The race reaches Wellesbourne at 12.32pm and Shipston at 12.59pm on Sunday. Village-by-village times, the two climbs, and the Burton Dassett one-way system.
The final stage of the Lloyds Tour of Britain Women runs through the south and east of this district on Sunday 23 August, and the roads close in front of the riders as they come. The peloton is due in Wellesbourne at about 12.32pm and in Shipston-on-Stour at about 12.59pm.
The stage starts and finishes in Leamington Spa, but the middle of it belongs to this district. The race is on our roads from about 12.29pm at Newbold Pacey until about 2.06pm at Southam, and both of the day’s categorised climbs are here: Sun Rising Hill on the A422 above Tysoe, and the ascent of Burton Dassett Hills Country Park.
Warwickshire County Council made the temporary traffic order on 14 August. It runs for one day, “or until the event has completed, whichever is the sooner”.
When the race reaches your village
These times come from the race organisers’ own schedule of estimated arrival times, published by the county council. The range allows for the field riding the stage faster or slower than the base calculation.
| Where | Expected | Earliest to latest |
|---|---|---|
| Newbold Pacey | 12.29pm | 12.21pm to 12.36pm |
| Wellesbourne, B4086 Kineton Road | 12.32pm | 12.24pm to 12.40pm |
| Frizz Hill, Wellesbourne (sprint) | 12.38pm | 12.30pm to 12.46pm |
| Halford | 12.52pm | 12.42pm to 1.01pm |
| Tredington | 12.55pm | 12.45pm to 1.05pm |
| Shipston-on-Stour, Mill Street | 12.59pm | 12.49pm to 1.10pm |
| Upper Brailes | 1.02pm | 12.51pm to 1.13pm |
| Upper Tysoe | 1.19pm | 1.07pm to 1.32pm |
| Sun Rising Hill, first climb | 1.25pm | 1.12pm to 1.38pm |
| Edge Hill | 1.30pm | 1.16pm to 1.43pm |
| Burton Dassett Hills, second climb | 1.43pm | 1.28pm to 1.57pm |
| Fenny Compton | 1.45pm | 1.30pm to 2.00pm |
| Knightcote | 1.51pm | 1.35pm to 2.07pm |
| Bishops Itchington | 1.57pm | 1.41pm to 2.13pm |
| Southam, Market Hill | 2.06pm | 1.49pm to 2.23pm |
The stage leaves Newbold Terrace in Leamington at 11am and the racing proper starts at 11.15am on the B4113 Stoneleigh Road. The finish is expected back in Leamington at about 2.30pm, and no earlier than 2.10pm.
What it means for you
Almost all of the disruption is rolling closures. The road shuts as the race approaches and reopens once it has passed, which the county council puts at roughly 15 minutes either side of the riders. Fixed all-day closures are limited to the start and finish area in Leamington Spa.
Three things to plan around if you live on or near the route:
- Burton Dassett Hills Country Park is one-way from 1pm to 3pm. Vehicles must enter from the roundabout by the Ministry of Defence base at Kineton, at the bottom of the hill off the B4100, and leave through the far end of the park towards Fenny Compton and Avon Dassett. Signs will show where to rejoin the B4100.
- The A422 over Sun Rising Hill is on the route, between Upper Tysoe and Edge Hill, at about 1.25pm. That is the main road between Stratford and Banbury.
- An advance vehicle runs about 15 minutes ahead of the race, and that is when marshals begin turning traffic. Work back from the earliest time in the table, not the expected one.
The county council’s 14 August order names the rolling closures on the northern loop and on the return through Fenny Compton, Knightcote, Bishops Itchington and Southam. A separate notice advertised on 13 August covers Fant Hill, Brailes and Upper Brailes, and Edge Hill towards Fenny Compton. The schedule attached to that second notice was not available on the Public Notice Portal when we checked on 22 August, so the individual road names for the Shipston and Brailes leg have not been published in a form we can quote. The council’s own position is that there are rolling closures on most of the 77-mile route.
Our roadworks and travel page carries the rest of this week’s closures, including Walton Park Road in Wellesbourne, which stays shut until about 14 September.
Watching it
The race is free to watch and the council is encouraging people to line the route. Its safety guidance is worth reading before you stand anywhere: keep back from the edge of the road, face the oncoming riders rather than turning your back, keep flags, cameras and other objects out of the carriageway, and keep dogs on a short lead well away from the roadside. Police officers and escort motorcyclists travel with the race, and the council asks people to follow their instructions.
The two climbs are the obvious places to stand, because that is where the racing slows and spreads out. Sun Rising Hill is 900 metres at an average of 10 per cent. Burton Dassett is 700 metres at an average of 9 per cent. Both are Queen of the Mountain points. The sprint at Frizz Hill near Wellesbourne is the third contested point on our roads.
The race
This is the fifth and final stage of the 2026 Lloyds Tour of Britain Women, which started in Cockermouth on 19 August. The county council says 19 teams are contesting it, including 13 UCI Women’s WorldTour teams and nine of the world’s top ten ranked squads. It is the first women’s Tour of Britain to run to five stages, matching the men’s race.
Four British-registered UCI Continental teams are in the field alongside the Great Britain Cycling Team.
Sources
- Lloyds Tour of Britain Women, final stage in Warwickshire, Warwickshire County Council, for the route, the two climbs, the sprint and the field.
- Road closures, Warwickshire County Council, for the rolling-closure approach and the Burton Dassett one-way system.
- Plan your visit, Warwickshire County Council, for the roadside safety guidance and the advance vehicle.
- The race organisers’ stage 5 estimated arrival times (PDF), published by the county council, for every time in the table and graphic.
- Warwickshire County Council temporary traffic orders, published 14 August 2026 and 13 August 2026 on the Public Notice Portal, for the made orders and their extent.
Race timings are estimates published by the organisers and can move on the day. Checked 22 August 2026.
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