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Three more spectator hubs added in York for Tour de France

With two months to go to until the Tour de France, City of York Council has announced further details of its four official Spectator Hubs.

All 20,000 tickets for York Racecourse were sold earlier this year so to meet this appetite for spectator hubs, three more have been confirmed.

The screening of the Grand Départ from York will be live on Sunday 6 July 2014.

York Racecourse, Monk Stray, York Designer Outlet and Rowntree Park will all host large screens featuring the day’s sporting action for the departure of the Tour de France from York.

Cllr Sonja Crisp, Cabinet Member for Leisure, Culture and Tourism said: “These free Spectator Hubs will open early in the morning (from 7am at the Racecourse and 8am at other Hubs) and will offer the elite cycling action live on screens in a safe, family friendly environment.

“They’ll be relaying the action of the Grand Départ and the second day’s stage across the Pennines and down to Sheffield, so everyone can enjoy the added atmosphere of large screen action of this epic occasion. Each hub will be hosting some fantastic activities and give residents and visitors yet more options to experience the race!

“Besides being based at the hubs, people can line the route to the race and the full procession, they can head to York’s city centre for all the fun events and activities we’re laying on, or why not throw your own street Grand Départy to celebrate the day?”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Clare Burnett .