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issue no. 955 Thursday 4th May 2017
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A RECORD one million fans turned out to watch the epic finale to the 2017 Tour de Yorkshire which saw Serge Pauwels claim the stage and overall victory at the finish in Fox Valley on Sunday. Not since the 2014 Tour de France Grand Départ has Yorkshire experienced such a huge figure on a single day of racing, and that bumper crowd on Sunday helped ensure the third edition was officially the biggest one yet with overall attendances rising from two million to 2.2 million year on year.
The tour rolled through Penistone and Stocksbridge, with many other surrounding areas also taken in. Entire communities turned out on the roadside to witness the peloton pass though as they traversed the 194.5km route from Bradford to Fox Valley, Sheffield, and each of the day’s eight categorised climbs were also packed with masses of cheering, colourful and enthusiastic fans. The parcours was also lined with incredible, eye-catching land art as pictures of Yorkshire were beamed to a record 180 countries globally.
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Spectators were treated to exciting action as well with Pauwels breaking clear on the tough concluding loop and he was joined by Dimension Data team-mate Omar Fraile before the race concluded in Stocksbridge.
Thousands of people watched the dramatic finish from the Fox Valley in north Sheffield. Earlier in the day more than 4,000 cyclists took part in the amateur sportive which started and finished at Fox Valley.
The duo then pressed home their advantage with Pauwels leading Fraile over the finish line to seal the biggest victory of his career and a one-two for his team who also topped the Doncaster Sheffield Airport and FlyBe Team Classification. Jonathan Hivert (Direct Énergie) rounded out the podium six seconds later.
Local business owners on Manchester Road in Stocksbridge were out at 8am the following morning to help with the mammoth litter-picking task. Full information on the Tour de Yorkshire and Asda Women’s Tour de Yorkshire can be found at www.letour.yorkshire.com
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