The Government has announced that they will be awarding £10 million to the Tour de France Grand depart in Yorkshire. The funding from the
central government was awarded after weeks of lobbying by ‘Welcome to Yorkshire’
and the Yorkshire MPs. This funding that has been awarded, but the
money will only be received when ‘Welcome to Yorkshire’ can show that they plan
on making this event have national scope, with a solid plan to Capitalise on
this huge event.
A report in the Financial Times explained that current plans
for the Yorkshire Depart are not strong enough to deliver a world class event.
It said “We would like a more joined-up approach to the organisation of the
world's biggest cycle race which will ensure we maximise the benefits for
Yorkshire and the other parts of England that the race will pass through”.
Hopefully this will be the event to remember that we have been promised.
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