And it sounds terminal
https://industry.yorkshire.com/archive/news/tour-de-yorkshire-2022-update
https://industry.yorkshire.com/archive/news/tour-de-yorkshire-2022-update
2022 TdY cancelled
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Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Shame
Reading around it sounds like an underlying issue was cash-strapped local authorities being required to pony up cash that they are unable or unwilling to provide. It must be a really tricky call to make - the event will have some payback for the tourism industry, but budgets will be extra tight at the moment.
Reading around it sounds like an underlying issue was cash-strapped local authorities being required to pony up cash that they are unable or unwilling to provide. It must be a really tricky call to make - the event will have some payback for the tourism industry, but budgets will be extra tight at the moment.
Cathryn
Legendary Member
- Location
- Marlborough, Wiltshire
That is so sad!
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Guru
- Location
- West Yorks
It was good while it lasted I suppose
Va Va Froome
Veteran
- Location
- Blairgowrie, Perthshire
I respected the way Yorkshire proper embraced cycling after that TDF Depart.
The longer it’s off, the harder it is to bring back. Sad. I hope they find a way!
The longer it’s off, the harder it is to bring back. Sad. I hope they find a way!
roley poley
Veteran
- Location
- leeds
In 2019 stage 4 was going right past my front door ...missing it already
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I was looking forward to the riders tackling Cross Stone Rd, a steep climb out of Todmorden in the 2020 race but of course that didn't take place. I thought that they might be able to run it next year instead but it doesn't look like it will be back in the near future. Ho hum....In 2019 stage 4 was going right past my front door ...missing it already
It created a real buzz in Yorkshire. It's devastating that it looks like the end of the road. I'm shocked that it's been allowed to end like this TBH - it feels like it is to spite Verity somehow.
Tour of Britain (who don't ever come close to Yorkshire now) it is then. The TdY always seemed a bit better supported and a step up from he ToB so it is a massive shame.
Tour of Britain (who don't ever come close to Yorkshire now) it is then. The TdY always seemed a bit better supported and a step up from he ToB so it is a massive shame.
Yes really disappointed. The Grand Depart was one of the best events I’ve experienced and the TdY a great follow up. In my eyes it had far more support than the ToB. The problem is that the funding Welcome Yorkshire receives comes from the local authorities and the benefits go into private businesses. That’s fine as it boosts local business but the LAs need to have the cash to invest. The issues around Gary Verity were probably the excuse they needed to look elsewhere.
T4tomo
Legendary Member
😢that's a real shame, had a great day doing the sportive in Scarborough in 2016 I think, and watching other years.
doesn't sound like it will be back soon.
is there something hidden in:
...or did North Yorks not elect a mayor? - I know there have been local authority changes of late which I assume created the South and West ones, but there is some massive super authority spanning a lot of North Yorks now
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
I don't know the ins and outs and details of this but I can see that if I was a council tax payer in a Yorkshire LA and I could see that, or I suspected that, my council tax was somehow subsidising ASO, and my bins weren't getting emptied I'd be a bit p'd off.
That's probably not a great summary but I don't doubt them when they say when they say "We had every intention for the race to go ahead but unfortunately some of the circumstances were out of our control and sometimes you have to make big calls for the right reasons."
Unlike, say, the demise of the Ride London Classic/que I don't think we can blame nimbyism and anti-cycling sentiment for this one.
That's probably not a great summary but I don't doubt them when they say when they say "We had every intention for the race to go ahead but unfortunately some of the circumstances were out of our control and sometimes you have to make big calls for the right reasons."
Unlike, say, the demise of the Ride London Classic/que I don't think we can blame nimbyism and anti-cycling sentiment for this one.
There's been no mayoral role for North Yorkshire yet; that may arise following the governments crazy decision to abolish all the existing councils (bar the already unitary York) and replace with a single mammoth authority whereas the far smaller Cumbria gets two authorities to replace the current ones there.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Me too!
that's a real shame, had a great day doing the sportive in Scarborough in 2016...
And then standing near the finish afterwards, where I shot this...
An annoying plastic trumpet blower, but a great atmosphere!
