The Tour of Britain will be wowing crowds in the North East for a second day as the fourth stage gets under way on Tuesday.
Stage Four of the cycle race will set off from South Shore in Gateshead and make its way through County Durham before heading into Cumbria and finishing in Kendal.
Based on the average speed and likely weather conditions, Tour of Britain organisers have now revealed a timetable showing when riders are expected to arrive at key points in the race.
The riders will be racing through Birtley, Sunniside and Whickham before making their way through County Durham, passing through the beautiful, but no doubt exhausting, roads of Weardale.
They will then pass into Cumbria where highlights include Kirkby Stephen and Sedbergh - before crossing the finish line on Beast Banks, Kendal. There will be some road closures along the way.
on Monday saw the riders contesting a 114-mile route through Northumberland , heading along the North Tyneside coast and into Wallsend, before continuing to Newcastle.
Despite early rain the weather cleared leading to some fantastic racing, culminating in a blistering sprint through the centre of Newcastle - the stage ultimately being won by Dylan Groenewegen from the Netherlands. Groenewegen had also secured victory on the first stage of the tour between Glasgow and Kirkcudbright.
Here are the key expected timings for some of the race highlights:
- 11:00 START (Neutralised) South Shore, Gateshead
- 11.15 Start (Proper) A167 Durham Road
- 11.19 Arrive in Birtley
- 11.31 Arrive in Sunniside
- 11:34 First Sprint - Whickham
- 11.53 Arrive in Chopwell
- 12.05 Arrive in Shotley Bridge
- 12:13 First King of the Mountain (Finish) - Snods Edge
- 12:39 Arrive in Stanhope, Weardale
- 12:46 Second King of the Mountain (Finish) - Boilhope Common
- 14:01 Second Sprint - Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria
- 14:35 Third Sprint - Sedbergh
- 14:51 Third King of the Mountain (Finish) - Gawthorp
- 15:47 Riders race along Beast Banks, Kendal, for the FINISH
A full race timetable can be seen at https://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/stage-four-timetable/
