Tour of Britain Route through Suffolk and Norfolk
The official launch of the East Anglian stage of this year's Tour took place on Thursday 12th May.
As I revealed recently, the penultimate stage of the Tour of Britain will start from Angel Hill in Bury St Edmunds on September 17, meander through the Suffolk and Norfolk countryside and end on the royal estate at Sandringham.
The next day the riders will race to the finish in London.
If you're wondering how the organisers have created a 120-mile race stage between Bury and Sandrigham, the answer is that the route takes in a 60-mile loop south then east before heading north to cross the county border near Diss.
Lavenham Church
Parts of the route will be familiar to anyone who's done the 100 mile version of the St Edmunds Wheel, as the professionals race through the picturesque and historic Lavenham and Hintlesham, also taking in Cockfield, Debenham and Eye.
You can also ride this stage yourself in July. Full details of the route and your chance to test yourself before the professionals arrive in September are on the Tour of Britain website.
Roy
As I revealed recently, the penultimate stage of the Tour of Britain will start from Angel Hill in Bury St Edmunds on September 17, meander through the Suffolk and Norfolk countryside and end on the royal estate at Sandringham.
The next day the riders will race to the finish in London.
If you're wondering how the organisers have created a 120-mile race stage between Bury and Sandrigham, the answer is that the route takes in a 60-mile loop south then east before heading north to cross the county border near Diss.
Lavenham Church
Parts of the route will be familiar to anyone who's done the 100 mile version of the St Edmunds Wheel, as the professionals race through the picturesque and historic Lavenham and Hintlesham, also taking in Cockfield, Debenham and Eye.
You can also ride this stage yourself in July. Full details of the route and your chance to test yourself before the professionals arrive in September are on the Tour of Britain website.
Roy
Labels: Bury St Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds Wheel, cycling, cycling for fitness, suffolk lanes, tour of britain
posted by Roy Everitt at
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Here's an account of 'Riding in the break' in last year's Bury St Edmunds to Colchester stage: http://www.tourofbritain.com/_ns_news/default.asp?news_id=162
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