Full Tour of Britain route announced - where to see the cycling in Warwickshire

Warwickshire residents will be able to see some of the best cyclists in the world up close as the Tour of Britain Men returns to the county this September.
Organisers have now released the official route map for stage four of the event which will take the riders from Atherstone to Burton Dassett Hills Country Park on Friday 5 September.
The longest stage of the race - at 116.2 miles - will start in Atherstone at 10.30am, taking in Ansley, Shustoke, and Fillongley, before heading through Bedworth and Bulkington, then heading south via Brinklow to skirt Rugby and go through Dunchurch.
The day's intermediate sprint will come after 85km of racing on Rugby Road in Cubbington, before the climbing starts in the second part of the stage, with the first categorised climb at Friz Hill, between Wellesbourne and Compton Verney.
From Kineton the route heads south to Shipston-on-Stour, with the next climb of Fant Hill at Upper Brailes, soon after, followed almost immediately by Sun Rising Hill, with an average of 10% over its 900 metres as it takes the race up onto the Edgehill escarpment.

The stage then uses the same finishing circuit around Burton Dassett Hills Country Park that featured in the 2019 race, when Mathieu van der Poel took a memorable stage win.
Three ascents of the main, categorised, 1.4-kilometre climb, which averages 5.7% await as the total elevation gain on the day will hit more than 2,100 metres - the second highest of this year's race.
Commenting on the announcement of the detailed routes, Jonathan Day, Managing Director for British Cycling Events, said; "This is the news that fans have been looking forward to, and with a month to go until the Lloyds Tour of Britain Men gets underway, we are delighted to be sharing the exciting detail of all six routes.

"Following the announcement of the fantastic line-up of teams for the race, fans can now start planning exactly where they will be watching their heroes and cheering them on in September.
"We have worked hard with our stakeholders across all six stages to create this great route that will build to a real climax as we reach Wales, with the racing for the green jersey sure to go all the way down to the finish line on North Road in Cardiff."
Following the Warwickshire stage the race concludes with a brace of challenging routes in south Wales, the first including a double ascent of The Tumble, before a final stage between the Geraint Thomas National Velodrome of Wales in Newport to the Welsh capital, Cardiff, on Sunday 7 September.
See more here: www.warwickshire.gov.uk/cycletour

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