AS THE first Tour de Yorkshire approaches this weekend, organisers are encouraging spectators to finalise their plans ahead of the cycling race.

People are being advised to plan where they will watch the race and allow extra journey time,with the locations of sprints and climbs expected to be extremely popular for spectators.

The official website letouryorkshire.com has an interactive map for all three stages so people can see exactly where and when the action is happening, as well as information on road closures.

To minimise disruption, most road closures will be rolling road closures, lasting around one hour, although there will be full road closures around the start and finish lines and some key locations.

Gary Verity, chief executive of Welcome to Yorkshire, said: “These three days spanning May 1 to 3 are set to go down in history. It’s the first ever Tour de Yorkshire and the first time Sir Bradley Wiggins will have ridden for his own team. The eyes of the world will once more be on Yorkshire and we want everyone to have a fabulous, memorable time. That means planning ahead, allowing plenty of time and making some memories.”