Ben Swift
Ben Swift admits the prospect of riding in the Tour de Yorkshire will somewhat make up for missing out on a ride at the Tour de France in his home county.
The Rotherham native was left out of Team Sky’s squad for the three week race last July, which generated millions of pounds for the surrounding area.
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Chinese X-Lab vies for global domination as it equips XDS Astana with bikes for the WorldTourA new partnership sees Astana aboard new bikes with increased funding for 2025
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Tech of the week: Van Rysel releases an aero bike (quelle surprise!) plus a superlight carbon crankset from FSA, a long top tube bag from Tailfin and tyre liners from ZefalThe RCR-F aero bike will be ridden by the Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale team in 2025, but will it create headlines like the RCR?
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Ben Swift among five contract renewals as Ineos Grenadiers complete 2022 squadJonathan Castroviejo, Salvatore Puccio, Brandon Rivera and Cameron Wurf also sign deals taking them into next season
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Welcome to Yorkshire have 12 months to repay £500,000 rescue loanThe tourism agency were given the loan by the council to prevent their collapse
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Protesters voice their anger over Ineos sponsorship at Tour de YorkshireProtesters have made their presence felt as Team Ineos sets off on their first race day after the official launch.
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Environmentalists to stage 'face-mask' protest against Team Ineos's Jim Ratcliffe at Tour de YorkshireThe Tour de Yorkshire will be the first outing for the rebranded Team Ineos squad
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Welcome to Yorkshire boss Sir Gary Verity resigns amid expenses investigationSir Gary Verity has resigned from Welcome to Yorkshire amid an investigation into his behaviour towards staff and his expenses.
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Chris Froome plans to ride Tour de Yorkshire 2019Team Sky’s Chris Froome will ride the 2019 Tour de Yorkshire, race organisers have confirmed.
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Why Sunday’s stage of the Tour de Yorkshire might be the hardest ever on British soilYorkshire is known for its testing roads and demanding climbs, but stage four of this year’s Tour de Yorkshire could well be the hardest ever laid out on British soil. We previewed part of the course with Madison-Genesis to see what lies ahead on Sunday - Photos by Luke Webber/Madison
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Tour de Yorkshire's official artist has created five new prints to commemorate 2018 raceThe Yorkshire race starts on Thursday and its official artist has created five bespoke prints to celebrate
