(Source: Tour of Britain Ⓒ)
The Tour of Britain bike race in September is set to include a route through Radcliffe on Trent.
The village will be one of a handful of Rushcliffe locations chosen for the cyclists to visit on their race later in the year.
The organisers have today confirmed that Radcliffe on Trent, Ruddington and Keyworth will be among the locations featured in the Central Avenue-to-Mansfield route of the bike race on 8 September 2022.
Speaking exclusively with Nottingham Post, Councillor John Cottee, Cabinet Member for Communities at Nottinghamshire County Council and member for Keyworth, said: “With just over a month to go until some of the world’s top road cyclists come to Nottinghamshire, the announcement of the timings as well as the locations for the sprints and King of the Mountains are another milestone in the countdown to the return of the Tour of Britain to our county.
“Excitement really is stepping up a gear in the towns and villages the route passes through – and even more so where the sprints and King of the Mountains competitions take place. I personally cannot wait for my own village of Keyworth to give the Tour riders a huge welcome as they compete for the King of the Mountains section of the race along Wysall Lane.”
Nottinghamshire is the fifth leg of the 2022 Tour of Britain, which also has stages in Scotland, Gloucestershire and the Isle of Wight. It has been four years since the last time the race came to the county, when a West Bridgford-Mansfield leg was included.
Cyclists are expected to reach Radcliffe around 12pm on the day of the event.
See the complete route of the Nottinghamshire leg of the race here.
