Editing Yorkshire (section)

===Cycling===
[[File:Tour de Yorkshire 2015 - Day 1 (17154442119).jpg|Tour de Yorkshire in Bridlington, 2015|247px|thumb]]
Yorkshire is considered to be particularly fond of cycling. In 2014 Yorkshire hosted the Grand Départ of the Tour de France. Spectator crowds over the two days were estimated to be of the order of 2.5&nbsp;million people, making it the highest attended event in the UK.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-28179818|title=Tour de France: Yorkshire stages watched by 2.5m|date=6 July 2014|work=BBC News|access-date=13 October 2014|archive-date=20 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020103504/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-28179818|url-status=live}}</ref> The inaugural [[Tour de Yorkshire]] was held from 1–3 May 2015,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29373756|title=Tour de Yorkshire cycle race is confirmed|date=26 September 2014|work=BBC News|access-date=9 January 2015|archive-date=10 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110014020/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29373756|url-status=live}}</ref> with start and finishes in Bridlington, Leeds, Scarborough, Selby, Wakefield and York,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-30574400|title=Tour de Yorkshire bosses reveal start and finish locations|date=22 December 2014|access-date=7 January 2014|work=BBC News|archive-date=22 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222103506/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-30574400|url-status=live}}</ref> watched by 1.2&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tour de Yorkshire: More than 1.2m turn out for cycle race|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-32573339|work=BBC News|date=3 May 2015|access-date=13 May 2015|archive-date=8 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508021032/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-32573339|url-status=live}}</ref> Yorkshire hosted the [[2019 UCI Road World Championships]] between 22 and 29 September, which were held in Harrogate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worlds.yorkshire.com/the-races/|title=The Races|first=Pete|last=Wilson|publisher=Yorkshire 2019 UCI Road World Championships|access-date=19 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406014552/https://worlds.yorkshire.com/the-races/|archive-date=6 April 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> Notable racing cyclists from Yorkshire include [[Brian Robinson (cyclist)|Brian Robinson]], [[Lizzie Deignan]] and [[Beryl Burton]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/other-sport/sporting-bygones-why-beryl-burton-remains-one-greatest-cyclists-either-gender-676899 |title=Sporting bygones: Why Beryl Burton remains one of the greatest cyclists of either gender |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=23 September 2019 |website=[[YorkshirePost.co.uk]] |access-date=12 August 2021 |archive-date=12 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812193250/https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/other-sport/sporting-bygones-why-beryl-burton-remains-one-greatest-cyclists-either-gender-676899 |url-status=live }}</ref>