Tour de Yorkshire riders united in astonishment at 'incredible and crazy' roadside crowds

Peloton as staggered as ever as hundreds of thousands turn out to watch the race

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Spectators watch stage three of the Tour de Yorkshire

(Image credit: Andy Jones)

With hundreds of thousands of fans estimated to have lined the roads for Sunday’s queen stage, it was no surprise that riders came away from the Tour de Yorkshire as generous as ever in their praise for the fans.

Serge Pauwels (Dimension Data), winner of stage three and overall, called the crowds were “maybe even better here than in Liège, the crowds here are amazing.

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