The Tour of Britain competitors will head to Nottinghamshire for the fifth stage of this year’s event on Thursday, September 8. Having last ridden on the terrain in 2018, the cyclists will start and finish in the same places as four years ago.
However, the 191km route is different, with the cyclists traversing through Cotgrave, Gedling, Southwell, Retford and Worksop, finally reaching Mansfield via Clumber Park and Sherwood Forest. This is the longest route across the eight days of competition, with three sprints and two climbs on the agenda.
That is despite less than 2,000 metres of climbing being included. Previous winners of the Notts stage include Tom Boonen in 2004, Matteo Trentin in 2015 and Fernando Gaviria in 2017, with British rider Ian Stannard memorably securing a solo victory in 2018.
