A number of the world’s finest cyclists are at present taking to the roads throughout the nation for the Lloyds Financial institution Tour of Britain Males 2024.

Beginning in Scotland, the six levels of the race organised by British Biking will snake their approach down to finish up within the ferry port of Felixstowe in Suffolk over six days from 3 to eight September.

A complete of 18 groups from 12 nations are collaborating, together with six which participated on this summer time’s Tour de France, with 108 riders on the street.

Among the many massive names on two wheels competing are TeamGB Olympic gold medallist Tom Pidcock and Belgian Olympic double gold medallist Remco Evenepoel, each recent from Paris.

We check out the place the street race shall be heading over the subsequent few days.

Stage 1: Tuesday 3 September – Scottish Borders

Stage one has already occurred with French bike owner Paul Magnier profitable the race within the Scottish Borders.

Opponents coated the 113.1- mile course in round 4 hours, beginning and ending in Kelso and passing by Coldstream, Gordon, Melrose, Denholm, Jedburgh and St Boswells on route.

The route featured two loops, enabling spectators in Kelso and Melrose and on the King of the Mountains climbs at Scott’s View and Dingleton to see the race in motion twice.

Stage 2: Wednesday 4 September – Darlington to Redcar

Stage two is a 94-mile race which heads from Darlington, for the primary time since 2009, by the Tees Valley and North Yorkshire to Redcar.

The stage crosses the Cleveland Hills and the North York Moors Nationwide Park to the coast at Robin Hood’s Bay by way of a collection of brief, sharp climbs.

Going by way of Whitby, this stage options climbs at Lythe Financial institution and the enduring Saltburn Financial institution twice.

Riders set out at 11am and are anticipated to complete by mid-afternoon.

Stage 3: Thursday 5 September – Sheffield to Barnsley

From the beginning of stage three in Sheffield, the climbing will start nearly instantly because the race heads west, skirting the Peak District Nationwide Park with the primary climb approaching Lengthy Lane above Loxley.

There shall be one other peak to overcome at Jawbone Hill earlier than riders can cool down and move by Chapeltown, Wath upon Dearne, Swinton, and Maltby earlier than a dash available in the market city of Tickhill.

Skirting Doncaster by way of Conisbrough and Denaby, cyclists will then loop across the north of Barnsley by Royston and Darton earlier than a climb at Hound Hill, a closing problem for riders earlier than the end.

Stage 4: Friday 6 September – Derby to Newark

Stage 4 will kick-off from Derby, for the primary time within the 20-year historical past of the trendy race, getting below approach at 11am from outdoors of the Derby Area.

Elvaston, Borrowash, West Hallam and Heanor all characteristic because the Tour speeds by the roads of Derbyshire for the primary time since 2015, crossing into Nottinghamshire at Eastwood and persevering with by Hucknall, Ravenshead, Blidworth, Southwell and Tuxford, earlier than crossing the River Trent to race south to the end alongside Sconce and Devon Park in Newark-on-Trent.

The East Midlands stage route consists of an intermediate dash, within the closing miles of the race at Collingham, earlier than ending shortly after 2pm.

Stage 5: Saturday 7 September – West Northamptonshire

Stage 5 on Saturday will get below approach at 11am from the College of Northampton’s Waterside Campus.

Leaving the campus, cyclists will head west from Northampton, by Daventry after which onto a loop south of the city and sort out climbs at Newnham Hill and Bullshill.

They’ll then move by Abthorpe, Wappenham, Helmdon, Culworth, Byfield and Hellidon earlier than looping round Northampton by the use of Watford, West Haddon, Naseby, Kelmarsh and Brixworth for the strategy to the end by way of Sywell and Ecton at round 2.30pm.

Stage 6: Sunday 8 September – Lowestoft to Felixstowe

The sixth and closing stage of the Tour takes place in East Suffolk, for the primary time, on Sunday 8 September

The 98.5-mile part will get below approach at 10.30am from Lowestoft’s Promenade heading inland by way of Beccles and Bungay after which south by Halesworth, Framlingham, and Saxmundham, earlier than racing alongside the Suffolk coast between Thorpeness and Aldeburgh.

The second half of the route takes in Snape, Wickham Market, Kesgrave, and Martlesham earlier than riders cross the end line on Sea Highway in Felixstowe at round 2.45pm.

How can I watch the Tour of Britain?

Spectators can watch the peloton stay because it passes by their space from the street aspect.

However should you can’t make it to any of the levels, then additionally it is being proven on the small display screen.

The race shall be free to observe stay on organiser British Biking’s YouTube channel right here.

UK viewers can even have the ability to compensate for the motion on ITV4 – levels shall be proven stay each day from round 11am till 3pm (BST) and there shall be an hour-long highlights programme at 8pm each day.

The racing can even be accessible to stream by way of ITVX.

Cylcing followers may also see the racing stay on Discovery+ from 2pm to 4pm (BST).