Six teams that participated in this summer’s Tour de France, including INEOS Grenadiers, headline the field for the 20th edition of the Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men this September.
18 teams from 12 countries will line-up in Scotland for stage one on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, for a field of 108 riders.
Four UCI WorldTour teams will head to Britain, with regular participants INEOS Grenadiers and Team dsm-firmenich PostNL joined by race debutants Bahrain Victorious, and the return of one of the race’s most successful teams, Soudal Quick-Step, who will race in Britain for the first time since 2021 when they took the last of their 23 stage wins in the Tour.
Three teams will showcase the next generation of WorldTour riders, as three UCI WorldTour teams will support the race with their development teams, as the Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale, Groupama-FDJ, and Lidl – Trek Future Racing all ride for the first time.
Among the UCI ProTeams scheduled to ride are two former stage winners in the race, Norway’s Uno-X Mobility, whic won in Gloucester in 2023 with Ramus Tiller, and the Israel – Premier Tech team, who last raced in Britain in 2022 when they won the opening stage of the race with Kiwi rider Corbin Strong.
The final UCI ProTeam is Q36.5 Pro Cycling, which enjoyed a debut in 2023, as Damien Howson came third overall, Mark Donovan took the Best British Rider honours, and the squad took the team classification award.
Home fans will have the chance to cheer on a Great Britain national team, plus leading British teams and fan favourites Saint Piran and TRINITY Racing, both of whom have delivered attacking performances in past editions of the Tour, and can be expected to take the fight to the higher ranked UCI WorldTour and ProTeams.
The Global 6 United team return for its fourth Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men, being joined by four debutant UCI Continental teams, including the German REMBE Pro Cycling Team Sauerland squad, who have fan favourite and double Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men King of the Mountains winner Jacob Scott (2019 & 2021) in their roster.
The French Van Rysel – Roubaix team, who have a history of one of the sport’s leading developers of talent; the Portugese Sabgal / Anicolor team; and the American Project Echeleon Racing squad, who have taken several victories in UCI stage races in North America this season round out the line-up of teams.
Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Race Director Rod Ellingworth said “We are excited by the line-up of teams for this year’s Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain, and the combination of squads that will be lining up on 3 September.
“Many of the teams have enjoyed previous success with stage wins and overall victories in the race, while others making their debut will be keen to add their names to the Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men roll of honour this year.
“We are sure that fans can look forward to six thrilling days of action, and we can’t wait to see all of the teams in action next month.”
INEOS Grenadiers CEO John Allert said “We’re delighted to be lining up at this year’s Tour of Britain, and excited to get out there and thank our amazing home fans for their support.
“We’ll be racing through some of British cycling’s heartlands, through areas that have produced some of our greatest champions. With a number of British riders in our team, I’m sure we’ll give the home crowd plenty to cheer about.”
The Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men begins in the Scottish Borders on Tuesday, September 3, followed by stages in the Tees Valley, South Yorkshire, the East Midlands and West Northamptonshire, before concluding in Suffolk on Sunday, September 8, after six stages of racing.
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Stage one
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Tuesday 3 September
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Kelso to Kelso
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Stage two
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Wednesday 4 September
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Darlington to Redcar
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Stage three
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Thursday 5 September
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Sheffield to Barnsley
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Stage four
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Friday 6 September
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Derby to Newark-on-Trent
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Stage five
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Saturday 7 September
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Northampton to Northampton
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Stage six
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Sunday 8 September
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Lowestoft to Felixstowe
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Relaunched in 2004 after a five-year absence from the British racing calendar, the Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men is British Cycling’s premier road cycling event, held annually across six stages in September. In 2024 the race celebrates the 20th edition in its modern incarnation.
- UCI WorldTeams: Bahrain Victorious (Bahrain); INEOS Grenadiers (Great Britain); Soudal Quick-Step (Belgium); Team dsm-firmenich PostNL (Netherlands)
- UCI ProTeams: Israel – Premier Tech (Israel); Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team (Switzerland); Uno-X Mobility (Norway)
- UCI Continental Teams: Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Development Team (France); Equipe continentale Groupama-FDJ (France); Global 6 United (Luxembourg); Lidl – Trek Future Racing (USA); Project Echelon Racing (USA); REMBE Pro Cycling Team Sauerland (Germany); Sabgal / Anicolor (Portugal); Saint Piran (Great Britain); TRINITY Racing (Great Britain); Van Rysel – Roubaix (France)
- National Teams: Great Britain Cycling Team
The free-to-watch event features Olympic, world and Tour de France champions, and attracts an estimated roadside audience of over 1 million spectators. Live coverage of the race is shown daily in the UK on ITV4, in addition to around the world. The Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men is part of the UCI ProSeries, making it one of the most prestigious sporting events in the sport’s global calendar.
