A FORMER Oakworth man has launched a book spotlighting bike rides off the Tour de France route.

De Tour de Yorkshire features the favourite training roads of top former and current professional cyclists, including Sid Barras and Tom Moses from Keighley.

Behind the book is cycling writer and photographer Rick Robson, who says the publication highlights the county’s “stunning” scenery seen when the Grand Depart arrived in Yorkshire in July.

The book is online at 53x12.uk and Amazon, and from Aire Valley Cycles in South Street, Keighley.