Forget the flags, get the puddings out!published at 09:03 British Summer Time 3 May 2018
Why just use flags for bunting when you can put up Yorkshire puddings?
Summary
Latest updates from Stage 1 of the Tour de Yorkshire on Thursday 3 May 2018
Men's race won by Yorkshire rider Harry Tanfield
Mark Cavendish finished within main peloton group
Women's race won by Dutch rider Kirsten Wild
British rider Alice Barnes third, with Dani Rowe fourth
Huge crowds lined 182km route from Beverley to Doncaster
Forget the flags, get the puddings out!published at 09:03 British Summer Time 3 May 2018
Watch: The women are off!published at 08:50 British Summer Time 3 May 2018
The ceremonial start to the women's race has begun in Beverley.
They'll race south towards Skidby before heading north again to the Yorkshire Wolds.
After a climb at Baggaby Hill there's two sprints then it's full steam ahead to Doncaster for the finish.
TdY Stage 1: Key timings for the women's racepublished at 08:42 British Summer Time 3 May 2018
All timings are approximate, so get to your viewing point with plenty of time to spare.
- Unofficial start at Beverley Market Place: 08:40
- Middleton on the Wolds: 09:29-09:33
- Baggaby Hill (climb): 09:50-09:56
- Pocklington (sprint): 09:54-10:01
- Howden (sprint): 10:44-10:56
- Stainforth: 11:27-11:45
- Hatfield Woodhouse: 11:36-11:55
- Doncaster (finish): 12:08-12:30
And they're off - sort of!published at 08:40 British Summer Time 3 May 2018
The 20 teams have crossed the line and are now beginning their day in the saddle.
The race doesn't begin in earnest until they are out of Beverley with the current stretch an opportunity for people to see all the riders.
Scene at the start in Beverleypublished at 08:39 British Summer Time 3 May 2018
Here's what the start line looked like a few minutes ago in Beverley ahead of Stage 1 of this year's Tour de Yorkshire.
Ladies team are introduced on the podiumpublished at 08:29 British Summer Time 3 May 2018
First off this morning will be women, their race will being at 08:40.
Here they are signing up and getting ready for stage one.
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End of twitter postWomen's teams introducedpublished at 08:24 British Summer Time 3 May 2018
We're around 20 minutes out from the start of Stage 1 of 2018's Tour de Yorkshire here in Beverley.
The teams are signing in as crowds begin to build.
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End of twitter postTour weather for todaypublished at 08:20 British Summer Time 3 May 2018
Paul Hudson
Weather presenter, BBC Look NorthIt looks nice at the moment - but will it stay like that for the whole day?
Take a look at my full Stage 1 forecast below.
Tour de Yorkshire Stage 1: Beverley to Doncasterpublished at 08:14 British Summer Time 3 May 2018
The 2018 race gets going in Beverley’s market place, before the men's event (182km) heads towards the coast and the seaside resort of Hornsea.
The women's race (132.5km) travels south towards Skidby before heading north again into the Yorkshire Wolds.
Image source, Getty ImagesBoth races then follow the same route,with the first classified climb of the tour at Baggaby Hill.
Riders descend to Pocklington, two sprints follow in relatively quick succession and it's full steam into Doncaster for a flat-out finish along South Parade:
Tour de Yorkshire: Your live coverage starts herepublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 3 May 2018
Kimberley Metcalfe
BBC Local LiveHello and welcome to live coverage of Stage 1 of the Tour de Yorkshire 2018 - and it's a big day for East Yorkshire!
Image source, SWPix.comThe ceremonial start of the women's cycle race is due to get under way in Beverley in less than an hour and the men are expected to set off just before 14:00 this afternoon.
The competitors will be zooming through South Dalton, Howden, Hornsea, Pocklington, Rawcliffe and Holme on Spalding Moor before heading into South Yorkshire later.
It's the fourth year the event has been running and for the very first time it's going to last for four days.
Did you know that last year's event is thought to have generated about £64m for Yorkshire's economy, with more than two million people watching the race?
We'll have all the very latest updates from along the route - so stay right here.