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Full details announced of Yorkshire 2019 UCI Road World Championships

Starts of races to be shared by towns and cities across region, with all events finishing in Harrogate
by Simon_MacMichael
Wed, Sep 26, 2018 19:06
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Full details have been announced this evening of the routes and schedule for the 2019 UCI Road World Championships, which will be held in Yorkshire.

The event begins on Saturday 21 September 2019, when para-cycling road races provide a curtain-raiser to the championships proper, with the opening weekend also featuring the debut of the new team time trial mixed relay.

Replacing the men’s and women’s trade team time trials, the new race will be contested by national teams comprising three men, who will start the event together, and three women.

The latter will set off after the second man has crossed the finish line. Final timings will be taken when the second woman finishes.

All event will finish in Harrogate, which will be the hub of the championships, with towns and cities across the region hosting the starts of the various events.

Here is the full race programme announced in Innsbruck this evening.

Day 1: Saturday 21 September: Beverley-Tadcaster-Wetherby-Harrogate Circuit – Para-cycling Road Races (C1 Event)

Day 2: Sunday 22 September: Harrogate Circuit – Team Time Trial Mixed Relay – 28km (two circuits)

Day 3: Monday 23 September: Harrogate Circuit – Women Junior Individual Time Trial – 14km (one circuit) and Men Junior Individual Time Trial - 28km (two circuits)

Day 4: Tuesday 24 September: Ripon to Harrogate – Men Under 23 Individual Time Trial – 32.5km (route plus one circuit) and Women Elite Individual Time Trial – 32.5km (route plus one circuit)

Day 5: Wednesday 25 September: Northallerton to Harrogate – Men Elite Individual Time Trial - 54km (route only)

Day 6: Thursday 26 September: Richmond to Harrogate – Men Junior Road Race – 144.5km (route plus three circuits)

Day 7: Friday 27 September: Doncaster to Harrogate – Women Junior Road Race – 91.5km (route only) and Men Under 23 Road Race – 192.5km (route plus three circuits)

Day 8: Saturday 28 September: Bradford to Harrogate – Women Elite Road Race – 149.5km (route plus three circuits)

Day 9: Sunday 29 September: Leeds to Harrogate – Men Elite Road Race – 284.5km (route plus seven circuits).

Full details of every route can be found on the event website.

Welcome to Yorkshire chief executive Sir Gary Verity , who was joined at this evening’s presentation by UCI president David Lappartient, said “It is a great honour to be hosting the 2019 UCI Road World Championships.

“This will be the most inclusive and diverse championships ever held and cement Yorkshire’s place as a world-class cycling destination.

“The countdown is now well and truly on and there will be many people in Yorkshire and across Britain who are looking forward to this iconic event.

“We can promise huge, passionate crowds, stunning scenery and epic racing.

“We have worked hard with the UCI to design a challenging and spectacular range of routes which take in all four corners of the county.

“We are thrilled to be able to share these routes and are sure they will make for exciting racing.”

Lappartient commented: “After the Tour de France Grand Départ in 2014 and the consequent creation of the legacy Tour de Yorkshire, this magnificent region has left us in no doubt that the 2019 UCI Road World Championships will be a memorable occasion.

“The competitions in Yorkshire will open with the new Team Time Trial Mixed Relay, a UCI initiative that will replace the trade team time trial and will see men and women competing together for their nation.

“I cannot wait to witness this first-ever Team Time Trial Mixed Relay, which is part of the UCI’s drive to further increase the attractiveness of our Road World Championships, encourage gender equality, and showcase National Federations and their riders.

“In addition, the 2019 UCI Road World Championships will be taking place less than a year out from the Olympic Games, with riders seeking to earn precious qualification points for Tokyo 2020,” he added. “This will add to the excitement of the racing on the roads of Yorkshire.”

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Simon MacMichael

Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.

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handlebarcam | 5 years ago
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So, basically, the Men's road race will be a repeat of the first stage of the 2014 Tour de France, only without the embarrassingly fawning stop for the royals at Harewood House, and the Women's is a lot like the 2017 Women's Tour de Yorkshire, but starting in Bradford instead of Tadcaster. Fair enough, those were good races, the only better being this year's final stage of the Men's Tour de Yorkshire. But the laps into and out of Harrogate added on the end will probably preclude successful breakaways like Lizzie Armitstead's and Stephane Rossetto's.

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RobD | 5 years ago
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So the para cycling is just a token event? twice in the article it either mentions that it's a curtain raiser to the championships proper, or that the event begins with the TTT.

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Crippledbiker replied to RobD | 5 years ago
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RobD wrote:

So the para cycling is just a token event? twice in the article it either mentions that it's a curtain raiser to the championships proper, or that the event begins with the TTT.

It's generally the case that it's a token event, because people hardly ever remember we exist. Take a look at a lot of infrastructure, or "Cyclist Dismount" signs, and ask yourself; how the hell does a handcycle get through there?

Many sportives ban us outright.

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bogbrush replied to Crippledbiker | 5 years ago
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Crippledbiker wrote:
RobD wrote:

So the para cycling is just a token event? twice in the article it either mentions that it's a curtain raiser to the championships proper, or that the event begins with the TTT.

It's generally the case that it's a token event, because people hardly ever remember we exist. Take a look at a lot of infrastructure, or "Cyclist Dismount" signs, and ask yourself; how the hell does a handcycle get through there? Many sportives ban us outright.

This. 

I'm lucky that I'm currently young and able bodied, but the lack of thought given to those who are not by the people who design and implement our notional cycle network is disgusting. I'd much rather have a few mopeds sneak onto a path than have miles and miles of great surface made unusable for many by putting gates at either end. 

One of the worst things is that whenever there is subsequently a discussion about allocating road space, cyclists and people with mobility issues are then played against each other. Well designed and implemented cycle infrastructure is vastly superior for someone in a wheelchair/mobility scooter/adapted bike compared to something designed for pedestrians. This is evident whenever you visit a country with decent cycle infrastructure and see how bikes become mobility aids for many of those who can no longer drive. 

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