Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Stage two updates

Summary

Coverage from Stage Two of the Tour de Yorkshire 2017
Nacer Bouhanni wins men's race with big burst in final 200m in Harrogate
Otley's Lizzie Deignan wins the women's race at the Tour de Yorkshire
Also key action from the race on Saturday 29 April 2017
Both races covered the same 122.5km course which began in Tadcaster and ended in Harrogate

Live Reporting

Tim Dale

Looking good for Lizziepublished at 12:24 British Summer Time 29 April 2017
Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Race update
Get ready Harrogate not long now and Lizzie Deignan is still powering ahead. The chasing pack are now beginning to up the ante for the remaining podium places.
Lizzie pulls out big lead, but she's feeling the painpublished at 12:21 British Summer Time 29 April 2017
Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Race update
Lizzie Deignan now has a lead of 1.17s ahead of the chasing group but she's still 6.5km out from a massive welcome at the Harrogate finish line. Looks as if Lizzie has broken the will of the pack.
Excitement mounts - Lizzie's really going for itpublished at 12:13 British Summer Time 29 April 2017
Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Race update
Looks like we are in for an exciting finish to this terrific race with Lizzie Deignan pulling ahead but can she hold that lead.
Can she do it?published at 12:09 British Summer Time 29 April 2017
Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Race update
Lizzie Deignan pulls ahead in a real attack to take the lead.
Tight finish in prospectpublished at 12:07 British Summer Time 29 April 2017
Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Race update
Looks like we are in for a tight finish as the chasing group draw nearer the three leaders with around 10km to go.
Anticipation really building at the finish linepublished at 12:04 British Summer Time 29 April 2017
Elly Fiorentini
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire
More on the crowds building up in Harrogate as the leaders are around 18km away. Who will hit the finish first though?
Chasing group now looks like beginning to reel in the leaderspublished at 12:01 British Summer Time 29 April 2017
Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Race update
The lead three are now back together after an earlier split - but the gap to the chasing group is now down to 47s with just 18km to go to the finish line. If it gets down to 30s things will become interesting.
Lizzie makes a bid to steal a leadpublished at 11:58 British Summer Time 29 April 2017
Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Race update
Lizzie Deignan and Danni King have pulled away from Anna van der Breggen - but the pain of the race is begining to show on all the riders with about 20km to go.
Gap narrows as the finish line loomspublished at 11:54 British Summer Time 29 April 2017
Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Race update
The gap between the three leaders and the chasing group is narrowing.
Bated breath at finish linepublished at 11:51 British Summer Time 29 April 2017
Tanya Arnold
BBC Sport
Flags fluttering and large crowds gathering here in Harrogate with a bit of hope for a home-grown winner.
If Otley's Lizzie Deignan does make it you can expect an almighty cheer here.
Victory for Lizzie in sprintpublished at 11:45 British Summer Time 29 April 2017
Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Race update
Lizzie Deignan wins the sprint section as the riders hit Ripon to a great reception.
And the winner is.....well, not me!published at 11:39 British Summer Time 29 April 2017
Elly Fiorentini
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire
Atmosphere building here in Harrogate for the end of the women's race.
I just could not resist seeing how it feels for the winner though by taking to the podium.
Lizzie Deignan in lead group with two otherspublished at 11:35 British Summer Time 29 April 2017
Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Race update
Just 35km now to the finish line and Lizzie Deignan from Otley is ahead of the peloton with Danni King and Anna van der Breggen - 1.15s ahead of the chasing group. Lizzie is with two explosive riders so we could be in for an interesting finish.
Big climb made 'impact' on riderspublished at 11:28 British Summer Time 29 April 2017
Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Race update
Three in the leadpublished at 11:24 British Summer Time 29 April 2017
Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Race update
Its three in front as they fly through Masham.
Crowds greet riders in Mashampublished at 11:23 British Summer Time 29 April 2017
Terrific enthusiasm in Masham today as the women begin to head through.
Riders now have about 50km left on roadpublished at 11:23 British Summer Time 29 April 2017
There's about 50km to go to the finish line for the riders this morning.
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Crowds flock to Masham as Lizzie powers through the townpublished at 11:18 British Summer Time 29 April 2017
Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Race update
Big crowds in Masham welcome the riders as Lizzie Deignan keeps her position in the leading knot of riders.
Lizzie Deignan pulling away nowpublished at 11:10 British Summer Time 29 April 2017
Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Race update
Lizzie Deignan now pulling away from peloton with two other riders as they head towards the feed zone on the race this morning.
Where next for riders?published at 11:07 British Summer Time 29 April 2017
Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Race update
Once over the top of that long climb up the Cote de Lofthouse the women have around 60km until the finish line in Harrogate.