Tour of Britain Women - 6-9 June

After months of doubt over whether it would take place, the Tour of Britain Women gets underway in Welshpool, Powys, this afternoon.

- Tom Thewlis

The four-stage race takes place in North Wales and the North-West of England, with four World-Tour teams present at the race, as well as a strong Great Britain team, and all six British women’s Continental teams.

Two-time Women’s Tour champion Lizzie Deignan heads up the GB selection, backed by Welsh duo Elinor Barker and Elynor Bäckstedt, who will get the opportunity to race on home roads in the national team jersey.

Anna Henderson, Flora Perkins and Millie Couzens complete the roster and will bolster GB as they go up against the four World-Tour teams, including SD Worx-Protime.