Where to watch on the Harrogate circuit, UCI 2019 Yorkshire Worlds

World Champion bear on West Park Stray, Harrogate — World Champion bear on West Park Stray

The Harrogate circuit at the UCI 2019 Yorkshire Worlds will be used for lots of the events. Exclusively on the Harrogate circuit are the mixed team time trial and the junior men's and women's individual time trials. Other races use the circuit after a route from outside Harrogate - they are the junior men's and under 23 men's road races, and the elite women's and men's road races.

Good places to watch include the Fan Park on West Park Stray, Otley Road, Pot Bank, Harlow Moor Road, and the Royal Pump Rooms.

Where to watch on the UCI 2019 Harrogate circuit: West Park Stray

The Fan Park on West Park Stray will be right by the start/finish line.

The organisers expect this to be the main place for people to watch the World Championship events in Harrogate, so it will be busy.

The Fan Park will have entertainment, big screens showing the races, stalls, and food and drink.

Where to watch on the UCI 2019 Harrogate circuit: Otley Road

Harlow Hill, Otley Road — Otley Road (Harlow Hill)

The competitors will be going up Otley Road to Harlow Hill, so slower here than on downhill sections of the Harrogate circuit, and therefore offering a better view.

It's possible to combine an Otley Road viewpoint with Harlow Moor Road, by walking down to the junction of Harlow Moor Road and Harlow Moor Drive (see below).

Where to watch on the UCI 2019 Harrogate circuit: Pot Bank

Pot Bank is out of town, so it isn't as convenient as the other viewpoints mentioned here, for most people at least. The converse of this is that it might not be as busy as, for example, West Park Stray

It's a steep-ish hill, so will have the advantage of slowing the riders down.

Where to watch on the UCI 2019 Harrogate circuit: Harlow Moor Road

Women's Tour de Yorkshire on Harlow Moor Road — Stage 1 of the women's Tour de Yorkshire 2019 on Harlow Moor Road

At the Tour de Yorkshire in May 2019, I found that the junction of Harlow Moor Road and Harlow Moor Drive was a good place to watch. That's where this photo was taken.

This viewing point can be combined with Otley Road, as they are only a short walk apart - although it may be a lot busier at the World Championships than it was at the Tour de Yorkshire.

Where to watch on the UCI Harrogate circuit: Royal Pump Rooms

Royal Pump Rooms, Harrogate — Royal Pump Rooms

I don't know if there will be restrictions on where people can stand, but in theory at least, the Royal Pump Rooms should offer a double viewpoint.

You could see competitors coming down Valley Drive to go up Cornwall Road; and coming along Swan Road to continue on Crescent Road.