThreeThe Tour had begun with Stage One in the Scottish Borders, starting and finishing at Kelso, on Tuesday September 3. The race reached the finish of Stage Six at Felixstowe in Sussex on Sunday September 8.

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