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Download The Tour of Britain Race Manual

27/08/2010

The Tour of Britain is pleased to announce that the 2010 Race Manual is now available to download from this website.With full details of all the routes and timings for all eight stages, the Race Manual is indispensible for anyone heading to the roadside this September to catch the UK's biggest professional cycle race.As well as ETAs for all the stages you can find precise details for each of the Start and Finish locations, to help plan your day out at The Tour.To download the guide, click on ...

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Tour de France stage winner to lead Cervelo in Britain

26/08/2010

Heinrich Haussler, a stage winner in the 2009 Tour de France, will lead the Cervelo Test Team at The Tour of Britain next month, in a six rider line-up that also includes home favourites Jeremy Hunt and Daniel Lloyd, plus last year's third placed finisher Martin Reimer.Completing the seventeen team Tour of Britain line-up alongside Cervelo will be Colnago – CSF Inox, ISD – Neri Giambenini, Ireland and the Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team.Colnago will be led by 2010 Giro d'Italia ...

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Stage One of The Tour launched in England's Northwest

25/08/2010

Organisers of The Tour of Britain, as well as representatives from Blackpool Council, Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council and the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA), have today officially launched Stage One of this year's Tour of Britain, with help from Olympic Bronze medallist Steven Burke and fellow Northwest rider Richard Handley.“It's brilliant to have The Tour of Britain in the Northwest. For the actual start to be in Rochdale it's not too far from my home in Colne, so ...

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Simon Richardson targets a top ten Tour finish

25/08/2010

Professional cyclist and former Somerset resident, Simon Richardson, is targeting a top ten finish in this year's Tour of Britain.Somerset and Devon County Councils are co-hosting the two South West Stages of The Tour, with Stage Four from Minehead to Teignmouth on Tuesday 14 September and Stage Five from Tavistock to Glastonbury on Wednesday 15 September.This year will be the fourth time the Sigma Sport – Specialized rider has competed in The Tour and he'll be looking to improve on ...

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Teignmouth District Council to provide free motorhome parking

25/08/2010

Free overnight parking for motorhomes is on offer at Teignmouth for The Tour of Britain and The Prostate Cancer Charity Tour Ride events.Teignbridge District Council is allowing campers to stay at the Broadmeadow sports field for both the main event, and the preceding charity rides.Facilities will be basic, but there will be water available, and showers can be taken at the adjoining sports centre for about £1.Broadmeadow is less than a mile from the town centre and seafront, and buses ...

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The Tour of Britain Newsletter

24/08/2010

If you've not yet signed up to receive the Official Tour of Britain Newsletter, you can catch up with the latest edition below. And don't forget if you want to receive all the latest news emailed directly to you, sign-up for the newsletter on the front page of the website.There's now just over three weeks to go until Britain's biggest professional cycle race gets underway, with a fantastic opening stage from Rochdale to Blackpool. 17 of the world's top teams will take the start, including ...

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Businesses encouraged to create a carnival atmosphere for The Tour of Britain

20/08/2010

Norfolk 's businesses are being encouraged to create a carnival spirit across the county for The Tour of Britain's arrival, with a chance to win £1000 for doing so.Looking to build as much of a colourful race day scene on Norfolk's streets as possible, the County Council has produced a business pack for companies and organisations that want to show their support for the September 16 race.The pack comes complete with colourful posters, images of The Tour, and 9 metres worth of blue, red ...

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Team HTC - Columbia send strong line-up to The Tour of Britain

19/08/2010

Andre Greipel and Mark Renshaw headline a strong provisional Team HTC – Columbia line-up ahead of this September's Tour of Britain. In addition to the two sprinters, a pair of former World Time Trial Champions in Michael Rogers and Bert Grabsch will head to Britain, alongside current Italian Time Trial Champion Marco Pinotti and his German equivalent Tony Martin.Having won four stages and the overall 2009 Tour of Britain with the now departed Edvald Boasson Hagen, Team HTC – ...

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Dan Martin to ride The Tour of Britain

18/08/2010

Recent Tour of Poland winner Dan Martin will lead the Garmin – Transitions Pro Cycling Team at The Tour of Britain in September, in a line-up which also includes Tour de France stage winner Robbie Hunter and Brazilian National Champion Murilo Fischer.Martin recently took the overall honours at the Tour of Poland, winning Stage Five to pull on the leader's yellow jersey, which he held to the end, while on Tuesday he added victory in the prestigious Tre Valli Varesine one-day race in ...

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Perfect backdrop for Tour of Britain spectators

18/08/2010

The National Trust has teamed up with The Tour of Britain to provide spectators with free parking (for Stages Six and Seven) and the perfect backdrop to enjoy Britain's most exhilarating cycle race of the year.For the first time in The Tour of Britain's history, cyclists will be weaving through the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex. Spectators parking at any of the National Trust locations lining this new route will be close to the action and perfectly situated to witness the ...

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