The spokesperson said: "In light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we are currently talking with the joint organisers of the Tour de Yorkshire, ASO, about the race, which is scheduled to take place between April 30 to May 3, 2020. Both stage three and the women's race final stage wiould see the race pass through towns including Brighouse, Todmorden and Hebden Bridge. The Tour de Yorkshire was launched in 2015 following the huge success of Yorkshire hosting the Tour de France Grand Depart in 2014. According to statistics from Welcome to Yorkshire, the 2019 race was watched by almost two million spectators and viewed on television by 28 million people in 190 countries. The first stage of this year's men race was due to go from Beverley to Redcar, with the second stage covering Skipton to Redcar.

Source: The Local March 16, 2020 12:56 UTC