• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

MayorWatch

London News and Comment

  • NEWS

London to host Tour of Britain Finale

May 16, 2006 by Staff

The Tour of Britain, the largest cycling race in the UK, is to hold its finale in London on Sunday 3 September. The event will trial parts of both the 2007 Tour de France Grand Depart route and proposed Olympic cycling route.

The final stage of the race, the longest stage of a cycling race to ever hit London’s streets, is sponsored by Transport for London (TfL) and forms part of its work to encourage more people to cycle in the capital.

The route of the final stage travels from Greenwich Park, over Tower Bridge and into the City, following part of the Tour de France 2007 route which passes some of London’s best known landmarks.

The race will also follow a proposed 2012 Olympic cycling route up and over Hampstead Heath then down to Regent’s Park, through Hyde Park on to the Tour de France Prologue route and finally in to St James’s Park for 20 laps of the park’s perimeter to the finish.

BikeFest will be held along the Tour of Britain finishing straight and will be a fun event for cyclists and aspiring cyclists alike to find out how they can take to two wheels.

Transport for London’s Peter Hendy , said: “London has never seen a cycle race of this scale” adding that the event “is the third time the Tour of Britain has finished in the capital and this year’s race promises to be bigger and better than ever.”

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email

Filed Under: News

RECENT UPDATES

Tube and rail users to benefit from Oyster weekly fares cap

Mayor and TfL call on ministers to help plug funding gap

Tube to get full mobile phone coverage from 2024

TfL says Direct Vision Standard is already making HGVs safer for London road users




POPULAR

City Hall to move to Docklands as Mayor seeks to raise £55m for frontline services

‘Concern’ over TfL’s ability to deliver major projects in wake of Crossrail cost overruns

City Hall halts London Overground ticket office closures but many will still see opening hours reduced

Transport for London confirms bus cuts will go ahead despite passenger opposition

Copyright © 2025 · Terms of Use · Privacy Policy