Yorkshire Bid For 2019 Road World Championships

EDM number 590 in 2016-17, proposed by Greg Mulholland on 24/10/2016.
Categorised under the topic of Sports.

That this House congratulates Yorkshire for winning the bid to host one of the world's most prestigious cycling tournaments, the 2019 Road World Championships; notes that this will be the first time in 37 years that the tournament has been held in Britain; further notes that this follows the county's successful staging of the Grand Depart of the 2014 Tour de France and the first two editions of the Tour de Yorkshire; further congratulates all at Welcome To Yorkshire, particularly chief executive Sir Gary Verity, British Cycling, UK Sport and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport for putting the bid together; welcomes the £24 million of support to be provided by the Government for the nine-day event, and the further £3 million from UK Sport; notes that the championships will involve 12 races contested by 1,000 riders from 75 nations; believes that the tournament will build on the legacy of the Grand Depart, Tour de Yorkshire and further boost the popularity of cycling in Yorkshire and across Britain; looks forward to welcoming cycling enthusiasts from around the world to Yorkshire; gives its fully support to Yorkshire's hosting of the championships; and wishes the participants, organisers and volunteers every success when the tournament arrives.

This motion has been signed by a total of 5 MPs.