Tour de France! No, Tour of Britain.
The 2026 edition of the Tour of Britain Men where the world’s best riders will face 910.3 kilometres (565 miles) of racing across five stages, will take place in Lincolnshire, East Yorkshire, and North Yorkshire, before heading to the Scottish Borders for its conclusion. The opening stage will be a start-finish in the cathedral city of Lincoln before the second stage starts in Boston with a finish on the coast in Skegness.
The race continues its journey up the east of the country with a stage from Hull, taking in the wonderful coastline before heading into the Wolds for the finish in Beverley. North Yorkshire provides the penultimate stage moving from Moors to Dales starting in Helmsley and finishing in Leyburn. This is a return of the Tour to Helmsley for the first time in four years, while Leyburn welcomes a finish of the race for the first time in the modern event’s history.
The race will then conclude on familiar roads in the Scottish Borders but with a new start-finish location in the market town of Earlston.
As you probably guessed, the Lloyds Tour of Britain has a close relationship with the Tour de France, and is owned and organised by the same parent company.
The Lloyds Tour of Britain Men was held from 2nd September to 6th September 2026.
The distance for each stage:
Stage 1: Lincoln – Lincoln 187.6km,
Stage 2: Boston – Skegness 185.2km
Stage 3: Hull – Beverley 200.6km
Stage 4: Helmsley – Leyburn 170.5km
Stage 5: Earlston – Earlston 166.4km
The Lloyds Tour of Britain “Ride the Route” gives amateur cyclists the unique opportunity to ride some sections of the official Lloyds Tour of Britain race routes just days before the world’s best riders compete on them.