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Pembrokeshire Herald
13-05-2025
- Sport
- Pembrokeshire Herald
National Road Championships return to West Wales this summer
CEREDIGION will host the 2025 Lloyds National Road Championships from June 26 to 29, bringing elite-level cycling to west Wales – and Pembrokeshire residents are being encouraged to make the short trip across the border to enjoy the action. A total of ten national champion's jerseys will be contested across three days of racing, with the time-trial on Thursday, June 26, the circuit race on Friday, June 27, and the road race concluding the event on Sunday, June 29. Entries for all events are open now and will close at midnight on Sunday, June 1. Full route details can be found at Time-trial – Aberaeron – Thursday, June 26 The opening event takes place around Aberaeron, with a challenging route beginning in Ffos-y-ffin and heading along fast-rolling roads to Ciliau Aeron before returning via a short but steep climb at Rhiw Goch. Elite women and under-23 riders will cover 27km, while elite men will face a 41km course. Circuit race – Aberystwyth – Friday, June 27 The circuit race will take place in Aberystwyth on Friday evening. Riders will race for 50 minutes plus five laps on a 1.6km loop through the town centre, including Pier Street, Portland Street and Queens Road. The start and finish line will be on the seafront promenade. Spectators will have several opportunities to see the action as riders pass iconic landmarks like the Bandstand and old college. Road race – Aberystwyth – Sunday, June 29 The championships culminate in a gruelling road race beginning on Aberystwyth's promenade and heading out towards Trawsgoed on a 23.4km anti-clockwise loop. The course includes a maximum gradient of 9.1% and a technical 13.8% descent from Moriah to the A44. The women's race will cover 128km and the men's 187km, finishing on the seafront. The finishing circuits, which loop through the old harbour and over Trefechan Bridge, are expected to deliver a thrilling end to each race. Stevie Williams, winner of last year's Lloyds Tour of Britain Men and a native of Aberystwyth, said: 'Racing on home roads is a rare opportunity which always makes it extra special, so I can't wait to get out on the roads I know so well.' Jonathan Day, Managing Director for British Cycling Events, said: 'The locations for each of the championships are stunning and provide a great test for the riders. There are multiple opportunities for spectators to see the riders pass these iconic landmarks.' Ceredigion County Council has worked closely with organisers to support the event, which is expected to bring visitors and cycling fans from across the UK. Councillor Clive Davies said: 'The routes will demonstrate all that Ceredigion has to offer, from the coast to the countryside, taking in iconic sights along the way.' Welsh Government Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Evans said the event was a key milestone as Wales prepares to host the Tour de France for the first time in 2027. Picture caption: Tour of Britain: When it visited Aberystwyth in 2021
The Guardian
16-04-2025
- Business
- The Guardian
Four-stage 2025 Women's Tour of Britain set for northern England and Scotland
The 2025 women's Tour of Britain will go ahead in northern England and the Scottish Borders in early June, despite speculation that this year's event was in difficulty. Buoyed by news that the men's and women's Tour de France will start in Britain in 2027, this summer's four-day women's race will start in Yorkshire on 5 June and end in Glasgow four days later. The opening two stages will take in Dalby Forest, the North York Moors national park and the Tees Valley, before heading to the Scottish Borders on stage three, before the final stage on a city-centre circuit in Glasgow. The Scottish rider Neah Evans said: 'I started my cycling journey after a taster session at the Sir Chris Hoy velodrome so Glasgow is a special place to me for that.' Jonathan Day, managing director of British Cycling Events, said: 'We have first visits for the race to Dalby Forest and the North York Moors national park, from where we will race through North Yorkshire and into the Tees Valley. 'Saltburn Bank as a stage finish [stage two] will prove very popular with fans,' Day added. Saltburn's 15% gradients have featured in past editions of the men's Tour of Britain and have hosted the British national championships. The Belgian rider Lotte Kopecky, winner of the world road race title in Glasgow in 2023, is expected to defend her title, while the sport's highest-paid rider, Demi Vollering of the Netherlands, and 2024 Tour de France champion, Polish star Kasia Niewadoma, are also potential starters. The continued growth of women's cycling is reflected by both the unprecedented status of Vollering, as a Nike ambassador and the highest earner in the women's peloton, and steady growth in rider salaries, allied to reports that global revenues from women's elite sport will reach at least £1.88bn this year. Detailed route information for both the men's and women's Tours of Britain will be announced later in the spring. Meanwhile, the host towns for the men's Tour of Britain, scheduled for 2 to 7 September, have yet to be announced and details remain scant. Both races will be directed by Rod Ellingworth, formerly of Team Sky and Ineos Grenadiers, now also working as a senior manager at the Bahrain Victorious on the UCI World Tour.
