2016 Tour of Britain LIVE STREAMING
Stage 8: Sunday, September 11 - London to London - 99.2km
The race ends with traditional dash around central London. The peloton will ride a 6km circuit 16 times before lining up for a sprint finish on Regent Street.
It’s a good day for: Mark Cavendish, Andre Greipel, Elia Viviani.
Start time: 2.30pm. Estimated finish: 4.30pm.
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Hugely impressive line-up for the 2016 Tour of Britain, which begins in Glasgow today- Sunday Sept 4th
A peloton packed with world-class riders rolls out from Glasgow’s George Square today Sunday Sept 4th, beginning a 1,000km journey down the west side of Britain. There are eight stages across some of the most outstanding British countryside.
Stage 2 see's a visit to the Lake District, Stage 3 a brush with the Peak District, a and race through Wales to the Roman town of Bath on Stage 5, before a return to the summit finish on Haytor in Devon for Stage 6.
Stage 7 in Bristol includes a 15km individual time trial before a 76.5km circuit race, leading to the streets of London on Sunday, September 11 for the final.
Team Wiggins and new Team Sky signing Owain Doull will bring along Olympic stattus, alongside Jon Dibben. Mark Cavendish, Team Dimension data, who won Silver in Rio on the track and a won an incredible four stages at the 2016 Tour de France aims to takes the Sprints on the flatter stages.
Andre Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) as well as Elia Viviani (Team Sky) will also be looking for Sprint. Stage 1, finishing today at Castle Douglas, and Stage 7 in London next Sunday should finish in bunch sprints.
Cavendish will be assisted by Steve Cummings – another stage winner at this summer’s Tour de France. Cummings may hit out on the hillier stages. Dimension Data’shave options to aim for stage wins.
Dutchman Tom Dumoulin of Giant-Alpecin – a double stage winner at this year’s Tour de France and Olympic silver medalist in Rio’s individual time trial, rides the Tour of Britain for the first time.
Taylor Phinney and Rohan Dennis of BMC Racing Team will have their sights set on the 15km time trial in Bristol on Stage 7. Our contenders for the TT include Alex Dowsett (Movistar Team) and Bradley Wiggins. Can Wiggins add a domestic win to his final palmares?
British based teams looking to make an impact include Madison Genesis, NFTO and JLT Condor presented by Mavic and ONE Pro Cycling.
Viviani, Ian Stannard, Wout Poels, Nicholas Roche, Ben Swift and Danny Van Poppel make up a very strong Team Sky train that could see one of them vying for the overall general classification.
If the Tour de Yorkshire was anything to go by, expect some very hard and fast racing. Team Sky blew apart the Peloton on the stage to Scarborough in one of the best day's racing we've seen this year worldwide.
Tour of Britain Stages
Stage 1: Sunday, September 4 - Glasgow to Castle Douglas - 161.5km
The race starts with a rolling day containing three categorised climbs, but a mostly flat last 50km should ensure a sprint finish.
It’s a good day for: Mark Cavendish, Andre Greipel, Elia Viviani.
Start time: 11.40am. Estimated finish: 3.34pm.
Stage 2: Monday, September 5 - Carlisle to Kendal - 187.7km
The race heads into the brilliant but brutal cycling country of the Lake District on stage two and crests two iconic British climbs: Whinlatter Pass and The Struggle. Anyone who has been up The Struggle will be all too aware of its vicious gradients, and the peloton is almost certain to be blown apart here. A small group of the strongest climbers and all-rounders will probably form on the run down to Kendal and then sprint for the win.
It’s a good day for: Wout Poels, Dan Martin, Enrico Gasparotto.
Start time: 11.10am. Estimated finish: 3.20pm.
Stage 3: Tuesday, September 6 - Congleton to Tatton Park, Knutsford - 179km
Today the riders have to take on the long but gradual climb up the Cat and Fiddle in the Peak District, but given the remaining 55km are almost all downhill or flat, the day should end in a bunch sprint.
It’s a good day for: Mark Cavendish, Andre Greipel, Elia Viviani.
Start time: 11.25am. Estimated finish: 3.33pm.
Stage 4: Wednesday, September 7 - Denbigh to Builth Wells - 218km
This is a tricky day to predict, with a number of outcomes viable. A breakaway could be allowed to take the stage, there is a scope for late attackers to win and there is also potential for a sprint finish.
It’s a good day for: Enrico Gasparotto, Tony Gallopin.
Start time: 10.40am. Estimated finish: 3.30pm.
Stage 5: Thursday, September 8 - Abedare to Bath - 194.6km
Today should be won by a late attacker, although the sprinters could have a chance. The all-rounders will try to move clear on an uncategorised climb just before the finish in Bath, while the sprint teams will try to keep the peloton together and set up a bunch finish.
It’s a good day for: Juan Jose Lobato, Jens Debusschere.
Start time: 11am. Estimated finish: 3.31pm.
Stage 6: Friday, September 9 - Sidmouth to Haytor, Dartmoor - 149.8km
The race’s one and only summit finish takes the peloton back to Haytor in Dartmoor, where Simon Yates claimed victory on the last visit, in 2013. Yates only finished third overall that year, which proves that you can’t win the title on this climb, but you can put yourself in contention. The climb is 5.4km long and averages six per cent in gradient, hitting a maximum of 12 per cent.
It’s a good day for: Wout Poels, Dan Martin.
Start time: 11.40am. Estimated finish: 3.09pm.
Stage 7a: Saturday, September 10 - Bristol to Bristol - 15km individual time trial
Saturday’s seventh stage is split into two, with a time trial in the morning being followed by a circuit race in Bristol in the afternoon (see below). With stage eight also being a sprint day, the time trial will effectively decide the overall winner of this year’s race. At only 15km, time gaps between the contenders won’t be huge, but they could be big enough to see the yellow jersey change hands one last time.
It’s a good day for: Tom Dumoulin, Tony Martin, Alex Dowsett, Rohan Dennis, Sir Bradley Wiggins.
Start time: 10am. Estimated finish: 12.10pm.
Stage 7b: Saturday, September 10 - Bristol to Bristol - 76.5km circuit race
The circuit race takes in five laps of the course used for the morning’s time trial. A sprint finish is almost guaranteed.
It’s a good day for: Mark Cavendish, Andre Greipel, Elia Viviani.
Start time: 2.30pm. Estimated finish: 5pm.
Stage 8: Sunday, September 11 - London to London - 99.2km
The race ends with traditional dash around central London. The peloton will ride a 6km circuit 16 times before lining up for a sprint finish on Regent Street.
It’s a good day for: Mark Cavendish, Andre Greipel, Elia Viviani.
Start time: 2.30pm. Estimated finish: 4.30pm.
2016 Tour of Britain Stage Map
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2016 Tour of Britain TV Schedule
Viewers in the UK will also be able to watch the race LIVE on the BIKE Channel UK (available on Sky channel 464, Virgin Media channel 552 and Freesat channel 251).
ITV4 will screen the Tour of Britain 2016 at the following times:
Stage One, Sunday 4 September, LIVE 1pm, HIGHLIGHTS 8pm
Stage Two, Monday 5 September, LIVE 1pm, HIGHLIGHTS 8pm
Stage Three, Tuesday 6 September, LIVE 1pm, HIGHLIGHTS 10pm
Stage Four, Wednesday 7 September, LIVE 1pm, HIGHLIGHTS 8pm
Stage Five, Thursday 8 September, LIVE 1pm, HIGHLIGHTS 8pm
Stage Six, Friday 9 September, LIVE 12.30pm, HIGHLIGHTS 8pm
Stage Seven, Saturday 10 September, LIVE 2pm, HIGHLIGHTS 8pm
Stage Eight, Sunday 11 September, LIVE 2pm, HIGHLIGHTS 8pm
Every Stage highlights programme will also be repeated the following day on ITV4 just before the live coverage begins giving you the perfect opportunity for a quick recap. Full repeat times can be found below:
Stage One, Monday 5 September, 12pm - 1pm
Stage Two, Tuesday 6 September, 12pm - 1pm
Stage Three, Wednesday 7 September, 12pm - 1pm
Stage Four, Thursday 8 September, 12pm - 1pm
Stage Five, Friday 9 September, 11:30am - 12:30pm
Stage Six, Saturday 10 September, 1pm - 2pm
Stage Seven, Sunday 11 September, TBC
Stage Eight, Monday 12 September, TBC
Stage 1 to Fribourg 165km
