Date
Date - Fri 09 Sep 12:00 AM
All Day
Event Description
Devon County Council (DCC) will host Stage Six of The Tour of Britain, on Friday 9 September.
The world’s top cycling teams and riders, including Sir Bradley Wiggins, will race from Sidmouth on the East Devon coast to the summit of Haytor on Dartmoor.
The latest edition and the route of British Cycling’s premier road cycling eventwas unveiled at a special event at Bristol Museum and Art Gallery on Thursday night.
Stage six will take in Sidmouth, Ottery St Mary, Honiton, Willand, Tiverton, Crediton, Moretonhampstead, Haldon Forest, and Chudleigh before climbing from Bovey Tracey to the only summit finish of The Tour.
At 152.7km long and with 3,101metres of climbs, the route is almost a repeat of the thrilling 2013 stage. That year almost 250,000 spectators lined the county’s roads to help boost the local economy by £5.9m.
– See more at: https://www.devonnewscentre.info/tour-of-britain-to-return-to-devon-in-september/#sthash.mFwgEBcB.dpuf