{"id":7345,"date":"2025-07-19T05:46:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T05:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/7345\/"},"modified":"2025-07-19T05:46:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T05:46:10","slug":"cycling-tour-to-return-to-milton-keynes-after-17-year-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/7345\/","title":{"rendered":"Cycling tour to return to Milton Keynes after 17-year break"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tony Fisher<\/p>\n<p>BBC News, East of England<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1752820629_801_grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-d1200759-0 dkIvM hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/57c1f6a0-63c2-11f0-b78c-6b951187ffbf.jpg.webp.webp\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"SWpix.com A large group of cyclists riding through a town with crowds cheering them on either side of the street. Some people are taking pictures of the cyclists.\" class=\"sc-d1200759-0 dvfjxj\"\/>SWpix.com<\/p>\n<p>Crowds welcome the 2024 Lloyds Tour of Britain Men<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Part of the 2025 route for Britain&#8217;s biggest professional cycle race has been announced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Milton Keynes and Central Bedfordshire will host the third stage of the Lloyds Tour of Britain Men on Thursday, 4 September.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">It will start at Midsummer Boulevard in Milton Keynes, marking its return to the city for the first time since 2008, and finish on Woburn Street in Ampthill. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Relaunched in 2004 after a five-year absence, the event is held annually across six stages in September.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Milton Keynes City Council cabinet member for sport Mick Legg said: &#8220;We&#8217;re excited to welcome the Lloyds Tour of Britain back to our city and it promises to be a fantastic celebration for all our cycling enthusiasts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1752820629_801_grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-d1200759-0 dkIvM hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/f000c440-63c3-11f0-8dbd-f3d32ebd3327.jpg.webp.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"SWpix.com Cyclists riding over the finish line in a town with crowds cheering behind the hoardings. The finish line has a green board with &quot;West Northamptonshire&quot; written on the top.\" class=\"sc-d1200759-0 dvfjxj\"\/>SWpix.com<\/p>\n<p>The 2024 stage finish in Northampton<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">This year will be the first time that the Lloyds Tour of Britain has come to Ampthill and Central Bedfordshire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Leader of the council Adam Zerny said: &#8220;We hope it will be a thrilling day for all residents and visitors alike and are looking forward to welcoming the riders and celebrating this world-class sporting event with our communities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">The detailed route of the Milton Keynes to Ampthill stage will be published later in July.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1752820629_801_grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-d1200759-0 dkIvM hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/27a526c0-63c4-11f0-af20-030418be2ca5.jpg.webp.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"SWpix.com A cyclist with his arms aloft as he crosses the line first. He is wearing a red top and a cycling helmet and wrap around sunglasses. He is being followed by other cyclists and there is a crowd of people on the right hand side behind the hoardings.\" class=\"sc-d1200759-0 dvfjxj\"\/>SWpix.com<\/p>\n<p>Paul Magnier wins in Northampton in 2024<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">The race begins in East Suffolk on Tuesday, 2 September, with an opening leg between Woodbridge and Southwold, followed by a second stage at Stowmarket.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Further announcements about the host venues of the remaining stages, as well as the participating teams for the Lloyds Tour of Britain, will be made over the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">The largest free-to-attend sporting spectacle in the UK features Olympic, world and Tour de France champions, and attracts a roadside audience of over one million spectators. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tony Fisher BBC News, East of England SWpix.com Crowds welcome the 2024 Lloyds Tour of Britain Men Part&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7346,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[445],"tags":[49,48,635,82],"class_list":["post-7345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-cycling","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7345"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7345\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}