Yorkshire are up against a believed four or five other candidates to hold the Championships in three years time, with Verity optimistic about the county's chances in becoming the first UK host of the competition since Goodwood in 1982.
"I’ve already had a number of the top teams saying we really hope you get it in Yorkshire; they really want it to come to Yorkshire," Verity told Cycling Weekly.
"I am confident we have put forward the best possible bid we can to put ourselves in the best possible position.
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Yorkshire is riddled with short sharp climbs with obscene gradients (Photo: Russ Ellis)
"The World has woken up to the fact that there is this cycling heartland known as Yorkshire. It’s a very beautiful, passionate place where you get well fed and water, and you’re with like-minded people.
"We’re not complacent and clearly there are other countries bidding, but all we can do is concentrate on our own bid and persuade the powers-that-be that Yorkshire can be a real fitting venue for one of the most prestigious events in the world, certainly in cycling.
"We wish every other bid well, but not well for 2019 as that’s our year."
The bid - which has been in the planning for more than a year and will cost £9m with funding from the government - has promised to cover all four corners of the county.
Both Verity and the UCI have remained coy on possible locations for both the road races and time trials, but the former says that Yorkshire's bid stands up stronger than most others because of the variety of terrain and parcours they can offer.
"We've had several meetings with the UCI and they have visited in a large contingent," he added.
"They spent a lot of time looking at the various choices they have in terms of parcours because Yorkshire can offer anything.
"If the UCI wanted a flat stage, we can provide that. If they wanted a really hilly tough stage, we can provide that. If they want something that's undulating, more like an Ardennes or Flanders classic, we can provide that as well.
Tour de France, Stage 1 : Leeds - Harrogate, Photo: Yuzuru SUNADA
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"We think that because we have so much choice in terms of ingredients and racing roads, the reality is that whatever race you wanted, we could satisfy and exceed those requirements in Yorkshire.
"We're very keen that the race is classically Yorkshire. We think the bid does that and that it takes in as much as Yorkshire as possible without it becoming a parade around the county."
The area's "huge appetite for cycling" also stands it in good stead, Verity believes. "Whenever we put on a bike race in Yorkshire, we get these huge crowds and for the World Championships I'm confident that we'd get millions on the roadside cheering on the best women riders, the best male riders and the best juniors."
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A freelance sports journalist and podcaster, you'll mostly find Chris's byline attached to news scoops, profile interviews and long reads across a variety of different publications. He has been writing regularly for Cycling Weekly since 2013. In 2024 he released a seven-part podcast documentary, Ghost in the Machine, about motor doping in cycling.
Previously a ski, hiking and cycling guide in the Canadian Rockies and Spanish Pyrenees, he almost certainly holds the record for the most number of interviews conducted from snowy mountains. He lives in Valencia, Spain.
