The proposal was submitted by British Cycling, Welcome to Yorkshire and UK Sport, with the promise of delivering a world class race.

They also pledged a £15 million ($19 million/€17 million) package of investment across Britain to develop cycling and inspire the nation to get on bikes.

British Prime Minister Theresa May confirmed her support for the bid, claiming that Yorkshire's beauty had been displayed during the Tour de France Grand Depart in 2014, as well as the first two editions of the Tour de Yorkshire in 2015 and 2016.

“I can announce that we have backed a Yorkshire-led bid to bring cycling’s World Road Championships to Britain,” May wrote in the Yorkshire Post.

“The Government will underwrite the event and back it with £24 million ($31 million/€28 million) of investment so that we can get even more people to visit the region.

“Our backing will include £15 million ($19.7 million/€17 million) for cycling infrastructure projects, to encourage even greater participation in the sport and continue the proud legacy that has seen our athletes excel at the Rio Games."

Should the bid succeed it would be the fourth time that Britain have hosted the World Championships, following Liverpool in 1922, Leicester in 1970 and Goodwood in 1982.

Howden has claimed that the World Championships would find a “natural home” in Britain and Yorkshire.

“Not only would Yorkshire deliver a cycling event to rival the scenes we saw in 2014 during the Tour de France Grand Depart, it promises to build on our fantastic legacy of getting more people to discover the joys of life on two wheels,” Howden said.

“Backed by substantial Government investment, our bid promises not only to host the biggest UCI Road World Championships in history, it will secure new facilities across the country to ensure that even more people get to experience British Cycling programmes and opportunities to get on their bikes.

“This bid represents a chance to set a new standard for an international sporting event.

“A country-wide investment in facilities ensures the participation legacy is not an add-on but built into the bid from the start and means the benefits will be felt far beyond the host region and for far longer than the eight days of the Championships.

“We have the experience of hosting top class world cycling events, we have the structures in place to support a continued boom in interest in cycling, and we’re more ready than ever to truly show the world how passionate Britain is about one of its favourite sports.”

Yorkshire recently missed out on hosting this year’s European Road Race Championships after being overlooked, along with Trentino and Marche in Italy, in favour of Plumelec in Morbihan-Bretagne.

The European Cycling Union were forced to search for replacement hosts, after Nice withdrew from staging the event following the deadly lorry attack on Bastille Day which left 85 people dead and more than 200 injured.

Yorkshire was reportedly interested in hosting the 2018 edition of the World Championships, which were eventually awarded to Innsbruck, who will follow the forthcoming editions in Doha and Bergen respectively.

A decision on the 2019 hosts is expected to be made during this year’s Championships in Doha.

“It would be an absolute honour to host the 2019 UCI Road World Championships,” said Welcome to Yorkshire chief executive Sir Gary Verity, who led the successful bid for the county to stage the Tour de France Grand Depart in 2014.

“Yorkshire has everything a bike race could wish for. We can promise a gruelling but spectacular range of routes, huge crowds and the very warmest of welcomes.

“Yorkshire is ready to embrace the championships.

“We’ve turned the county yellow once before, and now we want to see it swathed with those coveted rainbow bands.”