Wales to host two stages of Women's Tour of Britain cycling event

Wales will host stage three and four of the 2026 Tour of Britain Women in August.

Both stages will take place on August 21 and 22 respectively - comprising of courses from Mold to The Great Orme and Llanidloes to Hay-on-Wye.

The Tour of Britain Women takes place annually as part of the UCI Women’s World Tour and is one of the most prestigious event in the sport’s global calendar.

It’s also the largest free-to-attend sporting spectacle in the UK and features the world’s top teams and riders.

It will be the first time Mold has hosted the start of a tour stage and the area’s first time hosting the women’s race.

Lotte Kopecky emerged victorious on the promenade in Llandudno in 2024, which was the last time the seaside town hosted the finish of a stage.

With Great Orme providing a hilly ascent for the lead riders, Julian Alaphilippe and Wout van Aert memorable battled for victory in the men’s tour in 2021.

Powys will once again welcome riders to its roads on the Saturday, after previously hosting the women and men’s races since 2010.

Llanidloes and Hay-on-Wye are brand new to hosting the start and finishes of the tour.

Y Trallwng (Welshpool) Powys will also be hosting the start of stage three of the Tour de France Grand Départ in July 2027.

British Cycling, which was provided by GSIQ, showed the 2025 Lloyds Tours of Britain brought an overall economic impact of £62.3million to the local areas, which hosted the hosted the 10 stages.

Meanwhile, stage one will open in Cockermouth through western Cumbria and stage two will travel from Clitheroe to Blackpool.

Royal Leamington Spa will host the start and finish of the race on Sunday, August 23.