County hoping for cycling destination boom

Warwickshire County Council previously said the Lloyds Tour of Britain was a "massive coup"

Warwickshire's cycling scene is "braced for a boom" on the back of the 2025 Lloyds Tour of Britain's return, the county council has said.

Thousands of people lined the streets as the national road cycling race visited the area for the third time on 5 September.

Cyclists began the race in Atherstone, before travelling 116.2 miles (187km) to the finish at Burton Dassett Hills Country Park.

County councillor Darren Cheshire, said the tour had "shone on a spotlight on what makes Warwickshire special" and the authority hoped it had inspired more people to get on bikes and experience it for themselves.

The number of cycling clubs enjoying the county was set to climb in the coming weeks, as a result of the recent exposure, the county council said.

Riders from several local cycling clubs also chose to ride a section of the Warwickshire stage, before the route finished at the country park.

Kenilworth Wheelers Cycling Club, was one of many clubs which organised a ride to different points of the route during the race.

Adam Witchell, the club chairman, described the tour as a "fabulous way" of putting the county on the map as a cycling destination.

"We're so lucky in Warwickshire to have such a great network of roads to ride on, whatever your level or experience, and the Tour of Britain celebrated that so well," he added.