Swift expecting great atmosphere on home Yorkshire roads (video)

Ben Swift is the bookmakers' favourite to win the Tour de Yorkshire, but he says having the likes of Bradley Wiggins and Marcel Kittel racing will make a great spectacle

Ben Swift (Photo: SWpix.com)

(Image credit: Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com)

Ben Swift is relishing racing on his home roads at this weekend's Tour de Yorkshire, with some of the world's best riders set to descend on his home county.

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Stuart Clarke is a News Associates trained journalist who has worked for the likes of the British Olympic Associate, British Rowing and the England and Wales Cricket Board, and of course Cycling Weekly. His work at Cycling Weekly has focused upon professional racing, following the World Tour races and its characters.