Record Field for North Yorkshire Tour of Britain Stage

Eighteen teams will take to the start line of the Lloyds Tour of Britain Women this June, as the largest field in the event’s history has today been announced.

Twelve UCI Women’s WorldTour teams headline the entry for the UCI Women’s WorldTour event, which gets underway from Dalby Forest in North Yorkshire on Thursday 5 June and will comprise a 108-rider field.

Defending champions and the world’s number one ranked squad Team SD Worx – Protime, who won the 2024 race with Lotte Kopecky, headline the entry list, alongside the Team Picnic PostNL team of British champion Pfeiffer Georgi, and the Lidl - Trek team of last year’s runner up Anna Henderson and former winner Lizzie Deignan.

In total thirteen of the world’s top fifteen ranked teams, according to the latest UCI world rankings (22nd April) will be participating, and racing through communities across the Tees Valley and North Yorkshire, the Scottish Borders, and Glasgow.

Home interest for fans will be provided by all five British registered UCI Continental teams, CJ O’Shea Racing; DAS – Hutchinson; Handsling Alba Development Road Team; Hess Cycling Team; and the Smurfit Westrock Cycling Team.

The EF Education – Oatly squad and AG Insurance – Soudal Team both make their debuts in the race, while for Team SD Worx – Protime and Liv AlUla Jayco they will continue their record of having competed in every edition of the race since 2014.

In total teams from ten different countries will take part in the Lloyds Tour of Britain Women. The full list of teams is:

UCI Women’s WorldTeams: 

• AG Insurance – Soudal Team (Belgium); 
• Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto (Germany); 
• CERATIZIT Pro Cycling Team (Germany); 
• FDJ – SUEZ (France); 
• Lidl-Trek (USA); 
• Liv AlUla Jayco (Australia); 
• Movistar Team (Spain); 
• Team Picnic PostNL (Netherlands); 
• Team SD Worx - Protime (Netherlands); 
• Team Visma | Lease a Bike (Netherlands); 
• UAE Team ADQ (UAE);
• Uno-X Mobility (Norway)

 UCI Women’s ProTeams: 

• EF Education – Oatly (USA);

 UCI Continental Teams: 

• CJ O’Shea Racing (Great Britain); 
• DAS – Hutchinson (Great Britain); 
• Handsling Alba Development Road Team (Great Britain); 
• Hess Cycling Team (Great Britain); 
• Smurfit Westrock Cycling Team (Great Britain)

Commenting on the line-up of teams, Jonathan Day, Managing Director of British Cycling Events, said; 

“This year’s incredible line-up of teams is testament to the hard work that has gone in to the Lloyds Tour of Britain Women over the past 18 months and shows the huge support that the race has from UCI teams outside of the UK.

“We are thrilled to have such a great line-up of UCI Women’s WorldTour teams coming to the event, showing the appeal of racing in Britain in front of the amazing crowds we attract, while at the same time it will be fantastic to once again see all our British registered women’s UCI Continental teams racing in a prestigious event on home roads.”

Speaking about their upcoming participation in the Lloyds Tour of Britain Women, 2024 final stage winner Ruby Roseman-Gannon, of the Liv AlUla Jayco team, said; 

"I’m really looking forward to returning to the Lloyds Tour of Britain Women this season. It was one of my favourite races last year, particularly because I won stage four – my first WorldTour win.

“It is one of the most well-respected races on the calendar due to its long-term support of women's cycling and our team has attended every edition since its inception in 2014. I'm super excited for this year's edition because I think it really suits our team attributes, the racing is exciting, and the roadside support is really impressive.”

The Lloyds Tour of Britain Women gets underway in the Tees Valley and North Yorkshire on Thursday 5 June, with a stage between Dalby Forest and Redcar across the North York Moors National Park, before the second stage from Hartlepool ends with an uphill finish at Saltburn-by-the-Sea.

The race concludes with a pair of stages in Scotland, the first in the Scottish Borders, starting and finishing in Kelso, before the final stage in Glasgow on Sunday 8 June.

Further announcements, including the detailed routes for the four stages, and the identities of competing riders in the Lloyds Tour of Britain Women, will be announced in the coming weeks in the build-up to the event.