290416     Carole Ratcliffe Receptionist at  Samanatha Parker Opticians  in Knaresborough getting the window display ready as the town gears up for the arrival of stage one of the Tour De Yorkshire (GL1009/86f)290416     Carole Ratcliffe Receptionist at  Samanatha Parker Opticians  in Knaresborough getting the window display ready as the town gears up for the arrival of stage one of the Tour De Yorkshire (GL1009/86f)
290416 Carole Ratcliffe Receptionist at Samanatha Parker Opticians in Knaresborough getting the window display ready as the town gears up for the arrival of stage one of the Tour De Yorkshire (GL1009/86f)

RETRO: Take a look back at the Tour De Yorkshire when it visited Harrogate, Knaresborough, Ripon and Pateley Bridge

The sixth annual Tour de Yorkshire would have been taking place in the next few weeks.

The sixth annual Tour de Yorkshire would have been taking place in the next few weeks.

But organisers made the decision, back in November, to cancel for the second year in a row due to the uncertainty of coronavirus restrictions.

The road cycling race, which first took place in May 2015, arose as a legacy event following the success of the visit of the 2014 Tour de France to the county. The Tour de Yorkshire - promoted by the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) - should have become part of the new UCI ProSeries in 2020.

Here we take a look back at all the action from the first five events.

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