The 2019 route takes in 150 villages, towns and cities, with eight places selected as start and finish locations.
Stage one: The first stage is a 111-mile race from Doncaster to Selby containing one classified climb at Baggaby Hill and two intermediate sprints, the second of which arrives in Pocklington on a brisk approach towards the finish outside Selby Abbey.
Stage two: The women’s race begins in Barnsley on the 82-mile stage, with the route incorporating the first of five new climbs in this year’s event – the Cote de Lindley. The stage also takes in the same circuit around Harrogate that will be used at the 2019 UCI Road World Championships (22-29 September), before an expected bunch sprint finish in the market town of Bedale.
Stage three: On the penultimate stage for the men, the riders roll out of Bridlington towards the North York Moors National Park, and a 32-mile loop past Whitby that contains four of the five climbs on the 82-mile stage. The route then sweeps along the coastline to the traditional finish on Scarborough’s North Shore, which marks the conclusion of the women’s race.
Stage four: The final 109-mile stage starts in Halifax and takes in the cobbles at Haworth, before the real climbs begin on the outskirts of Keighley at the Cote de Goose Eye. The Cote de Barden Moore, Cote de Park rash, Cote de Greenhow Hill and the final categorised climb at Otley Chevin all follow, before the race sweeps into Leeds for a city-centre finish for the second successive year.