Olympic gold medallist set to compete in Tour of Britain

23 August 2024

Tom Pidcock with his gold medal from the Paris games. Credit: SWPix.com

Team GB Olympic gold medallist Tom Pidcock is set to be among the riders when the Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain cycling race visits West Northamptonshire on Saturday 7 September.

Pidcock, who won the thrilling cross-country mountain bike race in Paris, will compete in the Tour for INEOS Grenadiers.

The 25-year-old joins the likes of double Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel, and former race winner Julian Alaphilippe (both racing for Soudal Quick-Step) on the provisional start list for the 20^th edition of Britain’s biggest professional cycle race.

The West Northants stage will start from the University of Northampton at 11am and weave its way around West Northants before finishing at the Guildhall in Northampton from around 2.20pm.

The route will visit Daventry and around 30 villages across West Northants, and communities are encouraged to come out and cheer on the cyclists as they race towards the finish line.

The stage will feature two 'King of the Mountain' climbs - at Newnham Hill and Bulls Hill, just south of Daventry. There will also be an intermediate sprint on Pitsford Causeway - offering plenty of opportunities for spectators to find the perfect spot from which to witness the race.

Events and activities will be taking place at the University of Northampton’s Waterside Campus throughout the day.

And in Daventry, Daventry Town Council will be hosting their annual Foodies Market and the free Daventry Heritage Bus Rides, meaning visitors will really be able to make a day of it.

A range of other events are also taking place in West Northamptonshire that weekend, and more information, including the route map and estimated times of arrival, can be found on our Men's Tour of Britain webpage

People can also find out more on the Tour of Britain site

The Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men begins in the Scottish Borders on Tuesday 3 September followed by stages in the Tees Valley, South Yorkshire, and the East Midlands before it visits West Northamptonshire. It concludes in Suffolk on Sunday 8 September after six stages of action-packed racing.

In total 18 teams, including six that participated in this summer’s Tour de France, from 12 countries will line-up in Scotland for stage one on Tuesday 3 September for a field of 108 riders.