{"id":1570,"date":"2026-03-31T00:09:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T00:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/1570\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T00:09:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T00:09:05","slug":"tour-of-britain-cycle-event-returns-to-north-yorkshire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/1570\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour of Britain cycle event returns to North Yorkshire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  North Yorkshire will host stages of the Lloyds Tour of Britain in both 2026 and 2027, following approval of a \u00a3350,000 investment from the Mayoral Investment Fund by the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  David Skaith, Mayor of York and North Yorkshire, said: &#8220;Showcasing our beautiful region to the world through one of the UK\u2019s most high-profile sporting events is a natural fit, given our proud cycling heritage.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;Welcoming a stage of the race will allow us to showcase our spectacular landscapes, historic places and vibrant communities to a global audience across more than 100 countries.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;It\u2019s a major opportunity to boost tourism and support our local economy.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Jonathan Day, director of events at British Cycling Ventures, said: &#8220;We are delighted to agreeing this partnership with the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority and bringing the Lloyds Tour of Britain to the region over the next two years.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;We have seen some exceptional racing in North Yorkshire over the last few years.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  North Yorkshire will host a full stage of the men\u2019s race in 2026, with a further stage in 2027.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Each stage is expected to generate between \u00a32 million and \u00a312 million through visitor spending and international exposure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"North Yorkshire will host stages of the Lloyds Tour of Britain in both 2026 and 2027, following approval&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1571,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[13],"class_list":{"0":"post-1570","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-britain","8":"tag-britain"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1570","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1570"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1570\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}