Where to watch UCI 2019 Yorkshire road World Championships
Planning where to watch the races at the UCI 2019 Yorkshire road World Championships will be the key to making the most of this once-in-a-lifetime event. Here are my suggestions.
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Planning where to watch the races at the UCI 2019 Yorkshire road World Championships will be the key to making the most of this once-in-a-lifetime event. Here are my suggestions.
Saturday 21st September 2019
The Yorkshire 2019 Para-Cycling International includes racing in 26 categories altogether. The main start is in Beverley, and the route is west towards Harrogate. There are intermediate starts at Tadcaster and Wetherby.
Places to watch the Yorkshire 2019 Para-Cycling International include Beverley, Market Weighton, Tadcaster, Wetherby, Knaresborough, and Harrogate.
Sunday 22nd September 2019
The mixed team time trial takes place exclusively on the Harrogate circuit.
See where to watch the UCI 2019 Yorkshire World Championships on the Harrogate circuit.
Monday 23rd September 2019
The junior women's ITT takes place on the Harrogate circuit, so see where to watch the UCI 2019 Yorkshire World Championships on the Harrogate circuit.
I'll add that the start ramp is to be in the West Park Fan Zone. There will be big screens there showing the action, and the finish line on West Park is just outside the Fan Zone. The Fan Zone would be one good option for spectators.
Monday 23rd September 2019
The junior men's individual time trial takes place on the UCI 2019 Harrogate circuit.
See where to watch the UCI 2019 Yorkshire World Championships on the Harrogate circuit.
Tuesday 24th September 2019
The under 23 men's individual time trial is on the morning of Tuesday 24th September 2019, on the same Ripon to Harrogate course as the elite women's individual time trial. The women race in the afternoon.
The same 'where to watch' ideas therefore apply to both races.
Tuesday 24th September 2019
The elite women's individual time trial is 30km from Ripon to Harrogate.
There'll be plenty of opportunities to see the riders at the start at Ripon Market Place, and a cheer to send each one on their way.
Other places to watch include the climb away from Ripley at Bedlam, the Nidderdale villages of Birstwith and Hampsthwaite, and the finish in Harrogate.
Where to watch the UCI 2019 Yorkshire Worlds elite women's individual time trial.
Wednesday 25th September 2019
The elite men's individual time trial is 54km. The route starts in Northallerton, and traces an arc south to Harrogate.
Time trials give more opportunities for photos than road races, because the riders come past one by one.
Good places to watch include Northallerton, Bedale, Masham, Kirkby Malzeard, Ripley, and Harrogate.
Where to watch the UCI 2019 Yorkshire Worlds elite men's individual time trial.
Thursday 26th September 2019
The junior men's road race is 148km from Richmond to Harrogate.
It should be good fun watching the riders prepare and the atmosphere build at the Market Place in Richmond.
Other good spots to watch include the Kidstones Bank climb at the top of Bishopdale, Bolton Abbey as the riders whizz past, the climb up onto Blubberhouses Moor, and Harrogate where there are 3 laps of the Harrogate circuit.
Where to watch the UCI 2019 Yorkshire Worlds junior men's road race.
Friday 27th September 2019
The junior women's road race is 86km from Doncaster to Harrogate.
The start in Doncaster will be a good spot, especially as two races begin there (the other being the under 23 men's road race).
Other good places to spectate include Tadcaster, Wetherby, Spofforth, and Harrogate.
Where to watch the UCI 2019 Yorkshire Worlds junior women's road race.
Friday 27th September 2019
The under 23 men's road race is 187km, and takes the competitors on a fairly flat route from Doncaster north to Ripon. Then it's on to Pateley Bridge, before the climb of Greenhow Hill. Finally the race heads via Blubberhouses to Harrogate for three laps of the circuit.
The best places to watch the race include the start at Doncaster, Tadcaster, Boroughbridge, Ripon, Pateley Bridge, Greenhow Hill, and Harrogate.
Where to watch the UCI 2019 Yorkshire Worlds under 23 men's road race.
Saturday 28th September 2019
The elite women's road race is 150km, and is effectively an extended tour of Nidderdale.
Among the top places to watch will be the start in Bradford, the climbs of Norwood Edge and Lofthouse, towns on the route including Pateley Bridge and Masham, and the finishing circuit in Harrogate.
Where to watch the UCI 2019 Yorkshire Worlds elite women's road race.
Sunday 29th September 2019
This race is 280km in total, from Leeds through the Dales to Harrogate. There's no shortage of opportunities to catch the action.
My suggestions include the start in Leeds, the climbs in the Dales, and the finishing circuit in Harrogate.
Where to watch the UCI 2019 Yorkshire Worlds elite men's road race.
