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Stage One

Friday, April 29

Beverley to Settle

Total stage length: 185km

2 x sprint points (Bubwith, Giggleswick)

1 x King of the Mountain (Greenhow Hill)

Total ascent: 1,832m

The first stage will set off from Saturday Market in Beverley.

The riders will parade around the town – which also played host to the race in 2015, then through North Bar before heading north west to the official start at Beverley Racecourse; Holme-on-the-Wolds, Market Weighton (which also saw the race pass through in May 2015), and on westwards to a sprint point at Bubwith.

From there, the peloton will race through North Duffield and west to Cawood – scene of Dick Turpin’s famous escape from York – and on to Tadcaster, famous for its breweries.

After that, riders will visit Boston Spa, Wetherby, North Deighton and Knaresborough, home of the famous ‘spotty house’ from the Tour de France, decorated with the red spots of the King of the Mountains’ jersey. From there, riders will travel to Ripley, home of the UK’s only Hotel de Ville rather than Town Hall, and on to Pateley Bridge where the first King of the Mountain will be won at Greenhow Hill.

After that, it’s on to Grassington, then Threshfield and a return to some of the Tour de France roads, through Cracoe then Gargrave, the riders will then cross the finish line in Settle for the first time before a sprint at Giggleswick.

They will complete a 12km loop back to the A65 and round to Settle town centre for an expected bunch finish in the town.