MAJOR roads in Glasgow will be shut for 17 hours as the city hosts the final of the Tour of Britain Women's race.
The race, taking place in Glasgow for the first time, will conclude on Sunday, June 8, with competitors making ten laps of a five-mile course around the city centre, starting and finishing at Glasgow Green.
The roads will then open to cyclists of all abilities.
To accommodate the event, several roads will have no waiting, no loading or unloading restrictions from 3pm on Saturday, June 7, until 9pm on Sunday, June 8.
The same roads will be closed to traffic from 4am until 9pm on that Sunday.
These include:
- Albert Bridge, between Saltmarket and Crown Street
- Anchor Lane, for its full length
- Argyle Street, between Minerva Street and St Vincent Street
- Bell Street between Albion Street and Watson Street
- Binnie Place for its full length
- Blythswood Street between West George Street and St Vincent Street
- Bothwell Street between Wellington Street and Hope Street
- Bridgegate between Kings Street and Saltmarket
- Clyde Street, for its full length (access maintained to Maxwell Street)
- Congress Road between Stobcross Road and Finnieston Street
- Crown Street, between Ballater Street and Saltmarket
- Douglas Street between Bothwell Street and St Vincent Street
- Duke Street between John Knox Street and High Street
- Elderslie Street between William St and St Vincent Street
- Fastlink (Anderston Quay and Broomielaw)
- Finnieston Street for its full length
- George Street between George Square and High Street
- Glasgow Green west and east carriageway
- Montrose St between Multistorey car park and George Street
- George Square (north side only)
- Gorbals Street, between Ballater Street and Clyde Street
- Greendyke Street, for its full length
- High Street for its full length
- Hope Street between Gordon Street and St Vincent Street
- Jamaica Street, between Howard Street and Clyde Street
- King George V Bridge, for its full length
- Lancefield Quay, for its full length
- London Road between Abercromby Street and High Street
- Moir Street for its full length
- Midland Street, for its full length (local access to car parks only)
- Nelson Mandela Place, for its full length
- Newton Street between Elmbank Crescent and William Street
- North Frederick Street, for its full length
- North Hanover Street, between George Square and Access Road to train station
- Rottenrow between High Street and Collins Street
- Renfield Street between West George Street and St Vincent Street
- Saltmarket, for its full length
- St Vincent Street for its full length
- St Vincent Place, for its full length
- Pitt Street between Bothwell Street and St Vincent Street
- The Clyde Arc for its full length
- Trongate, between Albion Street and High Street
- Turnbull Street, between Steel Street and Greendyke Street
- Victoria Bridge for its full length
- West Cambell Street between Bothwell Street and St Vincent Street
- Wellington Street between West George Street and St Vincent Street
- West Nile Street between Gordon Street and West Regent Street
- West George Street, between Hope Street and George Square
- Ingram Street between Shuttle Street and High Street
Bus lanes
There will also be a suspension on bus lanes from 4am until 9pm on June 8.
These include:
- Argyle Street, eastbound between Hope St and Union Street
- Glassford Street, northbound between Argyle Street and Ingram Street
- North Hanover Street, Northbound between George Square and Cathedral Street
- Stockwell Street, southbound onto Gorbals Street (Victoria Bridge)
- West George Street at West Nile Street Eastbound to Nelson Mandela Place
- Oswald Street, northbound after Midland Street
- West George Street and Nelson Mandela Place, eastbound
- George Square (south) Westbound after South Frederick Street
- Fastlink between Hyde Park Street and York Street
The four-day race, part of the UCI Women's World Tour, will end with a full stage in Glasgow.
At the finale, the successor to 2024 champion Lotte Kopecky will be crowned.
Bailie Annette Christie, chair of Glasgow Life and Glasgow City Council convenor for culture, sport, and international relations, said: "Glasgow is one of the world’s top sporting cities and Scotland’s only UCI Bike City, so it is the perfect place to host the Lloyds Tour of Britain Women.
"Our city staged the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships to great acclaim and the finale of the Lloyds Tour of Britain Women promises to produce many more spectacular moments, with the UK’s best female cyclists competing in front of a passionate home crowd as the event comes to Scotland for the first time.
"The event will be the latest in a long line of high-profile, exhilarating sporting contests to take place in Glasgow and there is much to look forward to, with the 2026 Commonwealth Games set to bring 3000 of the world’s best athletes to our city next summer."
Stage four of the race will start and finish at Glasgow Green, consisting of ten laps of an 8.4-kilometre circuit through the city centre.
A packed day of cycling-themed events and activities is also planned for the day.
After the race, people will have the chance to ride some of the same roads as the professionals on a closed-road city centre circuit.
Neah Evans, rider for Handsling Alba Development Road Team and double Olympic medallist, said: "It is really exciting that the Lloyds Tour of Britain is coming to Glasgow.
"I know the streets very well from my university days here.
"I started my cycling journey after a taster session at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, so Glasgow is a special place to me for that.
"It's fantastic that the most prestigious women’s road event in Britain is going to race around the city and hopefully inspire future generations to the sport."
