Warwickshire will take centre stage in the 2026 Lloyds Tour of Britain Women, with the newly announced final stage starting and finishing in Leamington Spa on Sunday 23 August. The cyclists will tackle the Burton Dassett Hills and skirt round the top end of the village. Please note there maybe traffic restrictions in place during the race. For more information and a full route map see: https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/tour-britain-women
From the start in Leamington, the 77-mile (123.8km) route will head north to Kenilworth, before heading through Stoneleigh towards Princethorpe, where it will follow the Fosse Way southwards, passing over the M40 through Wellesbourne and Shipston-on-Stour, before turning north. The peleton will then take in a succession of climbs, including Sun Rising Hill (900m at 10% average gradient) and the ascent of Burton Dassett Hills Country Park (700m at 9% average gradient), which was a summit finish in last year’s men’s race.
The cyclists will turn left at the Avon Dassett crossroads towards Fenny Compton, Knightcote and Southam before returning to Leamington via Radford Semele and the finish near Jephson Gardens.