Summary

  • Live coverage from Stage Three of the Tour de Yorkshire 2017

  • Celebrating the colour and the spectacle of the Tour

  • Also key action from the race on Sunday 30 April 2017

  • The final leg of the race starts in Bradford at 12:10

  • The race covers 194.5km before finishing at Fox Valley near Sheffield at approx 17:00

  1. Pauwels takes TdY title after memorable three dayspublished at 18:02 British Summer Time 30 April 2017

    Tom Airey
    Reporter, BBC News Online

    Serge Pauwels is presented with the blue jersey and wins the 2017 Tour de Yorkshire!

    Serge PauwelsImage source, Tour de Yorkshire

    Finish lineImage source, PA

    Well, how do you sum up the last three days?

    We've seen some world class riding, an enormous finish line crash, a home victory for Lizzie Deignan and some incredible support from a county of cycling fanatics. 

    Same again next year?

    Take a look below for some of the sights and spectacles on a great day of cycling in Yorkshire.

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  2. Tour de Yorkshire Stage 3 standingspublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 30 April 2017

    Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Race update

    1. Serge Pauwels - Team Dimension Data

    2. Omar Fraile - Team Dimension Data

    3. Jonathan Hivert- Direct Energie

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  3. Team Dimension Data take the glorypublished at 17:42 British Summer Time 30 April 2017

    Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Race update

    It's a successful day for Team Dimension Data, as they take first and second on the finish line.

    Serge Pauwels had teammate Omar Fraile over his shoulder as they glided into Fox Valley and the end of stage three. 

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  4. Serge Pauwels wins Tour de Yorkshire Stage 3published at 17:37 British Summer Time 30 April 2017
    Breaking

    Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Race update

    Belgian rider Serge Pauwels, of Team Dimension Data, takes the final stage of the tour!

    He was aggressive on the final couple of climbs and timed his push perfectly.

  5. Serge Pauwels takes final climbpublished at 17:33 British Summer Time 30 April 2017

    Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Race update

    Serge Pauwels has taken the final climb of the Tour de Yorkshire, but his lead is down to about 10 seconds. 

    Should be quite a final 5km, can he be caught?

    Final climb
  6. The podium awaitspublished at 17:29 British Summer Time 30 April 2017

    Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Race update

    Serge Pauwels appears to be being dragged back by a knot of riders.

    He's lost 10 seconds of his lead and is now around 20 seconds in front.

    The podium is in place at Fox Valley - but who will be on it?

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  7. Cote de Ewden Height: Pauwels the man to beatpublished at 17:26 British Summer Time 30 April 2017

    Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Race update

    Serge Pauwels of Team Dimension Data is out in front and takes the Cote de Ewden Height.

    Can he hold this lead until the finish line?

  8. Cote de Wigtwizzle done and dustedpublished at 17:21 British Summer Time 30 April 2017

    Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Race update

    Jacques Janse van Rensburg takes the maximum points on the Cote de Wigtwizzle.

  9. Bouhanni in need of medical attention after crashpublished at 17:17 British Summer Time 30 April 2017

    Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Race update

    Team COFIDIS confirm rider Nacer Bouhanni is on the way to hospital after a crash.

    Let's hope he makes a swift recovery. 

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  10. Cote de Deepcar: First climb of four down...published at 17:15 British Summer Time 30 April 2017

    Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Race update

    BMC's Joey Rosskopf takes the first of four King of the Mountains climbs in the stage's final stretch.

  11. Last climb in focuspublished at 17:12 British Summer Time 30 April 2017

    Richard Edwards
    Political Reporter, BBC Radio Leeds

    The riders face four climbs in quick succession. They're on Deepcar with three more to follow.

    The final one is Cote de Midhopestones which is 1.4km at 10% incline.

    I've just been up there:

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  12. There goes the breakaway...published at 17:08 British Summer Time 30 April 2017

    Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Race update

    The breakaway is no more, as we enter the final 18km.

    We're approaching the start of the circuit, featuring four categorized climbs in quick succession.  

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  13. Up frontpublished at 17:03 British Summer Time 30 April 2017

    Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Race update

    Team Direct Energie's Bryan Nauleau is at the head of the race as we close in on the sprint section at Stocksbridge.

  14. Tour de Yorkshire Stage 2 winner downpublished at 16:58 British Summer Time 30 April 2017
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    Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Race update

    Nacer Bouhanni, who won stage 2 on Saturday, goes down in a crash.

  15. Crowds relish the Tour de Yorkshirepublished at 16:44 British Summer Time 30 April 2017

    Tom Airey
    Reporter, BBC News Online

    Spotted in Wortley, three men dressed as Sheffield's most famous condiment.

    Go easy on the sauce chaps, you will want to remember seeing the Tour de Yorkshire whizz by. 

    Men in fancy dress
  16. Tour de Yorkshire lead group down to fivepublished at 16:39 British Summer Time 30 April 2017

    Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Race update

    The breakaway group has been seven riders for a large chunk of the stage, but we're now down to five with just under 40km to go.

    BIKE Channel Canyon's Dexter Gardias and One Pro Cycling's Pete Williams have both gone. 

  17. Penistone is geared uppublished at 16:26 British Summer Time 30 April 2017

    Richard Edwards
    Political Reporter, BBC Radio Leeds

    I'm in the lead car and have had first sight of the crowds all day.

    They have been amazing - and Penistone in South Yorkshire is no exception:

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  18. Unofficial viewing platform in Penistonepublished at 16:26 British Summer Time 30 April 2017

    This pair are using a strategically positioned trailer to their advantage in Penistone.

    Should be a decent view from up there!

    Men on trailer
  19. Tour de Yorkshire: 50km to go!published at 16:16 British Summer Time 30 April 2017

    Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Race update

    The breakaway group of six has lost a bit of time on the peloton, with the gap now down to one minute and 45 seconds.

    As we pass through Holmfirth, the tour will soon be in South Yorkshire and the final push. 

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  20. They're ready in Holmfirthpublished at 16:09 British Summer Time 30 April 2017

    The racers are speeding through Honley and will be hitting Holmfirth shortly.

    Here's what they can expect:

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