Cycle Yorkshire

The Tour de France Grand Depart of 2014 shone a light on Yorkshire as a world class cycling destination. But the truimph was Le Tour was in many ways the latest encounter in a unique long distance love affair between the White Rose and the most challenging race on the planet. From the culture shock that working class Yorkshiremen experienced cycling alongside the continental greats of the 1950s and 60s to the golden triumphs of post-Millennial Olympic success, ‘Cycle Yorkshire’ tells the region’s cycling story through the eyes of the riders themselves.