Despite British Cycling denying the Tour de Yorkshire the chance to become a four day race, organiser Gary Verity is determined to give the race a fourth stage for 2016, even though the current route for 2016 is just three days long.
"We've got a route for three days and we've got a route for four days. Whichever it is we end up with we're ready and waiting to go with that," Verity told Cyclingnews.
"We're still lobbying for four days. We've been dealing with the top brass at British Cycling. We still think that four days is eminently doable and we hope that British Cycling could find a way to make that possible. The UCI are in favour of it, a lot of the riders are in favour if it, the Prime Minister is in favour of it, the Culture Secretary is in favour of it, so why not?"
The inaugural edition in 2015 was a great success and Verity says he firmly believes the race should add a fourth stage, and despite what the Cycling Federation are saying, he wont give up on his belief.
"We'll keep on saying 'we think this race should be a four day race'. Because we do. You can't sell out on your principles," Verity defiantly told Cyclingnews.
"People told us we wouldn't get the Tour de France to start in Yorkshire and told us we were wasting our time with that, and we just kept going. We have a sort of bloody mindedness and a determination that means that you've got to keep going because it'd be hypocritical not to do so. We must make sure we do get to four days – it's the right thing."
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