The 4 September stage runs 194.1km from Hull via Withernsea, Hornsea, Driffield and Wetwang to a four-lap finish at Beverley Racecourse. No timings yet.

The Lloyds Tour of Britain Men comes back to the East Riding on Friday 4 September, and almost all of the day’s racing happens on our roads rather than Hull’s. Stage three leaves East Park in Hull and covers 194.1km, about 120 miles, before finishing on the climb to Beverley Racecourse.

The route was published by Hull City Council, which is hosting the start. After leaving East Park the riders head east along Holderness Road, then through Bilton and out to the coast at Withernsea, north to Hornsea and on to Skipsea. From there the stage turns inland to Burton Agnes, climbs around to Driffield, and drops into Wetwang before the finale at Beverley. (Hull City Council, Hull stage route revealed for the 2026 Lloyds Tour of Britain Men)

Every place named on that route after Holderness Road sits in the East Riding: Bilton, Withernsea, Hornsea, Skipsea, Burton Agnes, Driffield, Wetwang and Beverley. Hull gets the start line and the send-off. The East Riding gets the racing.

The finish, and why Beverley gets four goes at it

Beverley does not simply host a finish line. Once the peloton reaches the town the riders take on a 16km circuit, ridden four times, ending with what the organisers call a testing uphill drag to the racecourse. That means anyone standing on the finishing circuit sees the race four times over rather than once in a blur, which is the single best reason to watch from Beverley rather than from a hedge on the Wolds.

Beverley Racecourse has no fixture that day. Its published diary runs from the William Hill Beverley Bullet on 30 August to afternoon racing on 16 September, so 4 September is clear. (Beverley Racecourse, fixtures and tickets)

Diagram of the 2026 Tour of Britain stage three route from Hull through the East Riding to Beverley, with the stage statistics
The stage three route in order, from the start at East Park to the finishing circuit at Beverley. Graphic by East Riding Today

What has not been published yet

Timings and road closures. Hull City Council’s route announcement says only that timings will be confirmed soon, and no closure schedule for the East Riding has been published at the time of writing. Until it is, nobody can tell you what time the race will pass Withernsea seafront or Driffield’s Middle Street, and anyone who does is guessing.

That matters most if you live, work or drive on the route. Race-day closures for an event of this size are normally rolling, moving with the peloton rather than shutting a road all day, but the schedule is the thing to wait for. When it lands it will come from East Riding of Yorkshire Council; our roadworks and travel page tracks disruption across the district in the meantime.

The race has been here before

The men’s race last came to the area in 2023 and finished at Beverley Racecourse, where Olav Kooij won the sprint for his third consecutive stage win that year. Hull last hosted a men’s stage start in 2008, when the race left the city centre for a finish at Dalby Forest. Beverley has also hosted stage starts of the Tour de Yorkshire in 2016 and 2018, and the start of the C1 para races at the 2019 UCI World Road Racing Championships. (Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority, Lloyds Tour of Britain Men returns to Hull and Beverley for Stage Three in 2026)

Councillor Anne Handley, leader of East Riding of Yorkshire Council, said the route “will highlight the very best of East Yorkshire, from our stunning coastline and beautiful countryside to the Yorkshire Wolds and our historic market towns”.

One figure being quoted around the announcement deserves a caveat. British Cycling research delivered by GSIQ put the economic impact of the 2025 Lloyds Tours of Britain at £62.3 million. That is a cumulative total for all the areas that hosted the ten stages of the 2025 Tours, not a forecast for the East Riding, and no separate figure for this district has been published.

The rest of the race

Stage three is one of five. The men’s race opens with a start and finish in Lincoln, runs from Boston to Skegness, then comes here for Hull to Beverley, before Helmsley to Leyburn in North Yorkshire and a start and finish at Earlston in the Scottish Borders. Across the five days the riders cover 878.8km, or 546 miles, with 8,814 metres of climbing.

What it means for you

  • Friday 4 September is the date. The stage starts in Hull and finishes in Beverley, and everything between Bilton and the finish line is in the East Riding.
  • Watching is free. The organisers describe the Tours as one of the largest free to spectate events in Britain. There is no ticket for the roadside.
  • Beverley is the best value if you want to see more than a blur. Four passages of a 16km circuit beat one glimpse of a peloton at 50kmh.
  • Wait for the closure schedule before you plan a journey. If you commute through Withernsea, Hornsea, Skipsea, Burton Agnes, Driffield, Wetwang or Beverley, check the council’s notices nearer the date rather than assuming your usual route is open.
  • If you fancy helping, the combined authority’s announcement links a volunteer registration form for the race.

Planning the day around it? Our guide to things to do in East Yorkshire covers what else is open along the coast and in the Wolds that weekend.