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Tour of Britain - Road race Men - Stage 4

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Tour of Britain: Race timings, road closures and map of the Nottinghamshire route

Stage 4 of the prestigious Tour of Britain returns to Nottinghamshire on Wednesday 6 September 2023.

Newark and Sherwood District will be hosting both the start and finish of stage 4 of the world-famous Tour of Britain cycle race.

The race last came through Nottinghamshire in 2022 going from West Bridgford through to Mansfield.

This year Sherwood Forest will provide a stunning backdrop to the Tour of Britain cycle race when it returns to the county on Wednesday 6 September.

Stage four of the showpiece event will start at Forest Corner in Edwinstowe – a short distance away from the iconic Major Oak and RSPB Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre – before finishing in Newark-on-Trent on Wednesday 6 September.

For the safety of drivers, spectators and riders alike, temporary traffic restrictions will be introduced along the route.

The start of the race is being held at Forest Corner in Edwinstowe. Traffic will be able to access the car parks up until 10:45 when Swinecote Road will be closed for the start of the race.

The road and car parks will remain closed until 12 noon, this is to make sure that all support vehicles can clear the area safely. Any spectators using these car parks will not be able to leave by car until after 12:00 noon.

There will be spectator activities taking place after the start of the race to keep everyone entertained until the car parks re-open.

As the race progresses through the district there will be a rolling roadblock in operation to keep disruption to a minimum.

Spectators are of course welcome along the route, but they are asked to park with care and consideration, away from the main thoroughfare. As the race passes through some environmentally sensitive areas, parking on verges and in lay-bys especially on Swinecote Road will be prevented.

Southwell will have road closures and restrictions set up during the day, these will be clearly signposted in advance. Otherwise, there will be a rolling roadblock travelling through the district as the race progresses.

In Newark, where the stage will end, the following roads will be closed during the day:

• The B6166, Victoria Street and Portland Street,
• Boundary Road, from the B6166 through to the Hawton Road roundabout, except for access up to 11:00am,
• A section of Hawton Road from the Boundary Road roundabout to St Catherine’s Close will be closed from 11am to 5pm,
• Part of Lombard Street will be closed from 13:30 through to 16:00.

Parking restrictions will be in place in Newark and Southwell from 6pm on Tuesday 5 September, so residents along the route have been asked to find alternative parking for their vehicles from 6pm, Tuesday evening in line with the Temporary Traffic Order. Whilst we will make every effort to remind residents and help them to comply with the order, any vehicles still in breach of these temporary restrictions are at risk of removal and a potential fine through a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN).

The team from Via will be carrying out gulley cleaning whilst the roads are clear of parked vehicles.

“Welcoming the Tour of Britain to Newark and Sherwood is a great honour and will help to highlight our wonderful District to a wider audience,” states Councillor Paul Peacock, Leader of Newark and Sherwood District Council, “We hope residents will get behind the tour and come out to see the international cycling superstars who will be taking part. We really appreciate the help of our residents in making sure that the event is safe and spectacular, we understand that there will be some inconvenience, but we’re sure that the benefits to our communities along the route far outweigh those.”

Stage 4 of the Tour of Britain will start on Wednesday 6 September at Forest Corner in Edwinstowe and end at Sconce and Devon Park in Newark.

The modern-day Tour of Britain was launched in 2004 and – apart from the Covid-19 pandemic forcing its cancellation in 2020 – has taken place annually every September over eight days.

It is British cycling’s premier road event and will feature the world’s top teams and riders, alongside the best British-based cyclists, with a field expected to be made up of Tour de France winners, Olympians, and world champions.

Live coverage of the race is shown daily in the UK on ITV4, in addition to around the world.

The Tour of Britain is part of the UCI ProSeries, making it one of the most prestigious sporting events in the sport’s global calendar.

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Tour of Britain 2023: Route details, startlist and jerseys guide

The Tour of Britain 2023 begins on Sunday September 3 - here's all you need to know

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After a truncated edition in 2022 due to police having to head off to administer the Queen's funeral, Britain's biggest race - the Tour of Britain - returns for (hopefully) a full run in 2023. 

It's a much more compact edition this year with the race taking place mostly in the middle of the country so if you're anywhere south of Manchester and north of Reading you have precious few excuses for not getting to the roadside to cheer on your favourite rider.

Among the riders set to light up the race are previous winner Wout van Aert and 2022 second place finisher Tom Pidcock , who'll hope to go one better in 2023.

Tour of Britain overview

Tour of britain 2023 route.

Stage 1,   Sunday 3 September

Route: Greater Manchester to Altrincham 

Today's route is near identical to the final stage of the 2019 tour, starting in Altrincham and travelling to Manchester in an anti-clockwise direction taking in the surrounding area’s undulating terrain, including the category two climb of Grains Bar (2.4km at 5.8%) and category one Ramsbottom Rake (1.3km at 8.8%). Those climbs might not sound like much, but together with a number of unclassified rises were enough to significantly reduce the peloton to just a few dozen riders after Ineos Grenadiers applied the pressure. 

The race did eventually culminate in a reduced bunch sprint won by Mathieu van der Poel, but not before we were entertained by a relentless flurry of attacks as teams struggled for control.

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Expect a similar type of rider to triumph today.

Stage 2, Monday 4 September

Route: Wrexham to Wrexham

At just 109.9km, this is a remarkably short stage by any standards, and as a result could witness some atypical racing. Shorter stages tend to produce more intense racing, with riders able to attack earlier on in the knowledge that they won't have to sustain their efforts for as long.

So although the route doesn’t offer many springboards to launch attacks, travelling westwards across the border and into Cheshire rather than eastwards towards the hills of the Clwydian Range to the west, expect riders to try their luck regardless.

Most important of all will be the Eyton Hill, the category three climb summited with just 18.5km left to ride. It’s close enough to the finish for attackers to fully commit themselves, but will the shallow gradients (averaging only around two and three percent) be enough to establish meaningful gaps?

Stage 3, Tuesday 5 September

Route: Goole to Beverley

Setting off from the small market town of Goole, the riders will head north-eastwards to Bridlington, from where they will travel southwards along the coast and then inland again for a finish in Beverley. For the residents of Beverley, this will be a chance to witness a stage finish after the minster town had previously hosted the beginning of Tour de Yorkshire stages in 2016 and 2018, the former won by Harry Tanfield from a successful break, the latter by Dylan Groenewegen in a sprint.

Much like the course of the town’s famous racecourse, the parcours today before arriving at Beverly is mostly flat, but there are a few potential obstacles to overcome if this is to be a sprint finish. The category three hills up Towthorpe Lane and Langtoft must both be climbed during the first of the stage, and after that comes a stretch of about 35km near the coastline which could, if the wind blows strong and in the right direction, cause echelons. But this should in theory be the most nailed-on stage for the sprinters so far.

Stage 4, Wednesday 6 September

Route: Sherwood Forest to Newark-on-Trent

After setting off from Edwinstone in Sherwood Forest, famous for its association with Robin Hood, the riders face the first to the day’s two category three climbs, Kilton Hill, just 15km into the stage. Then, after briefly crossing into Yorkshire and riding through Haworth, where a monument to Tom Simpsons can be found, they will travel southwards again to tackle the next climb, Red Hill Lane.

There’s a whole 85km between the top of Red Hill Lane and the finish, so plenty of time for the race to settle down for a bunch sprint.

Stage 5, Thursday 7 September

Route: Felixstowe to Felixstowe

Perhaps to make up for the lack of any difficult terrain, the organisers have rendered stage five less straightforward than it would otherwise have been by extending it to a total of 192.4km. That makes it by far the longest stage of the race, and could prevent this from being the predictable sprint stage it looks on paper.

Small undulations in the road that would otherwise have been passed over without a second though will sting the legs of the weaker riders, and being so close to the coast a crosswind could encourage a strong team to the front on any exposed roads.

Stage 6, Friday 8 September

Route: Southend-on-Sea to Harlow

Today’s stage is likely to be the last chance for the sprinters to compete for a stage win. And it should be about as nailed-on for them as any stage in the year’s race — there is only one official climb to be overcome, and it’s only a mild category three one tackled with 46km left between its summit and the finish for the peloton to bring back any optimistic attackers who try to use its shallow gradients to get away.

Stage 7, Saturday 9 September

Route: Tewkesbury to Gloucester

The organisers have made the most of the lumpy terrain of the Cotswolds to devise a route that should be selective, and one of the most important days in the GC race.

There is one climb up the category two Winchcombe Hill just 20km after the roll-out in Tewksbury, but the real action will be reserved for the final 30km. First the category two Crawley Hill, which features a nasty ramp at over 20%, then an uncategorized yet deceptively hard 3km rise to the village of Edge, which includes a similarly sharp ramp of 15%.

Stage 8, Sunday 10 September

Route: Margam Country Park to Caerphilly

The climbs to be taken on might not be especially different than those that have preceded them earlier in the week, but there is still a notable upgrade in terms of severity.

That’s clear when the race heads up to the outskirts of Bannau Brycheiniog (formerly Brecon Beacons) national park to take on the first two climbs of the day, Rhigos and Bryn Du, which have both been designated the maximum difficulty racing of category one.

And after a 35km south-easterly trek from the top of the latter comes a double-ascent of the day’s most important climb, and the one on which the entire fate of the Tour of Britain could be decided — Caerphilly Mountain.

In truth it’s more of a hill than a mountain, lasting just 1.3km, but that’s still enough road for its viscous average gradient of 10% to really sting and force a selection.

Tour of Britain startlist

Movistar Team 

DS Max Sciandri 

1 Gonzalo Serrano ESP

2 Will Barta USA

3 Imanol Erviti ESP

4 Max Kanter GER

5 Gregor Mühlberger AUT

6 Óscar Rodríguez ESP

INEOS Grenadiers 

DS Roger Hammond / Ian Stannard 

11 Tom Pidcock GBR

12 Carlos Rodriguez ESP

13 Luke Rowe GBR

14 Connor Swift GBR

15 Josh Tarling* GBR

16 Ben Turner GBR

Bingoal WB 

DS Alessandro Spezialetti 

21 Floris de Tier BEL

22 Johan Meens BEL

23 Davide Persico* ITA

24 Dimitri Peyskens BEL

25 Lennert Teugels BEL

26 Kenneth van Rooy BEL

Great Britain  

DS John Herety / Matt Brammeier 

31 Ethan Vernon GBR

32 Jack Brough* GBR

33 Josh Giddings* GBR

34 Noah Hobbs* GBR

35 Oliver Wood GBR

36 Stephen Williams GBR

BORA hansgrohe 

DS Jens Zemke / Heinrich Haussler 

41 Sam Bennett IRL

42 Patrick Gamper AUT

43 Nils Politt GER

44 Max Schachmann GER

45 Ide Schelling NED

46 Danny Van Poppel NED

Bolton Equities Black Spoke Cycling  

DS Franky Van Haesebroucke / Greg Henderson 

51 Jacob Scott GBR

52 Matt Bostock GBR

53 James Fouche NZL

54 James Oram NZL

55 Mark Stewart GBR

56 Rory Townsend IRL

Global 6 Cycling 

DS James Mitri / Luis Gerrado 

61 Nicolas Sessler BRA

62 Giacomo Ballabio ITA

63 Tomoya Koyama JPN

64 Ivan Moreno ESP

65 Callum Ormiston RSA

66 Tom Wirtgen LUX

Jumbo Visma 

DS Arthur van Dongen / Maarten Wynants 

71 Wout van Aert BEL

72 Edoardo Affini ITA

73 Steven Kruijswijk NED

74 Olav Kooij* NED

75 Jos van Emden NED

76 Nathan van Hooydonck BEL

Equipo Kern Pharma 

DS Pablo Urtasun 

81 Roger Adrià ESP

82 Igor Arrieta* ESP

83 Iñigo Elosegui ESP

84 José Félix Parra ESP

85 Ibon Ruiz ESP

86 Danny van der Tuuk NED

Saint Piran 

DS Steve Lampier / Julian Winn 

91 Alexander Richardson GBR

92 Harry Birchill* GBR

93 Finn Crockett GBR

94 Zeb Kyffin GBR

95 Jack Rootkin-Gray* GBR

96 Bradley Symonds GBR

Team dsm - firmenich 

DS Matt Winston 

101 Tobias Lund Arnesen DEN

102 Patrick Eddy* AUS

103 Enzo Leijnse* NED

104 Niklas Märkl GER

105 Tim Naberman NED

106 Casper van Uden* NED

Q36.5 Pro Cycling 

DS Aart Vierhouten / Rik Reinerink 

111 Mark Donovan GBR

112 Damian Howson AUS

113 Kamil Malecki POL

114 Nicolò Parisini ITA

115 Joey Rosskopf USA

116 Szymon Sajnok POL

TDT - Unibet 

DS Rob Harmeling / Julia Soek 

121 Harry Tanfield GBR

122 Joren Bloem NED

123 Davide Bomboi BEL

124 Jordy Bouts BEL

125 Abram Stockman BEL

126 Hartthijs de Vries NED

Team Flanders - Baloise 

DS Hans De Clerq / Andy Missotten 

131 Kamiel Bonneu BEL

132 Sander De Pestel BEL

133 Milan Fretin* BEL

134 Elias Maris BEL

135 Ward Vanhoof BEL

136 Aaron Verwilst BEL

Trinity Racing 

DS Peter Kennaugh / Jon Mould 

141 Luke Lamperti* USA

142 Robert Donaldson* GBR

143 Luksas Nerukar* GBR

144 Finlay Pickering* GBR

145 Ollie Reese* GBR

146 Max Walker* GBR

Uno-X Pro Cycling 

DS Gino van Oudenhove / Arne Gunnar Ensrud 

151 Alexander Kristoff NOR

152 Frederik Dversnes NOR

153 Tord Gudmestad* NOR

154 Tobias Halland Johannssen NOR

155 Ramus Tiller NOR

156 Martin Urianstad NOR

* Denotes eligibility for the young rider jersey as under-23 

TOUR of Britain PAST WINNERS IN THE LAST 10 YEARS

2012: Nathan Haas (Aus)

2013: Bradley Wiggins (GBr)

2014: Dylan van Baarle (Ned)

2015: Edvald Boasson Hgen (Nor)

2016: Steve cummings (GBr)

2017: Lars Boom (Ned)

2018: Julian Alaphilippe (Fra)

2019: Mathieu van der Poel (Ned)

2020: No race

2021: Wout van Aert (Bel)

2022: Gonzalo Serrano (Esp)

Tour of Britain jersey guide

Blue: GC leader jersey

The best overall rider in the race calculated by the cumulative time they take on each stage.

Green: cottages.com sprints jersey

The first 10 riders each day get points as follows: 25, 18, 12, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Intermediate sprint points are awarded to the first five riders on a 10, 7, 5, 3 ,1 basis.

Black: Pinarello KOM jersey

First-category climbs give the first 10 riders points in descending order from 10. Second-cat climbs work the same for the first six riders, the first getting six points, while third-cat climbs see the first rider get four points.

White: young rider's jersey

Awarded to the best placed GC rider who is also under-23.

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Tour of Britain 2022 Preview - A hilly profile for home favourite Pidcock

Day one summit finish could prove to be GC decider, with mix of sprints and hills throughout the week

The 18th edition of the modern Tour of Britain kicks off with its northernmost start on Sunday, with 108 riders setting off from Aberdeen ahead of eight stages that will culminate in a first-ever visit to the Isle of Wight.

There's no time trial at this year's race but an opening day summit finish, as well as several hilly stages including the final day, look set to determine the destination of the new-look leader's jersey.

Chief among the contenders for that red jersey will be Ineos Grenadiers, the home team who boast what is on paper easily the strongest squad at this year's race. The Tour of Britain marks the final race of Richie Porte 's career. The 37-year-old, who has Paris-Nice, the Tour de Suisse, and the Critérium du Dauphiné among his career palmarès, is part of a powerful lineup this week.

Tom Pidcock will lead the British team. The 23-year-old, who won on L'Alpe d'Huez at the Tour de France, is among the major favourites for the overall win at the race. As well as Porte, he'll be able to rely on Amstel Gold Race winner Michał Kwiatkowski and Brabantse Pijl winner Magnus Sheffield in his bid for glory.

The other major name in contention for the red jersey is Israel-Premier Tech newcomer Dylan Teuns , who undertakes his first stage race for the team since his mid-season transfer. The Belgian, who won Le Flèche Wallonne this spring, has three race days under his belt since the August 5 move.

Having won the Tour de Pologne, Tour de Wallonie, and Arctic Race of Norway in the past, Teuns is well-suited to this style of race and will be a major contender for the win. Climber Michael Woods is also on the ISN team following his early Vuelta a España abandon, with the duo set to make a formidable pairing as the team searches for valuable UCI points.

Bora-Hansgrohe are the next of the five WorldTour teams lining up at the race. 2019 Tour of Turkey winner Felix Großschartner lines up as the leader at the German squad, the pair also among the favourites for overall glory on the Isle of Man.

Shane Archbold, Jordi Meeus, and Marco Haller will spearhead the team's lead-out train, while Nils Politt is another option to contest for stage victories.

At Team DSM, sprinter Cees Bol will be looking to add to his five-win haul during his time at the squad, which is set to come to a close with him moving on for 2023. The 27-year-old is among the strongest sprinters on the start list and will be confident of a victory, while Chris Hamilton is an option on the hilly stages among a young squad.

Movistar, meanwhile, come equipped with the versatile Matteo Jorgenson , who finished fourth at the Tour de la Provence and was a breakaway staple at the Tour de France. He and Oscar Rodríguez will lead the team's charge as they seek a UCI points haul to stave off the relegation threat.

Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè will be led by the highly rated Filippo Zana, who moves to BikeExchange-Jayco next year, while Sacha Modolo is their man for the sprints. Uno-X have young duo Anthon Charmig and Anders Halland Johannessen to rely on for an overall bid. Trinity Racing, meanwhile, will be led by Thomas Gloag , the young British climber soon to turn pro with Jumbo-Visma.

Walls, Bol, and Modolo are among the top sprinters at the race, look out too for Jake Stewart (Great Britain), Kenneth Van Rooy (Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise), and Eduard Prades (Caja Rural-Seguros SGA) in the bid for the blue points jersey.

With red and blue taken, those hoping to compete for the mountain classification will be taking aim at green, while the white intermediate sprint jersey is something extra for the breakaway men to fight for.

Those riders and the rest of the peloton will be doing battle on a varied terrain over the next week, starting with the queen stage of the race in a bold move from the organisers. The opener, 181.3km from 2021 finish host Aberdeen to the Glenshee Ski Centre, will take in three smaller hills before a long drag towards the final climb.

There, the GC hopefuls should do battle on the 8.3km, 3.1% slopes. The toughest test of the day, though, and likely the best place to watch the riders suffer, is the Suie Hill climb at 82.5km. The peloton will be taking on double-digit gradients on the 1.9km, 8.6% hill.

Stage 2 brings more hills, with a cluster of them coming towards the end of the 175.2km run from Hawick to Duns in the Scottish Borders. The day will be marked by rolling roads for the most part, before packing three third-category climbs into the final 25km, the last of which comes just 6km from the line. A day for punchy sprinters and the hilly specialists.

The next day brings the peloton into England for the first time as the race loops around the north-east from Durham to Sunderland. The first-category climb of Chapel Fell (4.1km at 7.8%) is the biggest challenge of the day, but the 163.6km stage is set to be one for the sprinters with a rolling run to the line.

Stage 4 moves further down the North Sea coast as the peloton heads 149.5km from Redcar to Duncombe Park. Despite two first-category climbs along the way – including the Robin Hood's Bay climb lifted from the Tour de Yorkshire – before a downhill run over the last 10km which could suit any late attackers who jump away on the road to the late final intermediate sprint of the day.

The race's fifth stage to Mansfield is set to play host to another sprint finish, with just two third-category climbs dotted along the route of the 186.8km stage. Once again, there are some small lumps and rises in the final kilometres, but not enough to provoke any race-altering attacks.

The peloton races around the south-west of England on stage 6 as they head 170.9km from Tewkesbury to Gloucester. Three small classified climbs are placed throughout the stage but none are close enough to the finish to launch any major attacks. One unclassified 2.2km, 5.7% climb lies 10km from the line, though, which is a chance for someone to disrupt the sprinters.

It's another day, another sprint on stage 7. The race to Ferndown near Bournemouth on the south coast. Again, there are three classified climbs on the route, but none look set to affect the finish, which features the flattest run-in of the race ahead of an uphill dash to the line.

As the race started with a summit finish, it's only right that it concludes with another uphill test. Though not as tough as the Glenshee Ski Centre climb, there are some harsh double-digit gradients on the 400-metre uphill run to The Needles on the Isle of Wight.

The 148.9km stage on the historic first visit to the island criss-crosses all over the Isle of Wight and brings two first-category and two second-category hills (including the finish) as the race draws to a close. The mountain classification could be decided on this final day and, if the GC race is close, that could be settled on the challenging finish at The Needles, too.

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"Organising cycle races in the UK is harder than ever before": Tour of Britain hits back at critics calling race "dull"; Jake Paul seen in Jumbo-Visma kit aboard a Cervélo... no, really; 'Speeding cyclists' talk reaches day three + more on the live blog

• "Organising cycle races in the UK is harder than ever before": Tour of Britain hits back at "dull" racing critics
• Jesús Herrada wins from La Vuelta breakaway — no change on GC
• Simac stage sprint showdown sees star shocked
• Olav Kooij wins stage four of the Tour of Britain (equals consecutive stage win record)
• "Cyclists are entitled to use the road as much as anyone else": Councillors and locals blast "discriminatory" 'Cyclists Dismount and Proceed with Caution' signs at temporary traffic lights
• The 'amateur sleuths' tackling bike theft in Finland
• A titanium treat! road.cc Recommends updated with 10 great products from products from Van Nicholas, Spa Cycles, Landrace, Liv Merida + more
• Tour of Britain reaction round-up: Hills, no Scottish visit + more
• La Vuelta's secret battle: Filippo Ganna vs Jacopo Mosca
• The award for most unlikely ULEZ supporter goes to... Richard Keys?!
• 'Speeding cyclists' talk reaches (very tired) day three thanks to a loophole-loving lawyer
• Your thoughts on this year's Tour of Britain
• Jake Paul seen in Jumbo-Visma kit aboard a Cervélo

After three sprints and three Jumbo-Visma-dominated Olav Kooij victories, there have been a few rumblings on social media that this year's Tour of Britain might be a bit boring. Now I doubt any of the thousands of spectators who have lined the route so far thought it boring to see their back yard hosting a bike race of its scale, but some of those watching on from the comfort of their TV-viewing perch have been less impressed.

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Taking to X (Twitter), one fan said it had been "dull", while another suggested "there's nothing interesting" and we "may as well watch a 200-lap scratch race".

"Not sure who designed the route but are they afraid of hills? Pretty dull so far," another said.

Replying to the critics, the Tour of Britain's social media admin pointed out the route was designed by the same team heavily praised for their Kendal 2016, Whinlatter 2018, Burton Dassett 2019, Great Orme 2021 stages (and chucked this Sunday's Caerphilly finale into that bracket too, suggesting they think they've got a winner there)...

Contrary to popular belief, you cannot just stick pins in a map and say “we’re going to have a stage there”. Organising cycle races in the UK is harder than ever before; there’s a reason why the calendar has lost around a quarter of UCI race days in the last five years alone. — The Tour of Britain 🇬🇧 (@TourofBritain) September 6, 2023

"If somebody wants to give us a sizeable seven-figure (near eight-figure) sum to give us the opportunity of doing that, we've got plenty of stages that have never been run before in mind," they added.

The bad news for those who want hills is the next three (very flat) stages look likely to be sprints too, before this weekend's climbing finale in Gloucestershire and at Caerphilly Mountain.

Maybe good things come to those who wait? 

💫 Una batalla por la victoria hasta los metros finales... 🔥 ¡La fuga lo ha conseguido! 🎥 Revive el ÚLTIMO KM. 💥 A battle until the closing metres for the stage win as stage 1️⃣1️⃣ honours go the way of the break today. 🎥 Watch back the final KM! #LaVuelta23 pic.twitter.com/OL49KNcWay — La Vuelta (@lavuelta) September 6, 2023

One of those double race days at a Grand Tour where we get the stage win battle from the breakaway before the GC riders take things up a few minutes later. The final climb wasn't hard enough to split the GC guys, despite Hugh Carthy's efforts, meaning Sepp Kuss will once again be in red tomorrow.

Up the road, Geraint Thomas finished fifth from the breakaway, Jesús Herrada taking a third Vuelta stage win since 2019 by powering away from Romain Grégoire, Andreas Kron and Jonathan Caicedo in the final few hundred metres.

Pure comedy from an overzealous Cofidis soigneur, and an arguably even more overzealous policeman, at the finish...

La Guardia taking down the soigneur is a new one for me. Probably Remco's fault. pic.twitter.com/PQWVd7Y3WA — How The Race Was Won® (@Cyclocosm) September 6, 2023

Anyone got any more S-words to add to that title...

🚴‍♀️Wow what a sprint! So close‼️ 🥇 @Elisa_balsamo @lidltrek wins stage 1 📍Gennep-Gennep 🛣️139,6 km 🥈 @lorenawiebes @teamsdworx 🥉 @charlotte_kool @TDSM_Firmenich #SLT2023 pic.twitter.com/FtVtS86iVL — Simac Ladies Tour (@ladiestour) September 6, 2023

Over at the Annemiek van Vleuten celebration race... sorry, I mean the Simac Ladies Tour, it was former world champion Elisa Balsamo who pipped Lorena Wiebes to the opening road stage of the week. With Charlotte Kool third, that's a proper unofficial sprinters' world championship of a stage, Wiebes probably starting as favourite given her scintillating form this season. 

Let's hope we see another top-tier battle on Friday's second sprint of the week. 

HISTORY MADE IN NEWARK-ON-TRENT! @KooijOlav equals Edvald Boasson Hagen’s record of four-consecutive stage victories 🏆 #TourOfBritain 🔴🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/cRTPfY2Y2s — The Tour of Britain 🇬🇧 (@TourofBritain) September 6, 2023

It's groundhog day...

Four wins from four stages. It's almost like having Wout van Aert on lead-out duty for the fastest sprinter in the race is a solid tactic... more expert analysis on that soon...

The commentary team for GCN+, Matt Stephens and Brian Smith had some not-so-encouraging words for those of you unhappy with the lack of climbing action so far this week...

Smith: Just copy and paste that for tomorrow.

Stephens: It's even flatter tomorrow, Brian! If you thought these days were flat, tomorrow and the next day are extraordinarily flat... I can see this man winning six stages.

Highlight of the day? Whichever farmer arranged the sheep feed in the shape of a penny farthing...

Live land art at the @tourofbritain : sheep in the shape (roughly) of a penny farthing. 🐏 Ram-tastic! 👏 #AtYourSide #TourOfBritain pic.twitter.com/8xnTVpm6sQ — Brother UK Cycling (@BrotherCycling) September 6, 2023

> "Cyclists are entitled to use the road as much as anyone else": Councillors and locals blast "discriminatory" 'Cyclists Dismount and Proceed with Caution' signs at temporary traffic lights

The BBC has an interesting feature on its website looking into how a group called Bike Patrols is hunting down bike thieves in Finland.

The citizen group, made up of volunteers who spend several hours a day tracking down stolen bikes in the city of Oulu, is trying to cut the number of bike theft cases reported to the police in the city, 1,738 in the past year.

In summer, 77 per cent of Oulu residents cycle, with 42 per cent continuing into the winter months, while it is reported that due to the impressive infrastructure, children cycle to school on their own without issue.

However, the popularity of cycling unfortunately means bike thefts are also prevalent, the local police saying it has to "prioritise investigating more serious crimes". But, Bike Patrols filled the gap and have found a quite incredible 1,298 stolen bikes... in the past year. That's equivalent to 75 per cent of the aforementioned bike theft total.

"People told us where bikes disappeared from. We checked out each location and slowly figured out where stolen bikes ended up in different parts of the city," Ilkka Pulkkinen of Bike Patrols explained.

The full feature is well worth a read...

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Loads of reaction from you lot this morning, all focused around that 'has the Tour of Britain been dull?' discussion...

Unfortunately, whilst I agree with the tour of Britain organisers, it has been a very dull race. Councils don't want/ can't afford cycle races. It's a shame but hardly surprising given the current state of this country.... — Thor Sokkolfrson (@Captain_Havok) September 6, 2023

60kg lean keen ... :  "In north-east Wales we have the Horseshoe Pass (not the only big hill in local area), but the Wrexham stage went east not west? I believe it was because Denbighshire would not play ball, so it was a flatish short stage, it could have been a epic (good weather etc.) but I and so many others turned out and made the day a good one. Let's hope the tour comes back to Wrexham and we can go west for a day in the hills."

Dull, England -centric, snooze fest. — Graham McKechnie (@albabairn) September 6, 2023

Another one here... "As a rider and racing fan, I'm finding this year's Tour of Britain really boring. I appreciate what the organisers have said about choosing venues and routes, but something needs to be done.

"The local authorities who sponsor and fund the event are looking for start and finish venues in high-profile towns and cities as a form of marketing. Perhaps they will look beyond this, to create a more engaging and memorable race, where breakaways and mountain stages will attract greater TV viewing figures and, as a result, more rider interest."

I've got to admit I do have a fair bit of sympathy for the organisers. Road surfaces, disinterested councils, road closures, rider safety etc. there are more than enough issues for people to moan at you about and challenges to overcome.

If the plan's to keep the GC even for this weekend's Gloucestershire/Wales hilly finale, I'm okay with that, I'd say it's less boring now than if Wout van Aert was already leading and in control thanks to an early hilly stage and bonus seconds (if they'd been included). But that's just me... would it be nice if the sprints were more competitive? 100%. Is it the organisers' fault if you give teams potentially six sprint stages and still nobody sends anybody able to beat Jumbo-Visma? The sprinters must all be at La Vuelta... oh, wait...

The #LaVuelta23 battle you never knew about 🤪 @SunJjak stole Pippo’s bike computer so @GannaFilippo stole Jacopo’s bike… What’s next?! 😂🙈 pic.twitter.com/YcTmgWYuz2 — Lidl-Trek (@LidlTrek) September 6, 2023

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Public transport system in London now is top class @TfL So many options. As a car junkie I hate to admit it but it’s gorgeous walking in the capital on days like these. Stick to your guns inc ULEZ. — Richard Keys (@richardajkeys) September 5, 2023

Genuinely shocked by this. I just assumed 'Keysy' would be in the other camp, chewing Andy Gray's ear off on beIN SPORTS about "this London mayor Sadiq Khan... or as I've dubbed him... Sadiq Khan't" like he's an underperforming manager of Manchester United. 

Late to the party on this one, Mr Loophole...

Cyclists need relevant law not advice. When will the Government introduce legislative parity for all road users, including cyclists, escooters and ebikes? #cycling https://t.co/jtSyqbMbG5 — Nick Freeman (@TheMrLoophole) September 6, 2023

Apologies for putting this idea into your brain on a sunny Wednesday morning... but I'd say that's a 10/10 guess for what AI Nick Freeman would tweet about the story... ChatGPT Loophole edition, I'm not sure this live blog's ready for that... 

"Contrary to popular belief, you cannot just stick pins in a map and say 'we're going to have a stage there'. Organising cycle races in the UK is harder than ever before": Tour of Britain hits back at critics calling race "dull" https://t.co/0I1IwjZxuh #TourOfBritain pic.twitter.com/9MWiob60bN — road.cc (@roadcc) September 6, 2023

Left_is_for_Losers:  "Re this years Tour of Britain — been really impressed with the crowds, you look at the finishes and wonder how it is that professional cycling in the UK is in so much decline?

"It does seem quite a flat route — you would have thought that you could find a few more hills or one more hilly stage somewhere. After the world champs in Glasgow and that success, it's a shame there isn't anything up there. 

"Still — it's great to see pro racing in Britain, so I'm happy!"

SimoninSpalding:  "Part of the issue with this year's Tour is also the weather. At this time of year you would hope for a few breezy days that could create some excitement with cross winds, tailwind-assisted breakaways etc. but instead we are 'suffering' the weather we should have had in June and July."

NickSprink:  "We also don't have the equivalent of the Alps.  Difficult to find long climbs up to 2000m+ in the UK, they don't exist.  So best we can do is bumpy compared to what is available to the planners of the Grand Tours."

Miller:  "It's also worth noting that it is very hard to split up the super-fit and highly coached peloton of professional riders. This is why recent Grand Tours have taken to having weird stages with gravel or ridiculously steep finishes: organisers are trying to find some way to force gaps between riders."

Rendel Harris: "Whilst one can certainly sympathise with the logistical challenges faced by the ToB organisers, and also the fact as others have noted that we just don't have the hills to smash a peloton to pieces, it is pretty ridiculous that after three days we have 56 riders effectively equal first with the leader being decided on his place in the points classification.

"Why are there no bonus seconds on the line or for intermediate sprints, and why no time trial? I realise a time trial has its own logistical problems given that it requires the road to be closed for longer, but surely one could be held in an off-road venue such as a park or stately home grounds? The race is clearly crying out for something to split up the riders so that attacks will have to be made." 

If you don't know who Jake Paul is... congratulations, your life will probably be better if you scroll on past. If you are already acquainted with the fame-driven world of YouTube and celebrity boxing, come right on in...

The man whose Wikipedia page is dominated by the 'Controversies and legal issues' section is in the Netherlands and was seemingly convinced into a spin alongside speed skater Jutta Leerdam (who competes as a Jumbo-Visma athlete, explaining the kit and Cervélo crossover)...

Maybe pay-per-view celeb hill climbs or individual pursuits will be the next big thing in the influencer money-making world? Preceded by months of cringe-inducing trash talk and fake 'beef', of course... (I don't mean Quorn)...

Dan is the road.cc news editor and has spent the past four years writing stories and features, as well as (hopefully) keeping you entertained on the live blog. Having previously written about nearly every other sport under the sun for the Express, and the weird and wonderful world of non-league football for the Non-League Paper, Dan joined road.cc in 2020. Come the weekend you'll find him labouring up a hill, probably with a mouth full of jelly babies, or making a bonk-induced trip to a south of England petrol station... in search of more jelly babies.

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The Wrexham stage was a complete wasted opportunity. Look at a map of Wrexham, cast your eyes left and what do you see, hills, loads of bloody hills. Okay, they might not be the Alps but even I could come up with a course that'd make a challanging day and avoided the main roads like the A5 or A483. As for the run into town and the finish, absolutly shockingly bad.

Not a week goes by without that UK lawer Mr Poophole sticking his little turtle head out and pestering social media with his verbal diarrhea... what an odious little turd. 

40% of people in Oulu cycle in winter! That's brilliant. 

For reference, Oulu is almost in the arctic circle. It's dark, snowy, and bloomin' cold in winter.

Mass cycling isn't about weather, it's about infrastructure

Oulu does look like a good place for cycling [1] [2] !

Finland has hosted the International Winter Cycling Congress e.g. 2020 in Joensuu - a place probably no-one has heard of but where likely more kids cycle to school in winter than UK kids do in summer !

Just noticed that Bicycle Dutch has a video out about cycling in the summer in Oulu too.  Perhaps the most revealing is this:

BicycleDutch wrote: In 2019, to mark the completion of a new cycling wayfinding system, the city published a brochure titled “We want to make cycling more visible!” In this booklet, you can read: ... "This brochure gives information about the main cycling routes and the diversity of cycling in Oulu: it does not matter whether you sport a cruiser, mountain bike or a pink Jopo. You do not need special gear to cycle. Instead, you can cycle barefoot or with your boots on and with or without a helmet. The most important thing is that you cycle . "Cycling improves your physical condition and is an eco-friendly mode of transportation… But in the Oulu region cycling is something much more. In Oulu, all styles of cycling are allowed. You can exercise or you can cycle just for fun – there is no need to stress about proper gear or fancy bike models! Cycling is a natural part of the all-year-round lives of Oulu citizens.

(My emphasis).  Can't imagine many councils lending their name to that kind of sentiment.  It's more like "cycling is a thing people can do" ... followed by a list of conditions you should obey and/or safety requirements.  Or at best something stating how much they're going to do for cycling at some unspecified future time.

This is how our local paper is promoting the arrival of world class cyclists to the town in the Tour of Britain, which they're barely skirting through because the local council refuses to get properly involved with it.

"Parking restrictions on busy Ipswich road" https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/23770539.parking-restrictions-ipswich...

The race organisers really have a thankless task, rather than criticise, we should support them as much as we can.

Ok, let's have parity, Mr Freeman.  All car engines to cut out once the car exceeds 25kph, anyone?

Steve K wrote: Ok, let's have parity, Mr Freeman.  All car engines to cut out once the car exceeds 25kph, anyone?

and no more than 250w engines either.

Make em all hi-viz and compulsory polystyrene hats for occupants too. And regular drivist bashing in the media

Genuinely haven't seen anything Richard Keys has done since the Milk Races in the 80s. 

Presumably he's been doing football, it's football on Sky isn't it.

Wolfcastle50 wrote: Genuinely haven't seen anything Richard Keys has done since the Milk Races in the 80s.  Presumably he's been doing football, it's football on Sky isn't it.

He was kicked off Sky for being a misogynist dinosaur.

Im surprised he isnt presenting the Saudi Pro League in that case. 

Close works for Qatar based Bein Sports.  So unlikey to report on Saudi Pro League.

Nick Freeman wrote: legislative parity for all road users, including cyclists, escooters and ebikes

Nick Freeman wrote: When will the government introduce legislative parity for all road users, including cyclists, escooters and ebikes

Yay, legislative parity for all road users! Look forward to pedestrian licences, MOTs for rollerblades, insurance for electric wheelchairs, V5 documentation for prams and buggies and of course emissions tests for horses and their riders (I've known some of both species that would have trouble passing).

A lot of "if's" incoming...

IF peds etc needed licences, and IF, the were sufficient police to police the roads and IF the CPS got its act together and IF the courts could handle the number of additional cases.... I wonder how many new clients Mr Freeman would pick up.....?

As usual, he is just trying to drum up business. 

Rendel Harris wrote: Nick Freeman wrote: When will the government introduce legislative parity for all road users, including cyclists, escooters and ebikes

And effective prosecution of car drivers without spurious weasel arguments getting them off?

Wasn't Spurious Weasel the college band that Tony Blair played guitar in?

He was playing a session with some Royal Signals musicians... they were just jamming.

I remember that session.  I found it very difficult to interpret...

So I take it Mr Loophole wants pedestrians to be required to have insurance; licence plates on buggies; wheelchair users to pass an MOT; etc.? 

Mr Loophole (no, not "a-hole") Nick Freeman wants legislative parity for users of vehicles that are not comparible (ie bikes/motor vehicles).  

I've witnessed, first hand, 3 incidents involving collisions between cyclists and pedestrians.

Whilst the fault varied in each case (one was 50/50, the other two were the fault of the cyclists riding on the pavement and expecting the pedestrians to give way to them), they all ended up with the cyclist being far worse off than the pedestrian (who would basically walk away almost completely unharmed).

I wonder what Nick Freeman would prefer: being hit by a cyclist or a motor vehicle driver...

Depends on the cyclist, a DH rider will have much better upper body strength compared to a GC climber.

mitsky wrote: I wonder what Nick Freeman would prefer: being hit by a cyclist or a motor vehicle driver...

A reminder that the ubiquitous caution "Don't feed the trolls" should apply to road.cc editors as well as forum commenters.

I don't see trolling in any of the quoted comments...

I was referring to the posts giving platform to people of questionable repute. There is a distinct line between celebrity and professional attention-whore, and that line is an achievement worthy of celebration. Getting attention by infamy and scandal is not an achievement that warrants further attention.

The state of the UKs road for all road users is an absolute disgrace. Im thankfully amazed nobody has been injured the amount of pot holes etc. It must be hard for any cycling group to find decent roads. Try down hete the a shocker it makes me teasy the state of the dutchys roads.

Whilst one can certainly sympathise with the logistical challenges faced by the ToB organisers, and also the fact as others have noted that we just don't have the hills to smash a peloton to pieces, it is pretty ridiculous that after three days we have 56 riders effectively equal first with the leader being decided on his place in the points classification. Why are there no bonus seconds on the line or for intermediate sprints, and why no time trial? I realise a time trial has its own logistical problems given that it requires the road to be closed for longer, but surely one could be held in an off-road venue such as a park or stately home grounds? The race is clearly crying out for something to split up the riders so that attacks will have to be made.

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Preview stage 6. From the 3rd to 10th of September the Tour of Britain takes place, one of the biggest races in the closing shots of the road season, the eight stages throughout British roads serve as preparation for the late-season classics but together they make for a very prestigious race.

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• Tuesday 6 September 2022 at 8:27am

The UK's most prestigious cycling race will be arriving in the region.

Stage three of the Tour of Britain will see more than 100 of the world's best cyclists make their way from Durham city centre to Sunderland on Tuesday 6 September.

The route will initially head west to Stanhope and into the North Pennines. Among the challenges is the ascent of Chapel Fell, a 4km climb located near the County Durham and Cumbria border.

Barnard Castle marks the most southerly point of the route, as the peloton will then head up through Bishop Auckland, Hetton-le-Hole and Houghton-le-Spring.

Then,  the route will weave through Sunderland  to the finish line outside the new City Hall.

What times are the cyclists expected to pass through key points of the route?

11:15am - St Mary's College, Durham.

11:30am - Ushaw Moor.

12:12pm - Stanhope.

12:35pm - Chapel Fell.

1:33pm - Billy Lane.

2:01pm - Bishop Auckland.

2:15pm - Ferryhill.

2:55pm - High Moorsley.

3:23pm - Keel Square, Sunderland.

Cycling enthusiasts are being encouraged to visit the route to watch the racers as they ride past.

The race will move onto Teesside and North Yorkshire on Wednesday.

The 18th edition of the event visits major cities across the UK during Sunday 4 - Sunday 11 September.

ITV4 is broadcasting live flag-to-flag coverage of every stage, as well as a nightly highlights show, allowing fans in the UK to watch wherever they are.

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Tour of Britain 2022 Route stage 6: Tewkesbury - Gloucester

The first climb appears after 20 kilometres. Round Hill is 1.8 kilometres long and rises at 9.4%. The undulating route continues towards Withington Hill, which is a test of 1.5 kilometres at 6.9%. The following 100 kilometres don’t feature any KOM climbs, but it’s not entirely flat either.

The finale begins 27 kilometres before the finish line when the riders tackle Crawley Hill, a climb of 1.7 kilometres at 8.1%, The route then continues towards the village of Edge. To get there the riders have to climb 2.2 kilometres at an average gradient of 5.7%. The last 10 kilometres go predominantly downhill to the finish by the historic Gloucester Docks.

The first three riders on the line gain time bonuses of 10, 6 and 4 seconds.

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