Tour of Britain 2023 to finish in Wales
It follows an agreement between organisers and the Welsh Government
The Tour of Britain - the UK’s biggest professional cycle race - will finish in Wales in 2023 as part of a new long-term agreement between organisers and the Welsh Government.
Economy Minister Vaughan Gething says he looks forward to welcoming the Tour next year and says Wales' credentials for hosting cycling events is now 'well established'.
This agreement, which began with this year’s Women’s Tour stage between Wrexham and Welshpool in June, will secure future visits of both races to the country over the next four years.
After hosting of the final stage of the 2023 Tour of Britain - the agreement will see the 2024 Women’s Tour start in Wales for the first time ever.
Welsh Government Economy Minister, Vaughan Gething, said: “We’re looking forward to welcoming the Tour of Britain back again next year - and to our longer-term partnership with the Tour.
Wales’ credentials for hosting cycling events is now well-established. The Tour of Britain and Women’s Tour are the perfect showcase for our landscape and the welcome we provide to the competitors and spectators and we look forward to working with our Local Authority partners as the Tour of Britain continues to reach all points of Wales.”
Next year’s Tour of Britain stage, scheduled for Sunday 10 September 2023, will be the 16th of the modern race that will have taken place in Wales since its return to the calendar in 2004.
A further five stages of the Women’s Tour have also been hosted by Welsh regions since the race’s inaugural 2014 edition.