Host venues revealed for stages 3 and 4 of the 2025 Tour of Britain Men
Stages 3 and 4 of the 2025 Lloyds Tour of Britain Men will run on 4–5 September: a 150 km Milton Keynes–Ampthill leg in Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire, followed by a 175 km Warwickshire test from Atherstone to a triple-ascent, summit finish at Burton Dassett Hills Country Park.
The Lloyds Tour of Britain Men will pivot from the Suffolk coast to the heart of England this September, after organisers British Cycling confirmed that stages three and four will unfold in Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire and Warwickshire on 4 and 5 September. The announcement follows the confirmation three days ago that the race will start with back-to-back days in Woodbridge, Southwold and Stowmarket.
After two largely flat sorties in East Anglia, the peloton heads for Milton Keynes on Thursday 4 September. Midsummer Boulevard will host the neutralised roll-out before the bunch sweeps north-east towards Central Bedfordshire. Ampthill’s Woburn Street claims the stage finish, delivering the national tour to the unitary authority for the first time and marking a return to Milton Keynes after a 17-year absence.
Twenty-four hours later the race crosses into Warwickshire for a 175-kilometre test from Atherstone to Burton Dassett Hills Country Park. The finale reprises the steep, 700-metre ascent that decided the 2019 edition and will see the leaders tackle its near-9% gradients three times in the closing kilometres. The uphill drag is expected to blow the general-classification battle wide open after three relatively benign opening days.
Warwickshire’s inclusion continues a rich pattern of hosting major road races: since 2015 the county has welcomed the women’s Tour of Britain on five occasions, staged both Commonwealth Games road races in 2022 and provided the launch pad for Dutch star Mathieu van der Poel’s decisive win here six years ago.
With four of six stages now revealed, attention turns to the still-secret finale and the make-up of the 20-team peloton. Full route maps and profiles for the Suffolk and Midlands stages are due later this month, with details of the closing legs and the start list expected “in the coming weeks”, according to British Cycling.
The Lloyds Tour of Britain Men will pivot from the Suffolk coast to the heart of England this September, after organisers British Cycling confirmed that stages three and four will unfold in Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire and Warwickshire on 4 and 5 September. The announcement follows the confirmation three days ago that the race will start with back-to-back days in Woodbridge, Southwold and Stowmarket.
After two largely flat sorties in East Anglia, the peloton heads for Milton Keynes on Thursday 4 September. Midsummer Boulevard will host the neutralised roll-out before the bunch sweeps north-east towards Central Bedfordshire. Ampthill’s Woburn Street claims the stage finish, delivering the national tour to the unitary authority for the first time and marking a return to Milton Keynes after a 17-year absence.
Twenty-four hours later the race crosses into Warwickshire for a 175-kilometre test from Atherstone to Burton Dassett Hills Country Park. The finale reprises the steep, 700-metre ascent that decided the 2019 edition and will see the leaders tackle its near-9% gradients three times in the closing kilometres. The uphill drag is expected to blow the general-classification battle wide open after three relatively benign opening days.
Warwickshire’s inclusion continues a rich pattern of hosting major road races: since 2015 the county has welcomed the women’s Tour of Britain on five occasions, staged both Commonwealth Games road races in 2022 and provided the launch pad for Dutch star Mathieu van der Poel’s decisive win here six years ago.
With four of six stages now revealed, attention turns to the still-secret finale and the make-up of the 20-team peloton. Full route maps and profiles for the Suffolk and Midlands stages are due later this month, with details of the closing legs and the start list expected “in the coming weeks”, according to British Cycling.
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