02-05-2025
On this day: Silsden street temporarily renamed for Bradley Wiggins
On this day ten years ago, the Telegraph and Argus reported that, in Silsden, residents had temporarily renamed a street after top cyclist Bradley Wiggins as they prepared to welcome Tour de Yorkshire racers.
A sign for Bradley Road in Silsden was altered to include the word 'Wiggins.'
Elsewhere, a beer festival was set to be held at the Turkey Inn in Keighley, to celebrate the inauguration of the 'Cote De Goose Eye' as one of the race's most challenging climbs.
The Tour de Yorkshire took place from May 1 to May 3, and on the day of reporting ten years ago (May 2), cyclists were to ride from Hebden Bridge through Oxenhope, Haworth, Oakworth, Goose Eye, Sutton, Cross Hills, Kildwick, and Silsden, before heading to Addingham, Ilkley, Menston, and Otley Chevin.
Day one of the race was marked by drama, as two star names were forced to abandon before the end of stage one.
Team Sky's Ben Swift, of Rotherham, was caught in a crash in the North Yorkshire Moors, while German sprinter Marcel Kittel withdrew early, unable to keep up in his first race back after illness.
Sir Bradley Wiggins was doing his best to stay safe, riding steadily towards the rear of the pack.
