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The 2025 Tour of Britain Women delivered high drama, emotional moments, and emerging talent; a resounding success for women’s cycling in the UK. As a thrilling showcase of strategy, grit and emerging stars, it has become the highlight of Britain’s cycling season. And as the UK’s only UCI Women’s WorldTour race this year, the event reaffirmed Britain’s vital role in the global women’s peloton, especially amid uncertainty around other domestic races. With 19 teams and 110 riders, turnout and quality made it a standout success.
This set the stage for a bold return of the men’s race in September, promising fierce competition, scenic routes and a heartfelt farewell to Geraint Thomas.
A record 19 teams will compete, including nine UCI WorldTeams; UAE Team Emirates‑XRG, Ineos Grenadiers, Soudal Quick‑Step, Visma‑Lease a Bike, Lidl‑Trek, Groupama‑FDJ, Bahrain Victorious, AC2R‑Decathlon and Picnic PostNL. The challenging route, starting in Suffolk, continues through Central England through Bedfordshire and Warwickshire, with Stage 3 from Milton Keynes to Ampthill and Stage 4 featuring the brutal hill repeats at Burton Dassett Hills Country Park on 4–5 September. Stage 5 includes a double ascent of The Tumble, followed by the finale from Newport to Cardiff, set as a fitting send-off for local legend Geraint Thomas, retiring on home roads on 7 September
Expect the roads from Suffolk to Cardiff to roar once more with elite action and community spirit as Britain’s premier stage races take over the autumn calendar.
...for us it was a wonderful experience to bike the West Highland Wayhey. We miss the Scottish scenery already, together with all the friendly people we met. We would like...