Gary Verity insists Tour de Yorkshire stage two was still a success

Technical problems twice grounded a plane, meaning both the women's Tour de Yorkshire and stage two of the men's race were run off with minimal TV coverage

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Tens of thousands of people were out watching the Tour de Yorkshire today. Both the men's and women's races were cheered on, despite inclement weather, by crowds that appeared to outnumber those of the Grand Départ two years ago.

Today is a success story, said Sir Gary Verity. "We saw these crowds in towns all along the route. Tens of thousands of people. Just remarkable, I don't know where they come from. The weather wasn't particularly brilliant, but we still got these enormous crowds."

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