Yorkshire cycling website
8th March 2019
Mackenzie Thorpe has been named as the official artist for the Tour de Yorkshire 2019. The Middlesbrough painter has created four works of art to celebrate this year's bike race.
'I'm absolutely thrilled and honoured to be the official artist for the Tour de Yorkshire,' said Thorpe. 'For me, the whole county is a never-ending inspiration; the dramatic skies, the dales and the moors, are like nowhere I have ever been.'
'When I was thinking about the images, I knew I wanted to create a collection which also reflected the broader impact the race has on people. So, alongside images of peak fitness cyclists speeding through our glorious hills, dales, and coast, there is (for instance) 'Riding with Grandad', which shows a child in a Yorkshire town, learning to ride a bicycle, aided by their grandfather.'
'Over Moor and Dale' depicts race action.
Thorpe describes 'The Boy Without a Bike' as 'a lone child standing watching the racers speed past and dreaming of the day that he too might ride like the wind on a bicycle all of his own.'
The final picture is called Yorkshire Coast.
Sir Gary Verity said, 'This new collection will promote the beauty of Yorkshire and the spirit of the Tour de Yorkshire to a massive audience'.
7th January 2019
Sir Gary Verity says 2019 will be huge for Harrogate, as it will be the centre of the cycling world. He wants local businesses to seize the opportunity.
Read about Verity: 2019 huge for Harrogate.
29th January 2019
NICE recommendations on physical activity have some truly revolutionary ideas in them, about reallocation of road space, and priority for active travel over private cars.
Read about NICE physical activity recommendations.
