18 of the world’s top cycling teams, including the likes of double Olympic gold medallists Remco Evenepoel and Yorkshireman Tom Pidcock and double world road race champion Julian Alaphilippe, will be on the start line on Arundel Gate, while live coverage of the race is shown daily in the UK on ITV4, as well as around the world.
The Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men is set to return to Sheffield for the first time in almost 20 years this September, as Stage 3 of the race will begin in the City Centre on Thursday 5 September, traveling out of the city into Rotherham and Doncaster before finishing in Barnsley.
The Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men is British Cycling’s premier road cycling event, held annually across six stages in September.
From the start in Sheffield, the climbing will start almost immediately, as the race heads west, skirting the Peak District National Park with the first categorised King of the Mountains climb coming on Long Lane above Loxley within 20 kilometres of racing.
The one kilometre climb averages almost 9%, with only a short descent before the race tackles the second King of the Mountains at Oughtibridge Lane, or Jawbone Hill, a 1.7-kilometre climb averaging 9%, which was climbed by the Tour de France in 2014.
This free-to-watch sporting spectacular features Olympic, world, and Tour de France champions, attracting a roadside audience of over 1 million spectators.
The Peloton the heads out to Rotherham before heading north at Tickhill through Conisbrough, Mexborough and through the Dearne Valley into Barnsley.
The Barnsley leg of the route travels 58km (36 miles) through villages and past major visitor attractions such as Cannon Hall Farm, Cannon Hall Museum, Wentworth Castle Gardens and Locke Park.
The elite riders will race into Barnsley at Thurnscoe before heading towards Great Houghton, Grimethorpe, Cudworth and Royston, where they turn west and head through Staincross, Darton and Kexborough.
After crossing the M1, the route becomes more rural, with sweeping landscapes awaiting the racers on the way to Penistone. They will pedal back towards the town centre via Stainborough – passing the spectacular Wentworth Castle – and dig deep to conquer the steep Hound Hill Road, before turning past Locke Park and sprinting for the town centre.
The cyclists are due to enter Barnsley at about 1.30pm and will finish in Barnsley town centre on County Way at approximately 3pm, however these race times are subject to change.
Full timings are contained in the British Cycling spectator guide.
