New races to fuel Britain’s bike race boom
Tour de France organisers are negotiating to establish a long-term presence on British soil with the founding of a three-day stage race in Yorkshire set to be run in May 2015 on the back of this year’s Tour start.
The Guardian reports that preliminary discussions between the Tour organisers, Amaury Sport Organisation, Welcome to Yorkshire and the national governing body British Cycling have already occurred, and further meetings are scheduled.
"We want to do something," said the Tour organiser Christian Prudhomme. "We want something to remain after the Grand Depart (this year’s start of the Tour de France) has happened."
A staging of the Criterium International in 2015 was ruled out due to its late March date, when the Yorkshire weather may not be entirely reliable. The International will remain in its current home, Corsica.
A mid-May date is probable for the Yorkshire event. "We will look to spread the event around Yorkshire so that places that haven’t received the Tour this year will get the benefit," said the Welcome to Yorkshire chief executive Gary Verity.
The Yorkshire event is just one of a number of new international cycle races in Britain building on the current upsurge in the sport; 2013 saw the first running of the RideLondon one-day event while the Tour of Britain organisers Sweetspot are planning a women’s tour based in the east of the country for this May, subject to final funds being sourced.
Source: The Guardian
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