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SteveH:
Check to see if Tour of Britain route through North Wales goes near your house

THE TOUR of Britain will encompass North Wales.
Stage four of the flagship event will see it take in the beauty of Snowdonia before heading north to the coast - through Conwy before finishing the stage at Llandudno's iconic Great Orme,

It will then move through Llandudno Junction via Conway Road before joining the A546 New Road.

It then moves off into residential areas of Llandudno Junction and Deganwy near Warren Drive and Ty Mawr Road before rejoining the A546 on to Bryniau Road in Llandudno.

The Llandudno leg will take in Great Orme Road onto the west shore, Marine Drive along the northern and eastern tips of Llandudno, Happy Valley Road on the east shore, Tudno Street, Old Road, Abbey Road, Ty-Gwyn Road, Bishop's Quarry Road before finishing at the summit of the Great Orme.

To see a map of the route, visit https://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/stages/

The tour of Britain Stages in full:

Stage One: Sunday 5 September, Penzance to Bodmin, 180.8km

Stage Two: Monday 6 September, Sherford to Exeter, 184km

Stage Three: Tuesday 7 September, Carmarthenshire team time trial, 27.5km

Stage Four: Wednesday 8 September, Aberaeron to Great Orme, Llandudno, 209.7km

Stage Five: Thursday 9 September, Cheshire to Warrington, 152km

Stage Six: Friday 10 September, Carlisle to Gateshead, 192.7km

Stage Seven: Saturday 11 September, Hawick to Edinburgh, 194.7km

Stage Eight: Sunday 12 September, Stonehaven to Aberdeen, 173km

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SteveH:
MARK Cavendish has confirmed he will race in the Tour of Britain, which takes to the streets of Gwynedd and Conwy next month.

The sprinter, fresh from equalling Eddy Merckx’s record of 34 Tour de France stage wins after four more victories this summer, will lead the Deceuninck-Quick-Step team at the event, which takes take place from September 5 to 12.

British Cycling has confirmed the fourth stage of its eight-stage flagship series will be held between Ceredigion and Llandudno - the 215km route will be the Tour of Britain’s Queen stage, deemed to be the hardest of the series, with the 9.8 per cent average climb to the finishing line at the top of the Great Orme on September 8.

Cavendish has won more stages of the modern Tour of Britain – 10 – than any other rider. This will be the 12th time he has competed in the race, having led it for two days during the 2007 edition.

“It is always an honour to race on the home roads of the Tour of Britain,” Cavendish said.

cont  https://www.denbighshirefreepress.co.uk/news/19515773.mark-cavendish-confirmed-first-rider-years-tour-britain/?ref=rss&IYA-mail=a05105fc-304d-4c50-9807-edab51f779a4

SteveH:
CONWY has the chance to show it is a "wonderful part of the world" as one of Britain's top cycling events comes to the area next month.

British Cycling will hold the fourth stage of its flagship series between Aberaeron and the Great Orme in Llandudno on September 8, which will see Tour de France and Olympic cyclists take to the roads across the region.

The 215km route will be the Tour of Britain’s Queen stage, deemed to be the hardest of the series, with the 9.8 per cent average climb to the finishing line at the top of the Great Orme.

Live coverage of the free-to-watch race is shown daily in the UK on ITV4, in addition to around the world, while it attracts a roadside audience of over 1.5 million spectators.

cont  https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/19523710.conwy-chance-showcase-wonderful-location-top-cycling-event-says-ms/

SteveH:
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Orme section   https://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/stages/stage-four/

SteveH:
A MEMBER of the organising team behind the Tour of Britain cycling event has spoken of his excitement that the series will be returning to Llandudno and other parts of North Wales this year.

Peter Hodges, PR and marketing director at SweetSpot Group, believes that the fourth of this year’s eight stages, which encompasses Llandudno and finishes with a steep climb to the top of the Great Orme, will make for one of the race’s most spectacular scenes.

On Wednesday, September 8, competitors will ride more than 200 km from Aberaeron to Llandudno, before ending with the 1.9km, 9.8 per cent average climb to the finishing line at the top of the Great Orme in Llandudno.

Peter, who considers this the hardest stage at this year’s event, is delighted the Tour of Britain is returning to North Wales and Llandudno for the first time since 2016 and 2014 respectively, with a challenging route that has been in the pipeline for almost two years.

He said: “We’re delighted to be coming back. This was originally the route and stage that should have took place in 2020; effectively, we have been working on this since late 2019.

“The team at Conwy and Llandudno know us really well, and I think it’s fair to say we have long harboured the ambition of finishing at the Great Orme.

“It’s definitely going to be special. I’m an amateur cyclist, but I tend to stick to the flatter routes – I’ll be at the front, looking towards the world’s best doing it,” he laughed.

cont  https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/19531861.tour-britain-organiser-delighted-ride-returning-llandudno/

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