Cycling stars take to Harewood ahead of Tour
Olympic silver medal-winning cyclist Lizzie Armitstead has given the Harewood House grounds a two-wheeled test ahead of the Tour de France.The 25-year-old Otley road racer joined 2006 Tour champion...
View ArticleYorkshire rider Thwaites wild about prospect of making debut in world’s...
Scott Thwaites has been told he has as good a chance as anyone on the NetApp Endura team of making the start line for this year’s Tour de France, writes Nick Westby.The prospects of the 23-year-old...
View ArticleSaddle up and ride the roads that will host cycling elite this summer
Yorkshire has a myriad number of cycling clubs which cater for thousands of riders the length and breadth of the county.Every weekend they flood the roads of Yorkshire on training rides and races.For...
View ArticleHistoric estate given the once over by Armitstead ahead of visit of Le Tour
Olympic silver medal-winning cyclist Lizzie Armitstead has given the Harewood House grounds a two-wheeled test ahead of the Tour de France.The Otley road racer joined 2006 Tour champion Oscar Pereiro,...
View ArticleBook review: The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
It was a story that had to be told…When writer Daniel James Brown sat at the deathbed of his elderly neighbour Joe Rantz in Seattle, he stumbled across an epic true-life adventure which took nine...
View ArticleRace on for Tour’s starting line
THREE Yorkshire forces involved in the policing of the Grand Départ have stopped officers taking leave, at least temporarily, for the days the event is running.North Yorkshire Police is restricting...
View Article‘County of champions’ set for chance to shine
WITH just six months before the Tour de France comes to the region, the head of the organisation which brought it about has promised the Grand Départ will be “Yorkshire’s moment to...
View ArticleNetApp ambition is good news for Thwaites
Team NetApp Endura, for whom Burley-in-Wharfedale’s Scott Thwaites is a rider, is targeting a place in the Tour de France this summer as it’s major aim for 2014.The German team requires a wild card to...
View ArticleTour de France: Rider profile - Josh Edmondson
Take a look at one of Yorkshire’s hopefuls for a place on the start line of the Tour de France in his home county - Josh Edmondson.Yorkshire’s hopefulsName: Josh EdmondsonBorn: LeedsAge: 21Team: Team...
View ArticleTour de France: Rider profile - Scott Thwaites
Take a look at one of Yorkshire’s hopefuls for a place on the start line of the Tour de France in his home county - Scott Thwaites.Name: Scott ThwaitesBorn: Burley-in-WharfedaleAge: 23Team: NetApp...
View ArticleTour de France: Rider profile - Ben Swift
Take a look at one of Yorkshire’s hopefuls for a place on the start line of the Tour de France in his home county - Ben Swift.Name: Ben SwiftBorn: RotherhamAge: 26Team: Team SkyHonours: 2007 Tour of...
View ArticleTour de France: Yorkshire’s cycling heritage - Ed Clancy
The only non-road specialist in the county’s impressive list of superstar cyclists, Ed Clancy is nevertheless one of its most decorated.As a track cyclist of the highest order, the 28-year-old, who was...
View ArticleTour de France: Yorkshire’s cycling heritage - Beryl Burton
Yorkshire was home to one of the greatest female cyclists of all time in Harrogate’s Beryl Burton.Burton was born in Morley, Leeds, in 1937 and was a pioneer for British women cyclists.From the late...
View ArticleTour de France: Yorkshire’s cycling heritage - Lizzie Armitstead
Yorkshire’s finest road cyclist is Otley’s Lizzie Armitstead, a two-time national champion and an Olympic silver medallist, after finishing second at London 2012.Armistead first rode a bike properly...
View ArticleTour de France: Yorkshire’s cycling heritage - Barry Hoban
Until Mark Cavendish came along, Barry Hoban had a little slice of British sporting history that looked like it would never be surpassed.The man from Wakefield held the distinction of having won more...
View ArticleTour de France: Yorkshire’s cycling heritage - Brian Robinson
Where Barry Hoban and Tom Simpson followed, Brian Robinson led. Born in Huddersfield in 1930, he joined his local cycling club at age 13 and would go on to be a pioneer in the Tour de France.Robinson...
View ArticleTour de France: the teams
Which teams might make the start line for the Tour de France that begins in Yorkshire this summer. Here’s our guide to the big teams.Team SkyNationality - Great BritainLeaders - Chris Froome, Sir...
View ArticleTour de France: Yorkshire’s cycling heritage - Tom Simpson
Depending on how you look at it, Tom Simpson, of Doncaster, is either the most tragic of Yorkshire’s cycling legends, or the most iconic.He was the first Briton to win the world road race title in...
View ArticleTour de France: Programme of events
It’s not just about two days of racing here in Yorkshire, there’s a whole host of events centred around the greatest bike race on the planet coming to the White Rose county.ProgrammeThursday March...
View ArticleVideo: Tour de France Grand Depart Trophy goes on view in Leeds
THE official Grand Départ Trophy for the Tour de France has arrived in Leeds as the start of the much-anticipated cycle road race approaches.Leeds City Council leader Coun Keith Wakefield joined...
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