Tour of Britain skirts the county border as event gets underway

The Tour of Britain will skirt the Shropshire border on Monday with cyclists taking in more than 100 miles of the Welsh countryside.

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BORDER COPYRIGHT SHROPSHIRE STAR STEVE LEATH 09/06/2022..Pics in Chirk, of the Womens Cycle Tour of Britain passing through..

The 19th edition of the Tour of Britain, the UK’s biggest bike race, gets underway in Manchester on Sunday and carries on until September 10.

There are eight stages across England and Wales with day two beginning and ending in Wrexham.

Wrexham will welcome the Tour for the first time since 2015.