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Route of September's Tour of Britain unveiled (+ details of all stages)Tour of Britain 2019 route map

Route of September's Tour of Britain unveiled (+ details of all stages)

Race starts in Glasgow and ends in Manchester, with three uphill finishes along the way
by Simon_MacMichael
Wed, May 29, 2019 12:52
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The route of this year’s Ovo Energy Tour of Britain has been announced today, with the race starting in Glasgow on Saturday 8 September and finishing in Manchester the following Saturday, followed on the Sunday by the city hosting an HSBC UK Let’s Ride mass participation event.

After the opening two stages in Scotland, the action will be played out in the north and midlands of England, with a route totalling 1,250 kilometres and includes uphill finishes at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Kendal, and Warwickshire’s Burton Dassett Country Park.

“This year’s race is a quintessentially British affair, combining the short and sharp climbs we’re famed for with finishes for the world’s best sprinters and hopefully a few surprises along the way,” commented race director Mick Bennett.

“But more than ever this year’s OVO Energy Tour of Britain route has been designed with spectators in mind.

“From visiting three iconic cities and including uphill finishes that are guaranteed to create drama to using finishing circuits, this year’s race will play a big role in helping Britain become a great cycling nation,” he added.

Once again, the race will be broadcast in its entirety on ITV4, which will also screen highlights each evening.

Here are the details of all the stages.

Simon MacMichael

Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.

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keirik replied to crazy-legs | 5 years ago
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crazy-legs wrote:

Twitter is amusingly full of complaints that it doesn't go to Wales or London or Inverness or past someone's front door.

Someone even complained that it wasn't going to Yorkshire, it's like - you've got the Tour de YORKSHIRE and the World Road Race Champs, exactly how much cycling do you want there?!

It does go to Wales, although only just.

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