A record 18 teams have been confirmed for the Lloyds Tour of Britain Women, which gets underway on Thursday, June 5, 2025.
The UCI Women’s WorldTour event will feature a 108-rider field and start from Dalby Forest in North Yorkshire. It will conclude with a final stage in Glasgow on Sunday, June 8, 2025.
Twelve UCI Women’s WorldTour teams headline the entry list, including defending champions Team SD Worx–Protime, which won the 2024 race with Lotte Kopecky. British champion Pfeiffer Georgi’s Team Picnic PostNL and Lidl-Trek, with 2024 runner-up Anna Henderson and former winner Lizzie Deignan, are also set to compete.
In total, 13 of the world’s top 15 ranked teams, according to UCI rankings as of April 22, will take part. The race will travel through the Tees Valley, North Yorkshire, the Scottish Borders, and Glasgow.
All five British-registered UCI Continental teams are also included: CJ O’Shea Racing, DAS–Hutchinson, Handsling Alba Development Road Team, Hess Cycling Team, and Smurfit Westrock Cycling Team.
EF Education–Oatly and AG Insurance–Soudal Team are set to make their Lloyds Tour of Britain Women debuts. Meanwhile, Team SD Worx–Protime and Liv AlUla Jayco continue their record of competing in every edition of the race since 2014.
Teams from 10 countries will compete this year. The full list is:
UCI Women’s WorldTeams
AG Insurance–Soudal Team (Belgium)
Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto (Germany)
CERATIZIT Pro Cycling Team (Germany)
FDJ–SUEZ (France)
Lidl–Trek (USA)
Liv AlUla Jayco (Australia)
Movistar Team (Spain)
Team Picnic PostNL (Netherlands)
Team SD Worx–Protime (Netherlands)
Team Visma | Lease a Bike (Netherlands)
UAE Team ADQ (UAE)
Uno-X Mobility (Norway)
UCI Women’s ProTeams
EF Education–Oatly (USA)
UCI Continental Teams
CJ O’Shea Racing (Great Britain)
DAS–Hutchinson (Great Britain)
Handsling Alba Development Road Team (Great Britain)
Hess Cycling Team (Great Britain)
Smurfit Westrock Cycling Team (Great Britain)
Jonathan Day, Managing Director of British Cycling Events, said “We are thrilled to have such a great line-up of UCI Women’s WorldTour teams coming to the event, showing the appeal of racing in Britain in front of the amazing crowds we attract.
“At the same time, it will be fantastic to once again see all our British-registered UCI Continental teams racing in a prestigious event on home roads.”
Stages
Stage one: Thursday, June 5 – Dalby Forest to Redcar
Stage two: Friday, June 6 – Hartlepool to Saltburn-by-the-Sea
Stage three: Saturday, June 7 – Kelso to Kelso (Scottish Borders stage)
Stage four: Sunday, June 8 – Glasgow stage
The Lloyds Tour of Britain is the largest free-to-attend sporting spectacle in the UK. The women’s race forms part of the UCI Women’s WorldTour, featuring the world’s top teams and riders. It attracts tens of thousands of fans to the roadside each year, with live broadcast coverage internationally.
