{"id":738649,"date":"2026-08-15T08:34:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T08:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/738649\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T08:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T08:34:09","slug":"cumbrian-roads-to-close-for-tour-of-britain-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/738649\/","title":{"rendered":"Cumbrian roads to close for Tour of Britain Women"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Lloyds Tour of Britain Women gets under way on Wednesday, with roads closing to allow the cycling race to pass through.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The opening stage will start and finish in Cockermouth, Cumbria, and take riders on a 158.9km (99 mile) route through communities across west and north Cumberland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The race route will pass through places including Whitehaven, Workington, Maryport, Allonby, Silloth, Abbeytown, Wigton, Caldbeck and Aspatria, with rolling road closures expected from about 10:40 to 16:30 BST.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Further stages in the five-day race will go through Blackpool, Llandudno and Hay\u2011on\u2011Wye before finishing in Leamington Spa on 23 August.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Cumberland Council said most roads on the route would be subject to rolling closures, meaning traffic would be temporarily held for short periods as the riders and race convoy passed through.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Wednesday&#8217;s race is expected to pass through at the following times:<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Whitehaven: 11:43 to 11:55<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">High Harrington: 11:57 to 12:07<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Workington: 12:01 to 12:17<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Flimby: 12:12 to 12:25<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Maryport: 12:16 to 12:30<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Allonby: 12:28 to 12:45<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Silloth: 12:44 to 13:04<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Wigton: 13:12 to 13:38<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Caldbeck: 13:30 to 14:00<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Aspatria: 14:00 to 14:37<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Cockermouth: 14:21 to 15:50<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Lead vehicles may arrive about 15 minutes before the riders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Road closures in Cockermouth will also accommodate the start and finish areas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Main Street and Station Street will be closed from 04:00 to 18:30, while South Street will be closed from 07:00 to 17:00. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Crown Street, Sullart Street and Gallowbarrow would be closed between 09:00 and 11:30 to allow event infrastructure to be installed safely, the council said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In addition, the A595 between Bothel and Cockermouth will be closed from around 14:00 to 15:35 while riders completed the final sections of the stage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Follow BBC Cumbria on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BBC_Cumbria\" class=\"ssrcss-1e0jzsh-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow\">X, external<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bbccumbria\" class=\"ssrcss-1e0jzsh-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook, external<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bbc.in\/3yyMYUI\" class=\"ssrcss-1e0jzsh-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbcneandcumbria\/\" 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