Trent Bridge has been named a key route landmark as the Tour of Britain returns to Nottinghamshire for a third time on Thursday 8 September.

The historic cricket ground will feature early on a stage snaking around the county, with the route beginning in West Bridgford as it did four years ago. 

It will then pass through several towns and villages in the county, including East Leake, Radcliffe-on-Trent, Calverton, Southwell, Retford and Worksop, before finishing in Mansfield.

The 190km route – approximately 118 miles – will also take in key county landmarks such as Sherwood Forest and Clumber Park.

A global television audience of millions will watch the world-famous race, with the local stage attracting 250,000 spectators in 2018 to make it the largest sporting event in the county’s history.

The Tour starts in Aberdeen on Sunday 4 September and finishes on the Isle of Wight seven days later – and, in addition to Nottinghamshire, passes through the Scottish Borders, Redcar & Cleveland, North Yorkshire, Gloucestershire and Dorset.

The country's premier road cycling event will feature the world’s top teams and riders, alongside the best British-based cyclists, with a field comprising Tour de France winners, Olympians and world champions.

Nineteen teams and 114 riders are currently scheduled to take part in the race – including Mansfield’s Ross Lamb and Ollie Peckover, of Ruddington, who compete for the Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling team.

Rushcliffe Borough Council’s Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Communities and Climate Change Cllr Abby Brennan said: "We’re so pleased that the Tour will be coming back to Rushcliffe and Nottinghamshire, it’s sure to be another wonderful spectacle that our communities and residents can embrace.

“We can’t wait to give it another warm and rapturous reception as it races through so many of our towns and villages.

"We saw the incredible welcome Rushcliffe people gave to the riders in 2018, and this will be another great celebration that boosts many local businesses and will be a day for all to enjoy.”

The modern-day Tour of Britain was launched in 2004 and – apart from the Covid-19 pandemic forcing its cancellation in 2020 – has taken place annually every September over eight days.

Live coverage of the race is shown daily in the UK on ITV4, and on other networks around the world.

The Tour of Britain is part of the UCI ProSeries, making it one of the most prestigious sporting events in the sport’s global calendar.

More information on the Tour is available on the Nottinghamshire County Council website.