2016 Tour de Yorkshire race could gain extra day

Some 6,000 people flocked to Selby to watch the start of Tour de Yorkshire race earlier this year

Next year's Tour de Yorkshire cycle race could be held over four days instead of three.

The event, held for the first time this year and which attracted more than 1.2 million people, is set for its second outing during the first weekend of May.

Gary Verity, chief executive of Welcome to Yorkshire, said he hoped to extend the race by a day and increase the focus on women's racing.

The start and finish points of the race are to be revealed in September.

The race was set up as a legacy event in the wake of last summer's successful Tour de France Grand Depart in Yorkshire, which attracted more than 2.5 million people to the county and generated about £100m for the regional economy.