Event information
Residents and visitors are being encouraged to plan ahead
To enable the event to take place safely, a combination of temporary road closures, rolling road closures and parking restrictions will be in place across the route on race day. Please familiarise themselves with the arrangements and allow extra time for journeys.
Most roads on the route will be subject to rolling road closures, meaning traffic will be temporarily held for short periods as the riders and race convoy pass through before reopening as soon as it is safe to do so. Rolling road closures are expected to operate between approximately 10.40am and 4.30pm.
Special arrangements will also be in place in Cockermouth on Wednesday 19 August to accommodate the start and finish areas. To allow event infrastructure to be installed safely:
- Main Street and Station Street will be closed from 4am until 6.30pm
- South Street will be closed from 7am until 5pm
- Crown Street, Sullart Street and Gallowbarrow will also be closed between 9am and 11.30am
In addition, the A595 between Bothel and Cockermouth will be closed from 2pm until 3.45pm while riders complete the final sections of the stage. These timings are precautionary and the actual duration may be shorter.
The race is expected to pass through local communities at the following approximate times:
- Whitehaven: 11:43am to 11:55am
- High Harrington: 11:57am to 12:07pm
- Workington: 12:01pm to 12:17pm
- Flimby: 12:12pm to 12:25pm
- Maryport: 12:16pm to 12:30pm
- Allonby: 12:28pm to 12:45pm
- Silloth: 12:44pm to 1:04pm
- Wigton: 1:12pm to 1:38pm
- Caldbeck: 1:30pm to 2pm
- Aspatria: 2pm to 2:37pm
- Cockermouth, first passage of the finish line: 2:21pm to 3:02pm
- Cockermouth, race finish: 3pm to 3:50pm
Lead vehicles may arrive around 15 minutes before the riders.
Road closure information
British Cycling is writing to all residents and businesses 100 metres from the route.
Car parking
Several public car parks are available around the town centre.
Cumberland Council operates both long and short-stay parking, including:
Visitors travelling to Cockermouth to watch the race will be able to use parking at Cockermouth Rugby Club as an overflow car park.
Cumberland Council is also working with local partners to identify additional parking options and will publish further details ahead of race day once arrangements have been finalised.
Temporary bus stop arrangements in Cockermouth
Passengers travelling to and from Cockermouth are advised that bus stop arrangements will be in place for services X4, X5 and 600.
Buses will not be operating from the east side of Cockermouth from Main Street and the school, therefore these bus stops on the west of Cockermouth must be used:
- between 9am and 11:30am, use the bus stops on Crown Street near Aldi
- between 4am to 9am and 11:30am to 6:30pm, services X4, X5 and 600 will operate from the Crown Street stops near Aldi and the Fairfield Junior school bus stops on Sullart Street
Temporary signage will be displayed throughout Cockermouth to direct passengers to the correct boarding points.
Service changes
The following temporary amendments will be in place on Wednesday 19 August:
Service 60
10:43am departure from Workington will terminate at Silloth at 1:35pm and will not continue to Skinburness.
11:47am departure from Skinburness will instead start from Silloth at 11:55am.
Service 400
12:40pm departure from Carlisle will terminate at Wigton at 1:15pm.
1:42pm departure from Silloth will start from Wigton at 2:09pm.
Service 554
The 2pm departure from Carlisle will operate as service 553.
The 1:15pm departure from Keswick will operate as service 553.
Service 600
The 1:40pm and 2:40pm departures from Carlisle will operate via Aspatria to Wigton.
The 1:23pm and 2:23pm departures from Whitehaven will operate via Aspatria to Cockermouth.
C123 Cockermouth Town Service
This service will not operate on Wednesday 19 August.
Service 68
This service will use the temporary bus stops outlined above.
Allow extra time for your journey
Passengers are reminded that all other bus services may be affected by rolling road closures as the race progresses through the county. Delays of approximately 15 to 20 minutes are possible on some routes.