Tour de Yorkshire 2019
The Tour de Yorkshire is returning to the Wakefield district on Friday 3 May 2019!
Stage 2 of the men’s race and Stage 1 of the women’s races will both pass through parts of the district as they ride from Barnsley to Bedale. The cyclists will enter the Wakefield district at Ryhill and travel through Wintersett towards Nostell Priory, before heading along the B6428 into Purston Jaglin.
The riders will turn left onto Pontefract Road and ride through Featherstone towards Pontefract, travelling through Town End junction along the A645 and turning left at North Baileygate before following Monkhill Lane and Spittal Hardwick Lane into Airedale.
Once in Airedale, the cyclists will head to Redhill Drive, Queen’s Park Drive and Ferrybridge Road before arriving on Bridge Street, travelling over Lock Lane Bridge and out of the district towards Allerton Bywater.
Race times and traffic disruption – Plan your day on 3 May
To minimise disruption, rolling road closures are being put in place during both races instead of full closures. They will come into effect approximately 15 minutes before the races pass through and are likely to last a maximum of 45 minutes.
The women’s race is expected to enter Ryhill at around 9am and leave Castleford at around 10am, based on an 8.30am start at Barnsley.
The men’s race is expected to enter Ryhill at around 2.30pm and leave Castleford at around 3.30pm, based on a 2pm start at Barnsley.
Times are approximate and are subject to change. Schools are encouraged to consider how they will be affected by the races and subsequent rolling road closures on Friday 3 May.
This is the fourth time the Wakefield district has welcomed the Tour de Yorkshire. Wakefield city centre hosted the start of Stage 3 in 2015, with the race passing through in 2016 and 2018.Regular updates will be posted here and will be available at the Council’s dedicated webpage www.wakefield.gov.uk/tdy. For further information visit www.letour.yorkshire.com
