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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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don simon fbpe | 5 years ago
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#Prayforkeirik

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El Camino | 5 years ago
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Worcester stage Thursday, NEC Cycle Show Friday. One happy Brummie here!

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AlsoSomniloquism replied to El Camino | 5 years ago
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Rose on a Rose wrote:

Worcester stage Thursday, NEC Cycle Show Friday. One happy Brummie here!

Worcester Stage Thurdsay, Warwick (viewing at Kenilworth Friday), Cycle Show Sunday. Another happy Brummie. 

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AlsoSomniloquism | 5 years ago
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They have probably forgotten that two stages of the Womens tour including the final is in Wales.

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keirik | 5 years ago
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And now they've caused a double post. Who do I complain to?

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keirik | 5 years ago
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Well it literally does go past my front door this year. Who do I complain to?
It's bad enough having the road closed once a year for the chester marathon, but now these bloody cyclists will be shutting my road for at least 30 minutes. I won't be able to get out if there's an emergency shortage of milk or bread, or beer.

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Jetmans Dad | 5 years ago
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I know there is an issue with repeated posts (although it has only happened to me when I got impatient and clicked on the [Save] button more than once), but 4 repeats of the same post, then a post from another user and THEN another duplicate. That's a new one on me. 

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Rapha Nadal | 5 years ago
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The Tour Beyond The Wall.

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exilegareth replied to Rapha Nadal | 5 years ago
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Rapha Nadal wrote:

The Tour Beyond The Wall.

You could do a great 3 day race, Borders to Tyneside, Tyneside to cumbria, cumbria to borders, with the days movign each year so the final stage was a different location each year.

 

ALternatively I'm up for a petition to make Tweed to Tyne an annual one day classic...

 

 

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don simon fbpe | 5 years ago
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That's one way of getting your post count up.

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dolly replied to don simon fbpe | 5 years ago
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don simon fbpe wrote:

That's one way of getting your post count up.

6 posts

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Cafelegs | 5 years ago
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This year's tour DOES GO THROUGH YORKSHIRE !!!    Stage 8 is in Saddleworth for about 5 miles entering from Mossley (Lancs) and then passing throught the YORKSHIRE villages of Greenfield, Uppermill (my home), Dobcross and Delph.   The KoM climb from Delph to Grains Bar is all in YORKSHIRE.   The tour then passes back into Lancashire at Shaw.

There were administrative boundary changes in 1974 and our local government is now from OldhamMBC and Greater Manchester, but our Saddleworth boundary markers all bear the white rose and are in YORKSHIRE !!!

The rival Tour de Yorkshire only covers the present administrative county and ignores the old, traditional Yorkshire fringe areas such as Saddleworth, Sedbergh and Dent (now within modern Cumbria).

So - good to see a major tour in true Yorkshire and enjoy the climb to Grains Bar and our great  YORKSHIRE villages!!!

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Cafelegs | 5 years ago
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This year's tour DOES GO THROUGH YORKSHIRE !!!    Stage 8 is in Saddleworth for about 5 miles entering from Mossley (Lancs) and then passing throught the YORKSHIRE villages of Greenfield, Uppermill (my home), Dobcross and Delph.   The KoM climb from Delph to Grains Bar is all in YORKSHIRE.   The tour then passes back into Lancashire at Shaw.

There were administrative boundary changes in 1974 and our local government is now from OldhamMBC and Greater Manchester, but our Saddleworth boundary markers all bear the white rose and are in YORKSHIRE !!!

The rival Tour de Yorkshire only covers the present administrative county and ignores the old, traditional Yorkshire fringe areas such as Saddleworth, Sedbergh and Dent (now within modern Cumbria).

So - good to see a major tour in true Yorkshire and enjoy the climb to Grains Bar and our great  YORKSHIRE villages!!!

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Cafelegs | 5 years ago
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This year's tour DOES GO THROUGH YORKSHIRE !!!    Stage 8 is in Saddleworth for about 5 miles entering from Mossley (Lancs) and then passing throught the YORKSHIRE villages of Greenfield, Uppermill (my home), Dobcross and Delph.   The KoM climb from Delph to Grains Bar is all in YORKSHIRE.   The tour then passes back into Lancashire at Shaw.

There were administrative boundary changes in 1974 and our local government is now from OldhamMBC and Greater Manchester, but our Saddleworth boundary markers all bear the white rose and are in YORKSHIRE !!!

The rival Tour de Yorkshire only covers the present administrative county and ignores the old, traditional Yorkshire fringe areas such as Saddleworth, Sedbergh and Dent (now within modern Cumbria).

So - good to see a major tour in true Yorkshire and enjoy the climb to Grains Bar and our great  YORKSHIRE villages!!!

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Cafelegs | 5 years ago
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This year's tour DOES GO THROUGH YORKSHIRE !!!    Stage 8 is in Saddleworth for about 5 miles entering from Mossley (Lancs) and then passing throught the YORKSHIRE villages of Greenfield, Uppermill (my home), Dobcross and Delph.   The KoM climb from Delph to Grains Bar is all in YORKSHIRE.   The tour then passes back into Lancashire at Shaw.

There were administrative boundary changes in 1974 and our local government is now from OldhamMBC and Greater Manchester, but our Saddleworth boundary markers all bear the white rose and are in YORKSHIRE !!!

The rival Tour de Yorkshire only covers the present administrative county and ignores the old, traditional Yorkshire fringe areas such as Saddleworth, Sedbergh and Dent (now within modern Cumbria).

So - good to see a major tour in true Yorkshire and enjoy the climb to Grains Bar and our great  YORKSHIRE villages!!!

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Cafelegs | 5 years ago
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This year's tour DOES GO THROUGH YORKSHIRE !!!    Stage 8 is in Saddleworth for about 5 miles entering from Mossley (Lancs) and then passing throught the YORKSHIRE villages of Greenfield, Uppermill (my home), Dobcross and Delph.   The KoM climb from Delph to Grains Bar is all in YORKSHIRE.   The tour then passes back into Lancashire at Shaw.

There were administrative boundary changes in 1974 and our local government is now from OldhamMBC and Greater Manchester, but our Saddleworth boundary markers all bear the white rose and are in YORKSHIRE !!!

The rival Tour de Yorkshire only covers the present administrative county and ignores the old, traditional Yorkshire fringe areas such as Saddleworth, Sedbergh and Dent (now within modern Cumbria).

So - good to see a major tour in true Yorkshire and enjoy the climb to Grains Bar and our great  YORKSHIRE villages!!!

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Kapelmuur | 5 years ago
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Mostly supportive on Altrincham local media with many people hoping that it will lead to potholes being filled.

One classic, ‘my worst nightmare, men on bikes inLycra shorts weaving through traffic and riding through red lights getting on my bloody nerves’.

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Kendalred replied to Kapelmuur | 5 years ago
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Kapelmuur wrote:

Mostly supportive on Altrincham local media with many people hoping that it will lead to potholes being filled.

One classic, ‘my worst nightmare, men on bikes inLycra shorts weaving through traffic and riding through red lights getting on my bloody nerves’.

I think there should be a pinned-on banner above every single comments page of every website, something akin to the Oscar Wilde quote "it is better to keep ones mouth closed and be thought an idiot than to open it an remove all doubt".

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Bishop0151 replied to Kapelmuur | 5 years ago
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Kapelmuur wrote:

One classic, ‘my worst nightmare, men on bikes inLycra shorts weaving through traffic and riding through red lights getting on my bloody nerves’.

Wait untill someone tells him he won't have to share the roads with cyclists, because they'll close the roads and stop him using them!

You can hear the gammon aneurysms starting now.

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AlsoSomniloquism | 5 years ago
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Well the male and female races are both within a reasonable cycling distance of myself with the option of seeing them three times along the route if I'm quick enough. Result. 

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EddyBerckx | 5 years ago
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Tour of the north of Britain!! Meh! 10

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Kapelmuur | 5 years ago
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It does go past my front door, or near it anyway (stage 8). What can I complain about?

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Wardy74 replied to Kapelmuur | 5 years ago
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Kapelmuur wrote:

It does go past my front door, or near it anyway (stage 8). What can I complain about?

That you won't be able to drive your car exactly when you want to on the roads THAT YOU PAY FOR!

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Organon replied to Kapelmuur | 5 years ago
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Kapelmuur wrote:

It does go past my front door, or near it anyway (stage 8). What can I complain about?

Alti -Manc, I am going to disappear down so many leaderboards.

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Must be Mad | 5 years ago
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I thought the tour was begining in Cornwall - but it looks like that is for 2020. Oh well, just have to reschedule the day off...

 

 

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crazy-legs | 5 years ago
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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?!

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paulrattew 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?!

 

The route announcement always brings out all the immense bores who think that it can't be a tour of britain unless it goes right past their front door. I've seen so many people claiming it never comes to their part of the world, while tweeting from places that have stages many times in the past decade. It's an 8 day race so it can't go everywhere.  

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Liam Cahill 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?!

n+1

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PonteD 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?!

Too blinkin' right. For the last few years I've walked less than 5 minutes from my home to see either the Tour of Britain or the TdYorkshire. The last 2 years I walked 30 seconds to watch the riders whizz past and now they expect me to leave Yorkshire if I want to see any cyclists? We need a Tour going past my house at least once a month! (and fortnightly through the summer) 

In all honesty we have been a little spoilt round these parts of late, getting to make a brew, walk to the end of the road with my cup of tea and watch world class cyclists race past was something special! (and to get to cheer on the womens race earlier in the day as well was an added bonus)

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don simon fbpe 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?!

Depending on exactly where it goes, no detailed maps yet, but it looks as if it'll pass within a couple of hundred metres of my front door. I suppose I'll have to make an effort now.

 

It might just be a screw it moment and I'll take the whole week off and follow a couple of stages as it cuts across my territory over 6 stages and could be quite disruptive workwise.

It'll pretty much be my first bike race as a mere specator.

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