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07/07/2014
Final UK Stage Of Tour de France Underway
The final stage of the Tour de France to be held in the UK got underway this morning in Cambridge.
The 197 riders will follow a 96-mile route from Cambridge to London, with the winner of the stage expected to reach the city before 16:00 today.
The projected timings for today's stage are:
12:15 : Cambridge. Riders leave Parker's Piece for a tour of the city
12:25 : Trumpington. Race begins as riders reach the A1309
12:42 : Essex. Peloton crosses the border through the Chesterfords
14:06 : Riders reach Chelmsford
14:43 : Epping Forest
14:55 : London stage begins at Woodford
15:04 : Walthamstow
15:11 : Lead riders expected at the Olympic Park
15:42 : Stage three ends at The Mall
Italian rider Vincenzo Nibali currently wears the yellow jersey after winning the second stage from York to Sheffield.
Following the completion of today's stage the race will move back to France.
(MH/CD)
The 197 riders will follow a 96-mile route from Cambridge to London, with the winner of the stage expected to reach the city before 16:00 today.
The projected timings for today's stage are:
12:15 : Cambridge. Riders leave Parker's Piece for a tour of the city
12:25 : Trumpington. Race begins as riders reach the A1309
12:42 : Essex. Peloton crosses the border through the Chesterfords
14:06 : Riders reach Chelmsford
14:43 : Epping Forest
14:55 : London stage begins at Woodford
15:04 : Walthamstow
15:11 : Lead riders expected at the Olympic Park
15:42 : Stage three ends at The Mall
Italian rider Vincenzo Nibali currently wears the yellow jersey after winning the second stage from York to Sheffield.
Following the completion of today's stage the race will move back to France.
(MH/CD)
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