Summary

  • Tour de Yorkshire news and updates will resume at 08:00 on Saturday

  • Updates on Friday 29 April 2016

Live Reporting

  1. East Riding of Yorkshire Council WILL bid to host Tour de Yorkshire next year
    Breaking

    David Burns
    BBC Radio Humberside

    The leader of East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Stephen Parnaby, has told the BBC they will be bidding again to either host the start or the finish of the Tour de Yorkshire next year.

    Councillor Stephen Parnaby being interviewed by the BBC

    The race is starting in Beverley this year, but the riders will head through other parts of East Yorkshire today, such as Market Weighton, Holme-on-Spalding-Moor and Bubwith.

  2. Nothing will stop the professionals...

    Laura Foster
    BBC Look North

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  3. The teams are arriving in Beverley...

    James Piekos
    Reporter, BBC Hull and East Yorkshire

    Not long to go now until the start of the Tour de Yorkshire and the teams' vehicles and gear is arriving in the centre of Beverley.

    cycling cars
    ORICA GreenEDGE Coach

  4. Watch: Race route and timings

    Over the three days of this year's event, the cycle race will cover a total of 515.5km (320 miles), passing through parts of East, North, South and West Yorkshire.

    Here are the race timings for each day:

    Friday: Beverley to Settle

    Saturday: Otley to Doncaster (women's race)

    Otley to Doncaster

    Sunday: Middlesbrough to Scarborough

  5. As a professional rider, what do you do on the morning of the Tour?

    Laura Foster
    BBC Look North

    Go for a cheeky espresso in York of course!

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  6. Two hours to go...

    Victoria Holland
    BBC Look North

    The support vehicles are lining up ahead of the start of the race in Beverley's Saturday Martket.

    Support vehicles

  7. One race, two starting lines

    David Burns
    BBC Radio Humberside

    Le Tour de Yorkshire has two official starting lines - one is for the ceremonial start, the other is the official one.

    There's this one in Beverley's Saturday Market. 

    Ceremonial Start Line

    From here a group of schoolchildren will lead out the riders. 

    They won't be going very fast and there'll be lots of waving at the crowds.  

    The official start line at Beverley Racecourse

    The route will take them to Beverley Racecourse for the official start.

  8. Yorkshire: The county in love with cycling

    Laura Foster
    BBC Look North

    In 2014, we enjoyed the opening stages of the 2014 Tour de France in Yorkshire; last year it was the inaugural Tour De Yorkshire.

    And it seems our love of cycling is here to stay.

    Yorkshire cycling statistics

    The above figures sort of speak for themselves, but did you know Sport England has found there were 18,000 more cyclists in Yorkshire in December 2015 than the previous year?

    There's a lot of people dragging old things out of the garages and barns to bring to us saying 'Can you make this work?'

    Mike Allenby, Bicycle Shop and Cafe Owner in Hawes

  9. Broadcasting live from Tour de Yorkshire

    Laura Foster
    BBC Look North

    BBC Look North, BBC Radio Humberside and BBC Breakfast are all broadcasting live this morning ahead of the Tour de Yorkshire.

    Victoria Holland

    BBC Look North's Victoria Holland preparing to go live

    Sat trucks

    A lot of equipment is needed to get these shows on the air

    You can send us your Tour de Yorkshire pictures by getting in contact with us by email, Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

  10. Watch: Tour de Yorkshire is 'huge morale boost' for cycling

    BBC Breakfast

    We've been live in Beverley this morning, ahead of the first stage of the Tour de Yorkshire.

    Our sports reporter Mike Bushell caught up with the two men who have made it all happen.

  11. Tour de Yorkshire route 'clear of snow'

    James Piekos
    Reporter, BBC Hull and East Yorkshire

    There may have been snow overnight in parts of Yorkshire, but that's not going to affect the riders' route.

    Gary Verity

    The route is clear of snow, the bad weather is elsewhere in the county today."

    Gary Verity, Welcome to Yorkshire

  12. Stars of cycling gather in Beverley

    Team Wiggins are in town and raring to go!

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  13. The start line in Beverley

    David Burns
    BBC Radio Humberside

    BBC Radio Humberside and BBC Look North are broadcasting live from the start line of the Tour de Yorkshire.

    The ceremonial start is at 11:50.

    Start Line

  14. What do you have to do to be a Tour de Yorkshire Junior VIP?

    Chloe Deakin
    BBC East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

    Imagine how cool it would be to say that you took part in a cycling race with Olympic Champion Bradley Wiggins and World Champion Lizzie Armitstead?

    Well that's what Laura and Jasmine will be able to say in a few hours time! 

    cyclists

    They both go to St Nicholas Primary School in Beverley and as 'Junior VIPs' will lead out the riders during the race's ceremonial start.

    Lucky things!

  15. Stage One: The route through East Yorkshire

    Laura Foster
    BBC Look North

    Don't know where the best place is to catch the Tour de Yorkshire? 

    Here are the times you can expect the riders to be cycling through East Yorkshire.

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  16. Tour de Yorkshire to be watched in 178 countries

    Victoria Holland
    BBC Look North

    Last year, 1.5m people came to Yorkshire to watch the race - but that's nothing compared to this year's television audience.

    Welcome to Yorkshire's Sir Gary Verity says it will raise the profile of places like Beverley "big style".

  17. What's the weather going to be like for the Tour de Yorkshire?

    Owain Wyn Evans
    Weather presenter, BBC Look North

    Looks like you'll need your waterproofs and brolly if you're planning to be out and about watching the Tour de Yorkshire today.

    Here's my forecast... 

  18. Setting up in a wet and windy Beverley

    Chloe Deakin
    BBC East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

    Organisers have been busy in Beverley, putting up metal barriers ahead of the start of the Tour de Yorkshire.

    Workers setting up

    It has rained overnight and more is expected later.

    Luckily the BBC camera crews are prepared.

    Cover on cameras

  19. Stage One: Tour returns to Beverley for race start

    Beverley played host to the 2015 Tour and riders will parade around the town before heading to the racecourse for the official start at 12:00.

    They will then weave through the Wolds, crossing the A64 at Tadcaster before heading north past Wetherby and into the Yorkshire Dales.

    Once the cyclists leave Pateley Bridge there is a tough climb at Greenhow Hill. It is then downhill from Grassington to Gargrave and along the A65 before a finish in Settle.

    Tour de Yorkshire: Stage One graphicTour de Yorkshire

    Key features of the route:

    • Total stage length: 185km
    • 2 x sprint points (Bubwith, Giggleswick)
    • 1 x King of the Mountain (Greenhow Hill)
    • Total ascent: 1,832m

  20. Good morning

    Laura Foster
    BBC Look North

    Welcome to our live coverage of the second annual Tour de Yorkshire cycle race on a very chilly Friday.

    Stage One of the three-day event will see the riders set off from Beverley in East Yorkshire at 12:00 and finish in Settle in North Yorkshire at about 16:30. 

    We'll be bringing you updates from along the route until 18:00 and we'd love to see your pictures.

    You can get in touch by Twitter using #bbctdy.