About the tour
The Lloyds Tour of Britain is the UK's premier road cycling event and part of the international UCI ProSeries. It attracts world-class riders, including Olympic and Tour de France champions, and a roadside audience of over 1 million people.
The race is free to watch, making it a perfect day out for families, schools, cycling fans, and anyone who wants to cheer on the riders as they race through Warwickshire.
Learn more about the Lloyds Tour of Britain
The Lloyds Tour of Britain Men 2025 begins on Tuesday 2 September with a pair of stages in Suffolk, the first from Woodbridge to Southwold, before a leg starting and finishing in Stowmarket, and a third stage between Milton Keynes and Ampthill.
Following the Warwickshire stage the race concludes with a brace of challenging routes in south Wales, the first including a double ascent of The Tumble, before a final stage between the Geraint Thomas National Velodrome of Wales in Newport to the Welsh capital, Cardiff, on Sunday 7 September.
Race day
Friday 5 September 2025
Stage 4: Atherstone to Burton Dassett Hills Country Park
The UK's biggest professional cycling event, the Lloyds Tour of Britain Men, is returning to Warwickshire this September!
Stage Four of the race will take place on Friday 5 September, with the route travelling through all five district and boroughs of the county.
This exciting stage will begin in Atherstone and end with a spectacular hilltop finish at Burton Dassett Hills Country Park.
What to Expect
The Warwickshire stage offers a dramatic finale. Riders will tackle the tough 700-metre climb at Burton Dassett, averaging a 9% gradient, not once but three times in the closing kilometres. The final climb will determine the stage winner, making it an incredible viewing opportunity.
Whether you want to see the world's top cyclists in your local area or enjoy the thrill of a major international sporting event, this is an unmissable chance to get involved.
For the highlights of the 2019 tour in Warwickshire, watch this video from British Cycling.
A Countywide Celebration
There's plenty of opportunity for Warwickshire children to get involved, including a competition to design the official start flag and winner's trophy for the stage.
If you're interested in volunteering on the day, then visit the British Cycling website to register your interest.
The route
Warwickshire is hosting the longest stage of the 2025 Lloyds Tour of Britain Men at a total of 116.2 miles. Along the way, the route will take in all five district and boroughs and feature six categorised king of the mountain climbs – the most on any stage of the 2025 route.
From the start in Atherstone, the route will take in Ansley, Shustoke, and Fillongley, before heading through Bedworth and Bulkington, then heading south via Brinklow to skirt Rugby and go through Dunchurch. The day's intermediate sprint will come after 85 kilometres of racing on Rugby Road in Cubbington, before the climbing starts in earnest in the second part of the stage, with the first categorised climb at Friz Hill, between Wellesbourne and Compton Verney.
From Kineton the route heads south to Shipston-on-Stour, with the next climb of Fant Hill at Upper Brailes, soon after, followed almost immediately by Sun Rising Hill, with an average of 10% over its 900 metres as it takes the race up onto the Edgehill escarpment.
The stage then uses the same finishing circuit around Burton Dassett Hills Country Park, with three ascents of the main 1.4km climb that averages 5.7%, contributing more than 2,100 metres of ascent for a thrilling finish! You can see the race map here.
You can see the full details of the route, along with expected timings (PDF, 289 KB). We'll also share a map of the route here as soon as it is available.
