Mark Cavendish

Mark Cavendish, after signing on for stage one of the Tour De Yorkshire 2019 in Doncaster.

Chris Froome

Chris Froome, after signing on for stage one of the Tour De Yorkshire 2019 in Doncaster.

Waterproof

Waterproofs were very necessary for stage 1 of the 2019 Tour De Yorkshire. Castelli's Gabba was the go to, for many teams, for years. Team Ineos are lucky enough to have it as there sponsor.

Preparation

Getting waterproofed prior to the start of stage on in the 2019 Tour De Yorkshire.

Chris Froome at the Tour De Yorkshire

I actually wrote a full blog post about the story behind this photograph of Chris Froome at stage 1 on the 2019 Tour De Yorkshire, in Doncaster. You can read it here: https://blog.chris-kendall.com/2020/04/13/chris-froome-human-after-all/

Breakaway

The Breakaway, crossing a very wet bridge during stage one of the 2019 Tour De Yorkshire.

Urban

Nicholas Dlamini, riding for Dimension Data, leads the peloton across a bridge in the torrential rain in the 2019 edition of the Tour De Yorkshire.

Wet sign on

The women had to sign on in Barnsley in the rain on the first stage of the Women's Tour De Yorkshire 2019

Lizzie Banks

Lizzie Banks, riding for Bigla, on the way to sign on at stage 1 of the Women's Tour De Yorkshire 2019.

Wet Yorkshire

Of course the Tour De Yorkshire 2019 saw plenty of rain. It's in Yorkshire!

Sunweb Squad

The team Sunweb ladies on the way to sign on at the Women's Tour De Yorkshire 2019.

German Champ

German Women's National Champion, after the team presentation in Barnsley at the Women's Tour De Yorkshire 2019.

Just passing by

Trek–Segafredo team rider on the way to sign on at the Women's Tour De Yorkshire 2019, in Barnsley.

Not everyone is here for cycling

Not everyone at the sign on for the Tour De Yorkshire 2019 were there for the cycling. Some just happened to be in the wrong (or right) place at the right time.

Wheelie

Cyril Barthe, of Euskadi-Murias, only needs on wheel to go and sign on for stage 2 of the Tour De Yorkshire 2019 in Barnsley.

Checking you out

Not many sports where you have this level of access to the teams, riders and equipment. Here, a spectator checks out the Team Katusha Canyons prior to stage 2 of the Tour De Yorkshire 2019, in Barnsley.

Where's your head?

A split shot of a Team CCC rider prior to stage 2 of the 2019 Tour De Yorkshire in Barnsley.

Greg Van Avermaet

Greg Van Avermaet finding solace prior to stage 2 of the 2019 Tour De Yorkshire, in Barnsley.

All smiles

All smiles before sign in before stage 2 of the Tour De Yorkshire 2019 in Barnsley.

Matthew Holmes

Matthew Holmes, riding for Madison Genesis during the 2019 Tour De Yorkshire. After signing on at stage 2 in Barnsley.

Fan Favourite, Mark Cavendish

Mark Cavendish, all smiles for the adoring crowd in Barnsley, at sign in for stage 2 of the 2019 Tour De Yorkshire.

Cav

Mark Cavendish, at sign in, prior to the start of stage two of the Tour De Yorkshire 2019, in Barnsley.

Strung out

The men's peloton, lead by team CCC, strung out on the roads of Yorkshire for the Tour De Yorkshire 2019. This road is just outside Harrogate and formed part of the Road Cycling World Championships later in the year.

Going Solo

The solo breakaway on the second stage of the 2019 Tour De Yorkshire, ascending the steep climb out of Sandsend.

Chasing

The peloton chasing down the solo breakaway in the Women's Tour De Yorkshire 2019, after passing Sandsend, on the coast.

Team CCC

Team CCC rider in the Women's Tour De Yorkshire 2019 climbing the steep bank out of Sandsend.

Sprint Finish

The finish line was moved in the Tour De Yorkshire 2019 because the sea was coming over the defence walls near to where it would normally finish. That didn't alter the excitement. Here's Marianne Vos, of team CCC sprinting for the finish. A little different to your usual close up angle of a sprint finish, depicting the moody skies and the helicopter over head.

Glad to be done

You wouldn't know it from some of the post-race smiles, but the Women's Tour De Yorkshire 2019 was a tough race. Particularly the second day finishing in Scarborough.

Vos is Boss

A close up of Marianne Vos, after stage 2 of the Tour De Yorkshire 2019, in Scarborough, which she won, in a sprint finish.

Marianne Vos

Marianne Vos, posing for the photographers, after her victory on stage two of the Women's Tour De Yorkshire in 2019.