Cycling: Britain bids to host world road championships in 2019 (Reuters)
Britain has submitted a bid to host the world road cycling championships in Yorkshire in 2019, following two highly successful stages of the Tour de France two years ago. London hosted the world track championships this year with thee races watched by a capacity crowd in the Olympic velodrome. “We have the experience of hosting top class world cycling events, we have the structures in place to support the boom in cycling,” Bob Howden, president of British Cycling, said.