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Stage Two

Saturday, April 30

Otley to Doncaster

Total stage length: 135.5km

Same route for men and women

2 x sprint points (Scholes, Warmsworth)

3 x King/ Queen of the Mountain (Harewood Bank, East Rigton, Conisbrough Castle)

Total ascent: 1,110m

Stage Two marks an important milestone for the Tour de Yorkshire, as the women’s race will be held on exactly the same route as the men’s race.

The women’s race will start in the morning and the men’s race will begin in the early afternoon. The route begins in Otley, home town of current women's road world champion Lizzie Armitstead.

The official start is at Pool-in-Wharfedale, before the riders face an early King/Queen of the Mountain challenge at Harewood Bank, before heading south east towards another King/Queen of the Mountain at East Rigton, then to Thorner and a sprint at Scholes, then to Barwick-in-Elmet crossing the A1 at Aberford.

Riders then go past Lotherton Hall, into Sherburn-in-Elmet, down to South Milford and Monk Fryston before swinging south to Birkin and Beal.

The route heads through Kellingley and on to Knottingley, Pontefract (home of liquorice) and Wentbridge, before North and South Elmsall, and on to hidden gem Hooton Pagnell.

There is a sprint point at Warmsworth before a lap of, and King/Queen of the Mountain, at 11th century Conisbrough Castle.

The peloton will then head towards Tickhill and Bawtry before racing along the perimeter of Doncaster Sheffield Airport, past Doncaster Racecourse and onto a sprint finish on South Parade.