In Full

Residents in the area turned out in force yesterday to enjoy the spectacle of the Tour de Yorkshire.

A number of organisations are staging events to celebrate the visit of this year’s Tour de Yorkshire to Pocklington today (Thursday 3 May) – including the town council.

Members of the Stamford Bridge Under 9s football team escorted the York City team onto the pitch ahead of the match against Leamington.

Reigning Olympic champion Greg Van Avermaet is the latest star cyclist confirmed to ride the 2018 Tour de Yorkshire.

Featherstone Rovers head coach John Duffy has put pen to paper on a new contract that will keep him at the club until at least the end of the 2020 season.

Organisers of the Tour de Yorkshire said they were delighted that Mark Cavendish has confirmed he will compete in the race.

A Yorkshire Wolds vineyard is toasting the Tour de Yorkshire and helping to raise vital funds for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA).

The new jerseys for the Tour de Yorkshire and Asda Tour de Yorkshire Women’s Race have been unveiled by organisers Welcome to Yorkshire and ASO. Welcome to Yorkshire chief executive Sir Gary Verity said: “It’s always exciting to see the official race jerseys unveiled.”

The highly anticipated race timings for this year’s Tour de Yorkshire and Asda Tour de Yorkshire Women’s Race have been unveiled.

Pocklington recently played host to the Tour de Yorkshire trophies which are currently being taken around the county ahead of the race.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council is urging communities along the Tour de Yorkshire route to embrace this year’s cycle race and celebrate the East Riding by decorating their towns and villages.

Pocklington RUFC again stages Yorkshire’s oldest rugby seven-a-side tournament and Pocklington’s biggest sporting occasion, when the 60th John Smiths Pock 7s, get underway at Percy Road on Good Friday.

A motorbike rider who is set to compete in the 2018 BSB Super-stock 600 championship is looking for sponsors.

National homebuilder Bellway has ensured the Under 10s at Pocklington RUFC have great new kits after signing up as the team’s shirt sponsors.

A rider has come to the rescue of England's oldest horse race - for the second time.

This year’s Kiplingcotes Derby, which was due to run tomorrow (Thursday 15 March), has been abandoned due to dangerous conditions on the course.