Tom Pidcock confirmed for Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men

Tom Pidcock (INEOS Grenadiers) will race in the Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men which is coming to the East Midlands on Friday 6 September, becoming the second gold medallist from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games to join the race.

The 25-year-old joins the likes of double Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel, and former race winner Julian Alaphilippe (both Soudal Quick-Step) on the provisional start list for the 20th edition of Britain’s biggest professional cycle race. He is the first rider to be announced for the INEOS Grenadiers line-up, as the team prepare to take part in their 14th Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men and Pidcock’s fourth.

Pidcock, who retained his Olympic cross-country mountain biking title in Paris, will head to the Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men after representing Great Britain in the 2024 UCI MTB World Championship at the end of the month.

Commenting on the news, Tom Pidcock said: “The Tour of Britain is a really special race for me. Returning to the UK after a such busy year of racing and to pin on numbers in front of the passionate home fans, always provides great motivation.

“I can’t wait to get out there with my INEOS Grenadier teammates in our home race and we look forward to seeing you all out along the road.”

Further British interest will be added by two of the stars of the 2023 race, in last year’s Best British Rider Mark Donovan (Q36.5 Pro Cycling) and Stevie Williams (Israel – Premier Tech).

In total 18 teams, including six that participated in this summer’s Tour de France, from 12 countries will line-up in Scotland for stage one on Tuesday 3 September for a field of 108 riders.

The 86-mile East Midlands stage will begin at 11am outside of Derby Arena, before passing through Derbyshire and into Nottinghamshire.

Riders will take part in a sprint stage at Collingham before the stage ends in Newark between 2pm and 3pm.

You can find out more about the Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men including the full route for the East Midlands stage by visiting the British Cycling website.