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. Two wins on the climbspublished at 14:27 British Summer Time 30 April 2017

    Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Race update

    Team Roompot's Pieter Weening makes it two out of two so far today with a win in the Haworth climb.

  2. Short sharp shockpublished at 14:18 British Summer Time 30 April 2017

    Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Race update

    The Cote de Haworth is 600m and an average of 10.6% incline.

    Here they go.

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  3. Leaders being reeled in?published at 14:14 British Summer Time 30 April 2017

    Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Race update

    The gap from the leading pack to the main peloton is below four minutes.

    There's 120km to go.

  4. Crowds in Haworthpublished at 14:13 British Summer Time 30 April 2017

    It's going to be tight through the crowds - but there will be a big noise.

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  5. King of the Mountains: First climb tackledpublished at 14:08 British Summer Time 30 April 2017

    Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Race update

    After the first categorized climb of the day, won by Pieter Weening of Team Roompot, the lead pack now has about 4 minutes on the peloton. 

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  6. Cote de Silsden: Day 3's first climb of eightpublished at 13:58 British Summer Time 30 April 2017

    Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Race update

    They leading pack are out of their saddles as they tackle a gradient of 15% on the Cote de Silsden.

    It's the first big push of eight climbs today.

  7. Stage 3's first categorised climbpublished at 13:53 British Summer Time 30 April 2017

    Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Race update

    Despite several fairly steep sections already, we are about to reach the first categorized climb of the day - Cote de Silsden.

    Three further categorized climbs come in quick succession now, so it should be a key section of the race. 

  8. Spare a thoughtpublished at 13:47 British Summer Time 30 April 2017

    For the amateur riders who took part in the Maserati Tour de Yorkshire ride.

    Some of these guys have done 100km today.

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  9. Tour de Yorkshire: Skipton a popular choicepublished at 13:46 British Summer Time 30 April 2017

    It seems the market town of Skipton was a popular choice today in terms of spectators picking their viewing spot!

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  10. Skipton welcomes Tour de Yorkshirepublished at 13:37 British Summer Time 30 April 2017

    Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Race update

    The lead group of seven riders enter Skipton, with the gap on the peloton remaining at four-and-a-half minutes.

    We will be hitting the first of eight King of the Mountains climbs fairly soon.

  11. Watch: Rider's eye viewpublished at 13:32 British Summer Time 30 April 2017

    Richard Edwards
    Political Reporter, BBC Radio Leeds

    What do the riders see of the crowds?

    Probably something like this.

    It's our view in the lead car as we went through Skipton at around the same speed the racers will be doing.

  12. Tour de Yorkshire lead pack extend the gappublished at 13:28 British Summer Time 30 April 2017

    Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Race update

    With the race now well into North Yorkshire, the breakaway group is now more than four-and-a-half minutes ahead of the peloton. 

    150km to go. 

  13. Where are we?published at 13:27 British Summer Time 30 April 2017

    Richard Edwards
    Political Reporter, BBC Radio Leeds

    I'm in Skipton - you can expect the race to pass through here in a few moments.

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  14. Breakaway group build commanding leadpublished at 13:15 British Summer Time 30 April 2017

    Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Race update

    As the leading group of five becomes seven, they take advantage of the space and build a lead of three minutes 50 seconds. 

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  15. Tour de Yorkshire: Breakaway 15 seconds aheadpublished at 13:09 British Summer Time 30 April 2017

    Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Race update

    We've seen a few attacks from the front of the peloton, with the breakaway group of five now only 15 seconds ahead of two chasing riders.

  16. How close?published at 13:09 British Summer Time 30 April 2017

    This truly brings you close to the action - and the picture below shows you just how near you get to the riders:

    Tour de YorkshireImage source, Alice Proctor
  17. Tour de Yorkshire passes Bolton Abbeypublished at 13:00 British Summer Time 30 April 2017

    Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Race update

    The first breakaway group includes One Pro Cycling's Pete Williams, Dexter Gardias of BIKE Channel Canyon, Johnny McEvoy of Madison Genesis and Mathew Hayman of Orica-Scott.

  18. Lead forming in Addinghampublished at 12:54 British Summer Time 30 April 2017

    Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Race update

    As we pass Addingham, the group of four out in front have established a 15-second lead. 

  19. Ello, ello, ellopublished at 12:54 British Summer Time 30 April 2017

    The police have been out in force for the event this year - as well as keeping the race route clear and making sure everything is in order they've also been waving, beeping and generally being good sports with the huge crowds.

    Here's their view in Ilkley:

    Tour de Yorkshire
  20. Four ahead of the pack in Ilkleypublished at 12:48 British Summer Time 30 April 2017

    Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Race update

    Four riders have pushed ahead of the peloton as we head through Ilkley.