Lloyds Tour of Britain Women 2026
It is nearly time for Britain’s premier cycling event to come to Lancashire on Thursday 20th August. Make sure you know all the information on the Lloyds Tour of Britain Women before the stage starts in Clitheroe and finishes in Blackpool.
The Stages
Riders will battle through 635.8km (395 miles) of British roads, ascending a total of 8895m, over the course of five challenging stages. The riders will take in some of Britain’s most beautiful landscapes, through the counties of Cumberland, Lancashire, Flintshire, Denbighshire, Conwy, Powys, and Warwickshire.
Stage one on Wednesday 19th August will see riders race 158.9km around Cumbria, starting and finishing in Cockermouth. Travelling along Britain’s Energy coast, and through cobble sections in Siloth and the hills of the Lake District National Park, the riders will finish on a 26km circuit around Clints Crags.
The second stage visits Lancashire on Thursday 20th August. Starting in Clitheroe, riders will face a 110.5km race to the finish line along Blackpool’s famous promenade, passing through Forest of Bowland National Landscape, Longridge, and Lytham St. Annes.
Wales will host the following two stages. Stage three begins in Flintshire in Mold on Friday 21st August, where riders will travel 104.7km through the Clwydian Range into Conwy, where it will head to a summit finish at the iconic Great Orme.
Stage four on Friday 21st August begins in Powys in Llanidloes, where riders will power 138km through the beautiful Welsh countryside, and face a series of tough climbs on what is this year’s Tour stage with the most ascent (2,484m). Completing a loop of Rhayader, the peloton will then head toward Hay-on-Wye for a sprint finish.
The concluding stage of the Lloyds Tour of Britain Women, which is the flattest of the race (1,386m), will be held in Warwickshire, starting and finishing in the historic town of Royal Leamington Spa. The general classification will be finalised after 123.8km of racing, with the riders crossing the finish line next to Jephson Gardens.
Find out more about spectator information for each stage here.
Riders to look out for
A total of 114 riders representing 19 teams are due to start at the 2026 edition of the Lloyds Tour of Britain Women, with plenty of world-class riders and British superstars for crowds to watch.
Current champion Ally Wollaston (FDJ United-SUEZ) will be back looking to retain her title. She is joined by former champion Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx – Protime), and former stage winners Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx – Protime) and Kim Le Court Pienaar (AG Insurance – Soudal Team). Five-time Commonwealth gold medallist Georgia Baker (Liv AlUla Jayco) will also be competing after a successful Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
British fans can look forward to seeing national road race champion Zoe Backstedt (Canyon // SRAM) racing back on British soil once again. The Brit will be a favourite heading into the race after a strong season so far, including a stage win in the Tour de Suisse. She will be joined by former national road race champions Millie Couzens (Fenix-Premier Tech), Pfeiffer Georgi (Team Picnic PostNL), and Alice Towers (Great Britain Cycling Team).
Towers is joined in the Great Britain Cycling Team by Commonwealth Games medallists Anna Morris and Jess Roberts, who will be looking for more Welsh success on home roads. Youngsters Amalie Cooper, Rebecca Gardiner, and Ruby Oakes, complete the lineup.
How to follow
The entirety of the 2026 Lloyds Tour of Britain Women will be available via live coverage on TNT Sports. ITV4 and ITVX will also stream daily highlights of the race, providing free-to-air coverage of Britain’s biggest cycling event for viewers across the country.
Fans in the UK can also stream live coverage from each stage on the Tour of Britain YouTube channel. Click the button below, subscribe to the channel, and hit ‘notify me’ to receive an alert when the stream goes live.
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Viewers can also watch and engage with the race across Lloyds Tour of Britain digital platforms, including Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and X.