RACING AHEAD: Farewell to AP McCoy
Racing pundit Tony McCormick from.irishbigracetrends.com and beforetheoff.com and racing radio station racingfm.com looks ahead to Tony McCoy’s final day in the saddle.The eyes of the sporting media...
View ArticleStar line-up for first ever Women’s Tour de Yorkshire
Yorkshire will welcome a stellar cast of racing talent as the first ever Women’s Tour de Yorkshire sees over 100 of the UK’s most exciting riders take part. Olympian and Paralympian riders include Dame...
View ArticleJIMMY BEADLE: McCoy farewell tour kicks into gear
The Tony McCoy farewell tour reaches its final destination on Saturday as the champ gets the leg up for the final time in front of a predicted capacity crowd at the annual end of season finale at...
View ArticleLearn more about sports degrees
People who are interested in degrees in sport can take part in free taster sessions at East Riding College next month.They will cover topics such as nutrition, treatment of injuries and exercise...
View ArticleSLIDESHOW: KP Lodges - the last word in indulgent relaxation
As busy working parents it is often difficult to get away from the humdrum and monotony of everyday life.And even when the chance for a break does arise, it is, more often than not, trailing a bunch of...
View ArticleGoodbye to AP, hello to early-season Flat horses to follow from Newmarket,...
Now the dust has settled on another jumps season and we have waved our final farewells to AP, it’s time to concentrate on the Flat.I often worry that the start of the new Flat campaign is nigh-on...
View ArticleTown’s street shrines restored to full glory
In the early years of the First World War, in some areas of England the people created ‘Street Shrines’, framed boards recording the names of the men of the street or neighbourhood who had joined the...
View ArticleTour legend can’t wait to see Scarborough
Five-time Tour de France winner Bernard Hinault has told The Scarborough News he cannot wait for tomorrow’s race to begin.Speaking at today’s eve of tour launch event the French cyclist was in...
View ArticleTour gets in gear
The Tour de Yorkshire is finally here.This afternoon Tour de Yorkshire’s Gary Verity, racing legend Bernard Hinault and race director Christian Prudhomme opened the press room at York Race...
View ArticleResidents show passion for today’s Tour
After months of anticipation, the day is here when Bridlington will start the first Tour de Yorkshire cycle race.Free Press photographer Paul Atkinson has been on his travels around Bridlington taking...
View ArticleYour guide to watching Tour de Yorkshire
Are you going to watch the Tour de Yorkshire? If so here is a guide to where and what time the cyclists will be passing.Day One (today Friday) –Bridlington to Scarborough route.Ceremonial start at the...
View ArticleSwift aiming for Tour de Yorkshire victory
A spectator as the Tour de France wound its way around his home county last year for the Grand Depart, local lad Ben Swift is determined to be front and centre for the inaugural Tour de Yorkshire this...
View ArticleWiggins warns Tour rivals: “I’m off the leash”
Sir Bradley Wiggins admitted he is not going into this weekend’s Tour de Yorkshire with grand designs on overall victory, but warned the rest of the field he is off the leash and ready to attack when...
View ArticleTour de Yorkshire starts from Bridlington
Bridlington became Bradlington as the first Tour de Yorkshire cycle race got underway.Crowds turned out in their thousands to watch Sir Bradley Wiggins lead the peloton on the first stage from...
View ArticleAnd they’re off! Riders depart for Tour de Yorkshire
The Tour de Yorkshire is officially under way!Cyclists have just left Sewerby which marks the official start of Day One of the Tour.They will now pass through Flamborough, Bempton and Buckton before...
View ArticleSir Bradley: “It’s nice to be here”
Bridlington welcomed some of the top cyclists from at home and abroad as the first Tour de Yorkshire set off from the town.There was a huge welcome for the new race, as thousands of people lined the...
View Article‘Bridlington has deserved better, and now it is getting it’
There was a fantastic atmosphere on the start line as spectators arrived several hours before the Tour de Yorkshire got underway.Michael Wood, East Riding town crier, who was born in Bridlington, said:...
View ArticleVIDEO: Tour de Yorkshire: At the start line
See the start of today’s Tour de Yorkshire in Bridlington.Local fund-raiser Bethany Playforth, 21, who has cerebral palsy, only started cycling last year, and was chosen to officially launch the race...
View ArticleJIMMY BEADLE: AP’s final hurrah rounds off emotional jumps season
An outstanding and if not emotional jumps season finally came to a tearful conclusion on Saturday at Sandown.The retirement of the greatest jockey to walk the planet, AP McCoy finally came to fruition...
View ArticlePICTURES AND VIDEO: A Saunderson Trophy final
Forester Athletic beat Driffield Star in the A Saunderson Trophy final at Queensgate on Saturday.The Bridlington side took the lead towards the end of an even first half with a goal from Matty...
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