The September 2020 edition of the Tour of Britain has been postponed due to the continuing global health situation. You can read more about the decision here and read our FAQs about the news here .

The September 2020 edition of the Tour of Britain has been postponed due to the continuing global health situation. You can read more about the decision here and read our FAQs about the news here.

This means that our planned route for 2020 – from Penzance to Aberdeen – will be used instead in September 2021 for the 17th edition of the UK’s most prestigious and longest-running international cycle race. The provisional dates for the race are the 5 – 12 September, which will be confirmed by the UCI in the Autumn.

Cornwall will host the race for the first time ever, as the 2021 Grand Départ sees the world’s best riders tackle a stage from Penzance to Bodmin on Sunday 5 September.

The following day sees the race return to Devon, with a stage from the new town of Sherford to Exeter. The latter last hosted a stage finish in the 2014 Tour.

More new ground will be broken for the race’s finale, as Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire hosts stage eight on Sunday 12 September. Not only will the stage mark the first time the Tour has visited the region, it will also be the furthest point north the modern edition of the race has ever reached.

Full details of the race route will be unveiled later in 2020.