TOUR of BRITAIN

Sun, Sep 5th 2021 at 3:00 pm -

CYCLE TOUR OF BRITAIN - Start Sun. 5th Sept. Penzance, finish Bodmin approx. 1500hrs



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Bodmin Town  Council have yet to promote the detailed arrangements for this day.   I understand that a BTC sub-committee are still making plans !    Part of the 2 days of festivities is believed to be a collection of Local Organisations Stands and Tents etc. on Narissa Lawn  (Priory Lawn), as a 'Community Village'   Bodmin Rotary will be amongst these. Please come and see us.

Bodmin Town Council have issued the posters below, for the Two - Day Festival in the town !  

I hope this gives all the information you want ! 

Believe it or not, the main event is the TOB Cycle Event ! ?  Spot the logo ! ?

The finish, of the TOB,  will take place in Bodmin at approx 1500 - 1530  hrs with an uphill run from the town ending outside of the Bodmin General Station/The Keep"

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CYCLE TOUR OF BRITAIN

Cornwall will again host the Tour of Britain in September 2021 ( havimg first hosted this event when it was sponsored by the Milk Marketing Board MMB in 1992 see below )    The Grand Departure of the race will  see riders travel 170 kilometres through the Cornish countryside, starting in Penzance and ending in Bodmin on the race first day.

First Stage -  Sunday 5th Sept 2021 - Start at Penzance finish Bodmin.

The stage’s provisional route will also visit St Just, St Ives, Hayle, Camborne, Pool, Redruth, Falmouth, Penryn, Truro, Newquay, St Austell and the Eden Project.

The agreement to hold the race was confirmed at a special signing ceremony with the Tour of Britain organiser SweetSpot and Cornwall Council at Chy Trevail in Bodmin on Friday 22 March 2019. 

The last time Cornwall hosted the 1st stage Penzance to Bodmin was in 1992 = Sponsored by the then 'Milk Marketing Board.'  This was a very successful day.   See below for link to 1992 report....

It is hoped that the current Covid19 restrictions are lifted by this date to allow another epic day ! !

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MORE INFO TO FOLLOW....

TOB 1992  Bodmin Finish  -  Cycle Tour MMB Report  - Select....

TOB  2021 National Cycle Tour Website -  Select....