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2026 Tour of Britain
The 2026 Tour of Britain route will be announced closer to the event. What we do know is that the tour is that the men's and women's races will both have five stages
This is an increase in the women's race, which only had four stages in 2025, while a reduction in the men's race, which had six stages, means that for the first team, both will be contested across equal stages.
The women's race will take place first, with the five days of action kicking off on the 19th of August, and then two weeks later, the men's race starts on the 2nd of September.
If you plan on having a bet on the outright winner or the daily stage markets, then be sure to give our Best Bookie for Betting on Cycling guide a read before you place any bets.
Is the Tour of Britain on TV?
Yes, you can watch the action unfold live on ITV and ITV4 over the five days.
How many kilometres is the Tour of Britain?
The 2026 Tour of Britain will take place over five stages. Once the route is announced, we will know exactly how far it will be.
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2026 Tour of Britain Predictions
The OLBG cycling tipsters will have you covered throughout the five stages of both editions of the race. Head over to the main Cycling Betting Tips page for daily tips from the Tour of Britain as well as other cycling events throughout the year.
You can see who they are predicting to win the Tour of Britain and daily markets like rider matchups, which riders will produce better results and who they are picking to win the stage.
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2025 Tour of Britain Recap
The 2025 Tour of Britain kicked off on the East Coast in Woodbridge and gradually made its way across England, eventually crossing into Wales at the finishing point in Cardiff. The race covered a total of 550.6 miles.
| Stage | Route | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 Sat (2 Sep) | Woodbridge to Southwold Flat stage - 161.4 km (100.3 mi) | Olav Kooij (NED) |
| Stage 2 Sat (3 Sep) | Stowmarket to Stowmarket Flat stage - 169.3 km (105.2 mi) | Olav Kooij (NED) |
| Stage 3 Sat (4 Sep) | Milton Keynes to Ampthill Flat stage - 122.8 km (76.3 mi) | Matthew Brennan (GBR) |
| Stage 4 Sat (5 Sep) | Atherstone to Burton Dassett Hills Country Park Hilly stage - 186.9 km (116.1 mi) | Romain Grégoire (FRA) |
| Stage 5 Sat (6 Sep) | Torfaen to The Tumble Medium Mountain stage - 133.5 km (83.0 mi) | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) |
| Stage 6 Sat (7 Sep) | Newport to Cardiff Hilly stage - 112.2 km (69.7 mi) | Olav Kooij (NED) |
| Total | 886.1 km (550.6 mi) | |
2025 Women's Tour of Britain Recap
The 2025 Women's Tour of Britain started in Dalby Forest, located on the North York Moors. The riders gradually made their way up the east coast, moving into Scotland, where the tour finished in Glasgow. They covered a total of 272 miles over the four stages.
| Stage | Route | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 Sat (5 Jun) | Dalby Forest to Redcar Hilly stage - 85.6 km (53.2 mi) | Kimberley Le Court (MRI) |
| Stage 2 Sat (6 Jun) | Hartlepool to Saltburn-by-the-Sea Hilly stage - 119.4 km (74.2 mi) | Mara Roldan (CAN) |
| Stage 3 Sat (7 Jun) | Kelso to Kelso Hilly stage - 148.7 km (92.4 mi) | Cat Ferguson (GBR) |
| Stage 4 Sat (8 Jun) | Glasgow to Glasgow Flat stage - 84.0 km (52.2 mi) | Lorena Wiebes (NED) |
| Total | 437.7 km (272.0 mi) | |
Tour of Britain Past Winners
There have only ever been three repeat winners of the Tour of Britain. The first to achieve this was the Norwegian Edvald Boasson Hagen, who won it in 2009 and then again six years later in 2015.
Dutchman Lars Boom won it in 2011 and then, like Hagen, won it again six years later in 2017, whilst Belgian Wout van Aert had a much shorter gap between wins, having won it in 2021 & 2023.
Romain Grégoire's win in 2025 moved the French on to four wins in the race and tied with the Dutch. Both the Belgians and the Brits have supplied three winners, whilst the only other country with multiple winners is Norway with two.
Last Ten Tour of Britain Winners
| Year | Winner | Points / Mountain |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Romain GrĂ©goire (FRA) GroupamaâFDJ | Olav Kooij (NED) Victor Vercouillie (BEL) |
| 2024 | Stephen Williams (GBR) IsraelâPremier Tech | Ethan Vernon (GBR) Callum Thornley (GBR) |
| 2023 | Wout van Aert (BEL) Team JumboâVisma | Olav Kooij (NED) James FouchĂ© (NZL) |
| 2022 | Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) Movistar Team | Tom Pidcock (GBR) Mathijs Paasschens (NED) |
| 2021 | Wout van Aert (BEL) Team JumboâVisma | Ethan Hayter (GBR) Jacob Scott (GBR) |
| 2019 | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) CorendonâCircus | Matteo Trentin (ITA) Jacob Scott (GBR) |
| 2018 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) Quick-Step Floors | Patrick Bevin (NZ) Nicholas Dlamini (SAF) |
| 2017 | Lars Boom (NED) LottoNLâJumbo | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) Ćukasz Owsian (POL) |
| 2016 | Steve Cummings (GBR) Team Dimension Data | Dylan Groenewegen (NED) Xandro Meurisse (BEL) |
| 2015 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) MTNâQhubeka | Owain Doull (GBR) Peter Williams (GBR) |
*No race in 2020 due to the pandemic.
Women's Tour of Britain Past Winners
The women's Tour of Britain has proven a very competitive race. Since its introduction in 2014, we have had ten tours with a total of nine different winners.
The only person who has been able to win more than once is the Brit Lizzie Deignan, who won the 2016 edition (then named Lizzie Armitstead) and the 2019 edition.
Those two wins are the only to for Great Britain, the only other country to supply multiple wins is the Netherlands, which won with Marianne Vos (2014) and Demi Vollering (2021).
Nine of the ten winners were European riders; the only rider to buck the trend was American Coryn Rivera, who won the 2018 tour.
Last Ten Women's Tour of Britain Winners
| Year | Winner | Points / Mountain |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ally Wollaston (NZL) FDJâSuez | Cat Ferguson (GBR) Dominika WĆodarczyk (POL) |
| 2024 | Lotte Kopecky (BEL) Team SD WorxâProtime | Lotte Kopecky (BEL) Lizzie Deignan (GBR) |
| 2022 | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) TrekâSegafredo | Lorena Wiebes (NED) Elise Chabbey (SUI) |
| 2021 | Demi Vollering (NED) SD Worx | Lorena Wiebes (NED) Elise Chabbey (SUI) |
| 2019 | Lizzie Deignan (GBR) TrekâSegafredo | Lizzie Deignan (GBR) Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) |
| 2018 | Coryn Rivera (USA) Team Sunweb | Marianne Vos (NED) Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) |
| 2017 | Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) WM3 Pro Cycling | Christine Majerus (LUX) Audrey Cordon (FRA) |
| 2016 | Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) BoelsâDolmans | Marianne Vos (NED) Katie Hall (USA) |
| 2015 | Lisa Brennauer (GER) VelocioâSRAM | Lisa Brennauer (GER) Melissa Hoskins (AUS) |
| 2014 | Marianne Vos (NED) RaboâLiv | Marianne Vos (NED) Sharon Laws (GBR) |
*No race in 2020 due to the pandemic, no race in 2023 due to lack of funding.
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The Tour of Britain content on OLBG has been created and maintained by Andy Powell, who, through the creation of the content, developed an understanding of the sport.
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