Police have asked for extra help – to meet the costs of policing the Tour de France in Yorkshire.
Both West and North Yorkshire Police have urged organisers to help cover the costs.
The huge event will be in the county next July with the cyclists racing through Huddersfield and Holmfirth and with police forces facing budget restraints, officials have urged event organisers to look at meeting part of the policing cost.
West Yorkshire’s police and crime commissioner Mark Burns-Williamson said extra help has “never been as necessary as it is now” as a result of shrinking police budgets.
He said he was a “huge supporter” of the event but warned that officials “need to be mindful about the significant costs associated with ensuring the safety” of those involved.
