Expected disruption for the UCI Road World Championships 2019
With the World's best riders descending on Harrogate and the surrounding areas from 21st - 29th September 2019, along with over one million visitors, there will be some disruption to everyday life.
This guide brings together everything we know about how life in God's Own County will be affected during Yorkshire 2019.
School Closures & Changes
Due to the closure of public roads and the timings of the races, there are a number of schools that will have to change their timings or even close for some of the weekdays during Yorkshire 2019.
North Yorkshire County Council has been working with schools to keep disruption to a minimum.
You can find the full list of changes to schools during the UCI Road World Championships here.
NHS Changes and Disruption
Harrogate & District NHS Foundation Trust has been working with organisers of Yorkshire 2019 and local governing bodies to minimise the disruption that the event will cause to their services. Planning has been under way for over a year.
Read more about how the hospital and other local NHS services will be affected by the UCI Road World Championships.
Local Council Services
Some services offered by local authorities will be impacted by Yorkshire 2019.
Harrogate Borough Council has stated they expect disruption to refuse and recycling collections.
Stray FM have contacted the Council for a full rundown of expected impact to services and will update this section when we have a response.
Road Closures and Parking Disruption
There will be many road closures and lots of disruption to parking in Harrogate during Yorkshire 2019.
You can read more about getting around Harrogate in our dedicated guide here.
The road closures for each day can be seen in our day-by-day race guides:
Saturday 21st September - Day 1 - Beverley, Tadcaster & Wetherby to Harrogate (via Spofforth, Knaresborough, Ripley & Killinghall)
Sunday 22nd September - Day 2 - Harrogate (circuit laps around the Western side of town)
Monday 23rd September - Day 3 - Harrogate (circuit laps around the Western side of town)
Tuesday 24th September - Day 4 - Ripon to Harrogate (via Ripley, Hampsthwaite, Birstwith & Killinghall)
Wednesday 25th September - Day 5 - Northallerton to Harrogate (via Bedale, Masham, Sawley, Ripley & Killinghall)
Thursday 26th September - Day 6 - Richmond to Harrogate (via Leyburn, Aysgarth, Kettlewell, Bolton Abbey, Blubberhouses & Beckwithshaw)
Friday 27th September - Day 7 - Doncaster to Harrogate (via Tadcaster, Boroughbridge, Ripon, Pateley Bridge, Blubberhouses & Beckwithshaw)
Saturday 28th September - Day 8 - Bradford to Harrogate (via Otley, Pateley Bridge, Masham, Ripon, Birstwith & Beckwithshaw)
Sunday 29th September - Day 9 - Leeds to Harrogate (via Otley, Ilkley, Skipton, Hawes, Leyburn, Masham, Ripon & Beckwithshaw)
