City of York Council is encouraging residents and visitors to plan ahead for the weekend of 5 and 6 July when the world’s largest “free”* sporting event, the Tour de France comes to York.
Stage two of Le Grand Depart will see riders setting off from York Racecourse at approximately 11am. The peloton will then traverse the city’s historic streets, taking in landmarks such as Clifford’s Tower and the York Minster.
Residents and tourists are advised that the route will be closed from 4.30am on Sunday 6 July until approximately 1.30pm, or as soon as possible after the race has left York. During the time that the roads are closed their will be no access for vehicles to properties either adjacent to or on the race route itself. This will also include streets connected to the route that can not be accessed from elsewhere.
Anyone who is planning to travel on Sunday 6 July will need to ensure that they have parked their vehicle in an area where they can access the remaining open road network.
No vehicles will be allowed to drive on or across the race route after road closures are in place. Residents are also advised to pass this information to anyone intending to visit them during the weekend.
Roads closed along the route include:
Start: York Racecourse
- Campleshon Road
- Bishopthorpe Road
- Bishopgate Street (Skeldergate Bridge)
- Tower Street
- Clifford Street
- Nessgate
- Spurriergate
- Coney Street
- St Helen’s Square
- Davygate
- St Sampson Square
- Church Street
- Goodramgate
- Deangate
- Minster Yard
- Duncombe Place
- St Leonards Place
- Bootham A19
- Clifton
- Clifton Green
- Water End
- Boroughbrdge Road
- A59 to Harrogate
The York Council has yet to confirm whether the A1237 northern by pass (western section) will be closed for all the restriction hours and what, if any, road closures will apply on the Saturday.
It also remains unclear whether all of the road works, in the area near the new Park and Ride site at Poppleton, will have been completed.
For further information about the Tour de France in York, please visit www.york.gov.uk/tourdefrance . To get help on travelling around York in advance, or on the day, use the online i-Travel York journey planner at http://www.itravelyork.info/ or follow the Goole Maps link (right)
*York taxpayers are being charged £1.6 million for the event.