THE highly-anticipated arrival times for the Tour de Yorkshire have been announced, along with the precise location details of the race starts and finishes.

The major international cycling race will be held on May 1 to 3 with the routes for the three days taking the event through some of the county’s most spectacular scenery.

The routes were announced in Bridlington earlier this year and now the race organisers, Welcome to Yorkshire and the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) based in France, have announced the timings and details of the location starts and finishes.

The riders come into Wharfedale on Sunday, May 3, and are due to arrive in Addingham on the B6160 at about 3.30pm. Key points in stage three include the Ilkley Sprint at approximately 3.39pm, the Cow and Calf King of the Mountain climb at approximately 3.42pm, Chevin King of the Mountain climb at approximately 3.59pm, and the final Arthington Sprint before the finish in Leeds at approximately 4.12pm. There will be more than 500km throughout Yorkshire where people can choose to see the race over the three days.

Details of the Tour de Yorkshire route and timings can be viewed at letouryorkshire.com/timings.

Gary Verity, chief executive of Welcome to Yorkshire, said: “Today’s confirmation of the timings and precise routes in and out of the start and finish towns and cities will help fans, spectators and businesses who can now begin to plan their weekend, where to watch and how to get the best out of the event.”

Thierry Gouvenou, Tour de France Sports Director, said: “Our technical team had a good final visit to Yorkshire and we are very happy with the route the riders will take.

“With 515km in total there are some excellent opportunities throughout the three days for spectators to see riders take Sprint and King of the Mountain climb points, ahead of finish lines designed to generate the kind of welcome that Yorkshire spectators gave the peloton in the Tour de France.”

The race, which will be one of the most exciting cycling events held in Europe in 2015, will be broadcast in the UK, and on Eurosport, to 70 countries around the world.

Maps of the Tour de Yorkshire race starts and finishes, timings and information for spectators is at, letour yorkshire.com/routemaps.