Tour de Yorkshire 2021 Edition CANCELED

Tarra, Tour de Yorkshire. This year’s race was sensibly canceled due to COVID-19, and now the 2021 is also officially canceled due to uncertainty around the pandemic and what it holds for the future.

Thankfully, the four-day race plans to return in 2022, likely in part due to being owned by ASO. Many a race of this stature would otherwise not survive two years off. Well, actually, money might be pretty tight over at the TdY, and that might partially be behind the decision to hold off running the race for another year, but let’s not dwell on it. And you didn’t hear it from us.

“During these uncertain times Welcome to Yorkshire need to focus on the immediate needs of the industry without committing both financial and human resources towards any activity or event that we cannot be certain of.

“Cycling has become synonymous with Yorkshire and the Tour de Yorkshire has become a firm fixture on the world cycling calendar due to the reception the riders and teams receive in our county.

“Whilst it is very disappointing that we will be bereft of this wonderful race for another year the decision we have made it the right one and perhaps the only one we could make.

“The uncertainty in front of us meant it was impossible to plan or commit the resource that the race needs.

“This has been a mutual decision made by Welcome to Yorkshire and the ASO and we will all now look forward to putting all our energies into bringing the race back bigger and better than ever in 2022.”

James Mason, Welcome to Yorkshire’s Chief Executive

The race has been a huge success and a wonderful addition to the British cycling calendar. So take a break and we’ll sithee soon for the… sigh… 2022 edition.