The ninth edition of the Women’s Tour, the UK’s leading international women’s cycle race, will take place between Tuesday 4 and Sunday 9 June 2024. Next year’s race, which continues to form a part of the prestigious UCI Women’s WorldTour, has adjusted dates in order to allow the six-stage event to finish with two weekend stages. The first details of the 2024 event will be revealed in due course. The most recent edition of the Women’s Tour in 2022 was won by Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek – Segafredo), who memorably snatched victory from Grace Brown (FDJ Nouvelle – Aquitaine Futuroscope) in front o ..read more

The Women’s Tour, the award-winning and trailblazing cycle race, will take a one-year hiatus in 2023. Owing to a combination of increased running costs (approximately 20% higher in comparison to the 2022 race), a reduced level of commercial support, and challenges in finding a vehicle partner to replace ŠKODA to help create a safe racing environment for riders and spectators alike, it has proved impossible to deliver the event that was proposed for June. The decision has been taken now following a three-week renewed appeal for funding, which included an incredibly popular crowdfunding scheme t ..read more

As we edge closer to this year’s Women’s Tour, the ninth edition of the UK’s leading women’s cycle race, we wanted to give our amazing fans the chance to win an ultra-rare set of signed leaders’ jerseys. One lucky winner will claim this fantastic prize, which features all four jerseys from the 2021 race signed by their respective winners: Demi Vollering, Lorena Wiebes, Elise Chabbey and Nina Kessler. This prize has never previously been offered to our fanbase – the set of jerseys are perfect for framing, whether that’s around your home or whether you clock up you indoor training miles! Simply ..read more

The Women’s Tour’s crowdfunding campaign, launched to raise vital funds ahead of this June’s race, has today passed £10,000! We’ve been blown away by the generosity of race fans since the campaign was launched on Thursday (16 March) – a huge thank you to everybody who has contributed so far. However, we still need your support to help make sure this year’s event happens. The crowdfunding campaign is seeking to raise funds to help cover ever-increasing organisational costs, as well as a shortfall from sponsorship income. At present, three of the race’s four prestigious jersey classifications (l ..read more

Women’s Tour fans will be able to get closer to the UK’s leading UCI Women’s WorldTour event than ever before in 2023 thanks to a new crowdfunding initiative launched today. Fans can show their support for this year’s event, which is set to start in Warwickshire on Wednesday 7 June and culminate in the heart of Birmingham five stages later, by donating as little as £5. Anybody who contributes will have their name included on a special heroes’ wall that will be on display at each stage start and finish at the 2023 race, as well as printed in the official race roadbook. Digital certificates will ..read more

Two-time Women’s Tour champion Lizzie Deignan has declared her support for the UK’s most prestigious cycle race as it continues to seek crucial funding for the 2023 event. Speaking to PA news agency, the Trek – Segafredo rider described how she hopes the planned ninth edition of the award-winning UCI Women’s WorldTour event takes place in June. She said: “It will be a huge loss in terms of the opportunity for British teams to have a stage like that to race on, but also internationally. It’s a really important race because June doesn’t have many stage races, so it’s brilliant preparation ahead ..read more

Two weeks on from hosting what promises to be an unforgettable stage of the Women’s Tour, Redcar & Cleveland will provide the backdrop for this year’s British national road championships. British Cycling have today released details of this year’s championships (Wednesday 21 – Sunday 25 June) which, together with stage three of the UK’s leading women’s cycle race finishing in Guisborough on Friday 9 June, will create a memorable year of cycling in the region. The championships will begin one day earlier than usual with the time trials on Wednesday 21 June. Further details of the route will ..read more

Get a front row seat and watch all the Women’s Tour 2023 action unfold right in front of you thanks to our race day packages! Join us on the Sportsbreaks.com Terrace at each stage start and finish to enhance your experience at Britain’s most prestigious women’s cycle race in June. Passes are now available at Sportsbreaks.com, the official hospitality partner of the Women’s Tour, and are priced from £45+VAT. The post Race day packages now available at Sportsbreaks.com appeared first on The Women's Tour ..read more

Nearly a year on from hosting an unforgettable Commonwealth Games, Birmingham will again welcome world-class sport when the final stage of the Women’s Tour cycle race heads to the second city this June. The award-winning and trailblazing event, Britain’s most prestigious international women’s cycling race, will crown its 2023 champion following a circuit race around Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter on Sunday 11 June. This free-to-watch spectacle will follow a day of community and family-based activities taking place in and around St Paul’s Square and the Jewellery Quarter. More details of this a ..read more

A Birmingham city centre finale, the most northerly stage in race history and a return to three former host venues are among the highlights of this year’s Women’s Tour, details of which have been revealed today. Britain’s longest-running international women’s cycle race returns for its ninth edition in 2023, with this year’s route featuring six new start and finish locations and opportunities aplenty for combative and unpredictable racing. This year’s Women’s Tour will comprise the following stages: Stage one | Wednesday 7 June | Stratford-upon-Avon to Royal Leamington Spa Stage two | Thursda ..read more