The 2019 Tour de Yorkshire was a four-day cycling stage race held in Yorkshire over 2–5 May 2019. It was the fifth edition of the Tour de Yorkshire, organised by Welcome to Yorkshire and the Amaury Sport Organisation. The race was rated as a 2.HC event as part of the UCI Europe Tour.

Scott Christopher Thwaites is a British cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Alpecin–Deceuninck. He represented England in the 2014 Commonwealth Games road race and won the bronze medal.