News: Tour de Yorkshire will Return say organisers

The Tour de Yorkshire will be back “bigger and better than ever in 2022” following the cancellation of the 2021 event, organisers have said.

News: Tour de Yorkshire will Return say organisers
Source: BBC (Yorkshire)

The Tour de Yorkshire will be back “bigger and better than ever in 2022” following the cancellation of the 2021 event, organisers have said. The 2020 and 2021 events have both now been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Welcome to Yorkshire chief executive James Mason said the organisation had to focus on getting the industry back on its feet before planning a big cycling event which might not go ahead.

He says according to the BBC: “The uncertainty in front of us meant it was impossible to plan or commit the resource that the race needs. This has been a mutual decision made by Welcome to Yorkshire and the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) and we will all now look forward to putting all our energies into bringing the race back bigger and better than ever in 2022.”

Yann Le Moenner, director general of ASO, said: “This work is obviously not wasted and we will collectively do our best to relaunch the event in 2022 and give the chance to the world’s best riders to be on the Yorkshire roads in front of one of the most enthusiastic audiences the cycling world has ever seen.”