Tour of Britain 2022

Pidcock, Teuns, Porte, Schachmann, Woods, Jorgenson among the major names headlining 18th edition.

[Tom Pidcock](https://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/tom-pidcock/) (Ineos Grenadiers) heads up the start list. [Cees Bol](https://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/cees-bol/) will be looking to target sprint wins while Chris Hamilton is an option on the hillier days. [Dylan Teuns](https://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/dylan-teuns/) leads Israel-Premier Tech in the race for UCI points. His favourite races are Strade Bianche and the Volta a Portugal, and he rides a Colnago C40. Daniel Ostanek is production editor at Cyclingnews, having joined in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired as staff writer. [L'Equipe](https://live.lequipe.fr/lachainelequipe/) (opens in new tab) (France), [Claro](https://clarosports.claro.com.gt/home/) (opens in new tab) (Latin American), [RTVC](https://www.rtvc.gov.co/) (opens in new tab) (Colombia), and [Sky](https://www.sky.co.nz/) (opens in new tab) (New Zealand). [ITV4](https://www.itv.com/hub/itv4) (opens in new tab) will also be airing the race live on TV and online daily. [2022 Tour of Britain](https://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-of-britain/). [GCN+](https://racepass.globalcyclingnetwork.com/?utm_medium=editorial&utm_source=cycling-news&utm_campaign=bau) (opens in new tab), with a year’s subscription costing £39.99. The versatile [Matteo Jorgenson](https://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/matteo-jorgenson/) heads up Movistar, who can also look to Oscar Rodríguez in the quest for points. [ExpressVPN](https://xvtelink.com/offer/best-vpn-for-streaming-sports?offer=3monthsfree&a_fid=744&data1=cyclingnews-gb-5323441697540861000) (opens in new tab). [2022 Tour of Britain](https://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-of-britain/) winding its way down from Aberdeen to the Isle of Wight this week.

For Stage 7 cyclists will follow a route that passes through Abbotsbury, Weymouth, Dorchester, Lulworth, Wareham, Bere Regis, Blandford, Wimborne and Verwood.

B3072 Victoria Road, Ferndown will be closed at its junction with the A347, Ringwood Road to its junction with Penrose Road between 4.30am to approximately 9pm. Vehicular access can be gained via a manned closure point at the junction with Penrose Road, however the road will be closed to vehicles between 2pm and 3.30pm. Whilst these closures are in place, access to Dorchester will be via A35 Monkeys Jump Roundabout. Maumbury Road at its junction with Herringston Road to its junction with Weymouth Avenue A signed diversion route will be in place via A354, A35. Limited access will be permitted.

Stage three sees the riders drop down into northern England, for another hilly stage in the Northern Pennines. Three climbs are on the menu for the day ...

An avid cycling follower with a keen interest in racing, his writing previously featured on Casquettes and Bidons. Scott and his Wiv-SunGod teammates are in fine form currently, and the 24-year-old won the Tour de la Mirabelle 2.2 race earlier this year. Similarly to stage two, the late climb is likely to provide an opportunity for anyone who’s part of a breakaway to attack and then try and time-trial into Sunderland.

Stage six will begin in Tewkesbury before finishing in Gloucester this Friday (September 9)

In addition, there will be a host of community cycling stands at both the start and finish. Young children will be able to race around a track and try out balance bikes courtesy of Action Wheels. The crowds will able to enjoy live music before welcoming riders into the finish. Dan Martin, a Tour de France stage winner, will then be on hand to welcome them at the finish from around 3pm. [Gloucestershire](https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/) when the best cyclists in the world race through the county at the end of this week. It will be the first time the race has held a stage start and finish in the county. For more information on the Tour of Britain in Gloucestershire, including stage timetables for when the race will be in your area, click The start and finish of both races will be separated by a little over ten miles, allowing fans to easily attend both on race day. “Events at the start and finish will feature a wide variety of bike-based entertainment and activities that crowds can engage with. Street entertainers, including Thomas Trilby, will be appearing in Tewkesbury before the stage start and at the finish in Gloucester. The Tour of Britain will bring a host of music and entertainment to Fans will also be able to watch the race on a big screen in Gloucester's Mariners Square.

DSM rider beats Jake Stewart with a last moment bike throw.

The final dash to the line saw Jake Stewart (Great Britain) launch first after a strong late lead-out from his teammates. Team DSM had other ideas, though, bringing the moves back as the peloton raced into the last 3km with the team looking to deliver a win for their sprinter Cees Bol. Starting life as a freelance feature writer, with bylines in The Times and The Telegraph, he first entered cycling journalism in 2012, joining Cyclist magazine as staff writer. KOM leader Bassett, who had picked up 14 points to Teggart's eight on the opening day, was once again in the battle for points as the break reached the late hills just ahead of the peloton. The retiring Richie Porte took to the front of the peloton to make the pace there, though the calm was quickly disrupted by Davide Gabburo (Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè), who jumped away solo with 16km to go. Also with the speed being so high and with the corner with just over 1km to go, you save a lot of energy when you go through in the first five. Saint Piran tried a two-man counter at 8km to go, with Jack Rootkin-Gray and Alexandar Richardson going on the attack briefly before being brought back. The white jersey wearer went for it again at the first sprint of stage 2, 42.5km into the stage. "I was suffering really hard and getting dropped, but on the final climb in the headwind it was a bit easier to hang on. The day's breakaway went away early on the stage, with Ribble Weldtite brothers Harry and Charlie Tanfield getting the move. Following a flat and rolling opening 140km of the 175km stage, three third-category climbs would be packed into the closing kilometres of the day, providing potential launchpads for any attackers. The boys did a really strong ride to close the gap and bring me in a perfect position in the last kilometre.

NEW Zealand's Corbin Strong won the first stage of the AJ Bell Tour of Britain to claim the leader's red jersey.

[What can we expect from Dorset's stage in the Tour of Britain 2022?](https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/sport/20783457.tour-britain-2022-expect-dorset-stage/) Strong won an uphill sprint to Glenshee Ski Centre at the end of a 183.1-kilometre stage which started in wet and windy conditions in Aberdeen and saw a five-man breakaway finally caught with less than two kilometres to go. NEW Zealand’s Corbin Strong won the first stage of the AJ Bell Tour of Britain to claim the leader’s red jersey.