The UK’s biggest professional road cycling competition is back – and will tear through the streets of Nottinghamshire once again this Friday.
More than 100 cyclists from across the globe will take on the Tour of Britain stage race from today (September 3) until Sunday (September 8).
Tuesday’s first stage takes place around Kelso, in the Scottish Borders and the final stage takes place in Felixstowe, on the Suffolk coast.
Friday’s fourth stage begins in Derby before weaving through west Nottinghamshire and finishing in Newark.
Two of the brightest stars in the this year’s competition are Paris 2024 Olympic gold medallists Tom Pidcock and Remco Evenepoel.
Yorkshireman Pidcock, 25, retained his Olympic mountain biking title back in July despite suffering a puncture on the fourth lap.
He will be cycling for INEOS Grenadiers, in what will be the team’s 14th tour participation since 2010, the most out of any other competing UCI World team – the teams which make up the highest level of the sport.
Tom’s younger brother Joseph will be competing under TRINITY Racing to make his Tour of Britain debut.
Belgium’s Remco Evenepoel recently became the first male cyclist to win both the road race and time trial at the same edition of the Olympics, and features for the Soudal–Quick-Step UCI World Team.
The 24-year-old Belgian spoke of his enthusiasm about the coming competition, which will be his Tour of Britain debut.
“I am looking forward to returning to racing at the Tour of Britain after my post-Olympics break,” said Evenepoel.
“My last period of racing was very special for me and it was great that I could recharge a little afterwards, but it’s time to pin on a number again as I look forward to the big races of this autumn. It is especially nice that I can start in Scotland, where I have the memories of winning the Worlds ITT race last summer.”
The race has dropped two stages this year to make it equal with the Tour of Britain Women, which was held back in June and won by Belgian Lotte Kopecky.
The overall men’s route, which is just shy of 1,000km or 621 miles, now consists of six stages: The Scottish Borders stage, Darlington to Redcar, Sheffield to Barnsley, Derby to Newark-on-Trent, The West Northamptonshire stage, and finally Lowestoft to Felixstowe.
Cycling enthusiasts in Nottinghamshire can watch the race for free when it passes through the county on Friday the 6th of September.
Stage four will start at 11am outside Derby arena, where fans will be able to watch team and rider presentations before the start.
The group will then pass through a number of Nottinghamshire towns and villages, including Eastwood, Brinsley, Hucknall, Underwood, Moorgreen, Ravenshead, Blidworth, Farnsfield and Southwell, where spectators can line the streets to cheer on the peloton. (See exact timings at the end of this article).
Stage four will end outside Sconce and Devon Park, Victoria Street, Newark at around 2.15-2.30pm.
There, you can watch the presentation of Stage Winner and Leader’s jerseys at 2.50pm.
Last year’s competition was won by Belgian Wout van Aert, who will not be competing in this year’s edition.
The former champion will be absent due to his team Visma-Lease a Bike opting out of this year’s competition. This week he is instead taking part in La Veulta, Spain, which ends on Sunday.
This year’s Tour of Britain top contenders include Evenepoel, his Soudal Quick-Step teammate and 2018 winner Julian Alaphilippe, and Pidcock, competing for INEOS Grenadiers in what will be his fourth Tour.
Live TV coverage of the tour will be available daily on ITV4, and you can follow along on X (Twitter), Instagram and Facebook.
Tour of Britain 2024: Stage four race timings
Friday 6 September: Derby to Newark-on-Trent
The race will kick off at 11am from outside of the Derby Arena and is expected to finish between 2.13pm and 2.52pm on Victoria Street at Newark on Trent. Timings approximate.
| Route | Time |
| Derby Arena | 11:00 |
| B5010 Main Road – Elvaston | 11:15 |
| Borrowash | 11:16 |
| A6005 Nottingham Road | 11:16 |
| Risley | 11:22 |
| Rushy Lane | 11:24 |
| No Man’s Lane | 11:25 |
| Potato Pit Lane | 11:29 |
| Dale Abbey | 11:29 |
| A6096 Spondon Road | 11:31 |
| Cat and Fiddle Lane | 11:32 |
| Station Road | 11:35 |
| West Hallam | 11:35 |
| Station Road | 11:35 |
| A609 Belper Road | 11:36 |
| Stanley Common | 11:37 |
| Amber Valley | 11:39 |
| A608 Ilkeston Road | 11:39 |
| Smalley Village | 11:41 |
| Heanor | 11:45 |
| A608 High Street | 11:46 |
| A608 Market Street | 11:46 |
| A608 Church Street | 11:47 |
| A608 Station Road | 11:48 |
| A608 Derby Road | 11:49 |
| Central Island | 11:50 |
| A608 Derby Road | 11:50 |
| Eastwood | 11:50 |
| A608 | 11:51 |
| Brinsley | 11:53 |
| Underwood | 11:56 |
| B600 Willey Road | 11:56 |
| Moorgreen | 12:00 |
| B600 Church Road | 12:01 |
| Watnall | 12:03 |
| B6009 Narrow Lane | 12:03 |
| B6009 Watnall Road | 12:06 |
| Hucknall | 12:06 |
| Nabbs Lane | 12:08 |
| Common Lane | 12:09 |
| Wood Lane | 12:10 |
| South Street | 12:12 |
| Torkard Way | 12:12 |
| Station Road | 12:12 |
| Papplewick Lane | 12:13 |
| B683 Moor Road | 12:15 |
| B683 Main Street | 12:16 |
| A60 Mansfield Road | 12:19 |
| Kighill Lane | 12:20 |
| Ravenshead | 12:20 |
| Chapel Lane | 12:21 |
| B6020 Main Road | 12:23 |
| Blidworth | 12:25 |
| B6020 | 12:26 |
| Dale Lane | 12:27 |
| Longland Lane | 12:31 |
| Farnsfield | 12:34 |
| Main Street | 12:34 |
| Edingley | 12:36 |
| Halam | 12:38 |
| Southwell | 12:42 |
| Queen Street | 12:42 |
| King Street | 12:43 |
| Station Road | 12:43 |
| Hockerton | 12:46 |
| A617 Newark Road | 12:47 |
| Caunton Road | 12:47 |
| Newark Road | 12:53 |
| Caunton | 12:53 |
| Main Street | 12:54 |
| Norwell Road | 12:54 |
| Caunton Road | 12:56 |
| Norwell Lane | 12:58 |
| Norwell | 12:58 |
| Norwell Lane | 12:59 |
| Ossington Road | 12:59 |
| Ossington Road | 13:00 |
| Ossington | 13:04 |
| Moorhouse Road | 13:05 |
| Moorhouse | 13:07 |
| Moorhouse Road | 13:07 |
| Weston Road | 13:10 |
| Egmanton | 13:12 |
| Tuxford Road | 13:12 |
| Tuxford | 13:14 |
| Newcastle Street | 13:15 |
| A6075 Market Place | 13:15 |
| Marnham Road | 13:16 |
| Skegby Road | 13:22 |
| Polly Taylor’s Road | 13:22 |
| Fledborough Road | 13:24 |
| Fledborough | 13:25 |
| Ragnall | 13:27 |
| A57 Darlton Road | 13:29 |
| Dunham-on-Trent | 13:30 |
| A57 Main Street | 13:30 |
| Dunham Bridge | 13:31 |
| Lincolnshire | 13:31 |
| A1133 Collingham Road | 13:19 |
| Nottinghamshire | 13:22 |
| A1133 Collingham Road | 13:36 |
| Girton | 13:40 |
| Besthorpe | 13:45 |
| Collingham | 13:48 |
| A1130 High Street | 13:49 |
| Whitemoor Lane | 13:51 |
| Brough Lane | 13:53 |
| 15km to Race Finish | 13:53 |
| 10km to Race Finish | 14:00 |
| Coddington Lane | 13:58 |
| Beckingham Road | 14:03 |
| Coddington | 14:03 |
| 5km to Race Finish | 14:06 |
| Northern Road | 14:08 |
| B6166 Lincoln Road Bridge | 14:09 |
| North Gate | 14:10 |
| B6166 Castle Gate | 14:11 |
| B6166 Lombard Street | 14:11 |
| B6166 Portland Street | 14:12 |
| Victoria Street – Newark-on-Trent | 14:13 |
