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Greg Van Avermaet takes stage four as Chris Lawless wins the Tour de Yorkshire

LEEDS, ENGLAND - MAY 05: Arrival / Greg Van Avermaet of Belgium and CCC Team / Celebration / Christopher Lawless of United Kingdom and Team INEOS Blue Leader Jersey / Eddie Dunbar of Ireland and Team INEOS / during the 5th Tour of Yorkshire 2019, Stage 4 a 175km stage from Halifax to Leeds / @letouryorkshire / #TDY / on May 05, 2019 in Leeds, England. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)Greg Van Avermaet (CCC) won stage five of the Tour de Yorkshire as Chris Lawless claimed the overall victory for a first stage race win for Team Ineos. The Brit followed Van Avermaet’s wheel to the line to protect his six second lead over the Belgian, as they finished in...

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Junior Bäckstedt survives Tour de Yorkshire

2019 Asda Women's Tour de Yorkshire Stage 2, Bridlington to Scarborough - Elynor Backstedt of Storey Racing. Pic by Alex Whitehead, SWpix.comElynor Bäckstedt finished the Tour de Yorkshire in a very respectable 35th place. The two day HC stage race was her first senior event and she completed it on junior gears. Coming off the back of a successful spring campaign having won two Nations Cup races, she took the step up in her stride.

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