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Schools, community groups, businesses, landowners and farmers are being encouraged to think big and get creative to showcase Yorkshire to the world with huge pieces of land art to celebrate this year’s Tour de Yorkshire.

The RFL have signed an historic commercial partnership with Coral to include both the men’s and women’s Challenge Cups in a two-year, seven-figure deal - and also reached agreement with Catalans Dragons meaning the holders will defend the trophy this season after all.

FORMER Hull KR centre Thomas Minns has received a 16 month ban for taking cocaine.

Cycling fans could get to see not one but two Tour de France winners as some of the world’s top stars compete in the area later this year.

Next year’s Tour de Yorkshire will wind its way through the Pocklington and district area on Thursday 2 May.