Cycling's Tour of Britain will be passing through Bridlington today in front of a global TV audience.
Stage three of the event is taking place entirely in the East Riding with the riders heading from Goole to Beverley via Bridlington.
Peter Hodges from the Tour of Britain Cycle Race explains what spectators in Bridlington will see.
Stage three of the race, The Howdens Stage, will start from Goole’s central precinct at about 11.30am before racing through the East Riding’s towns and countryside and finishing opposite Beverley Racecourse at about 3.30pm.
The peloton is expected in Bridlington at 2pm.
Peter Hodges says some of the worlds best cyclist are taking part in the race.
The riders will enter Bridlington through Boynton before heading in to the town and along the seafront before heading back out past South Cliff Holiday Park.
A series of rolling road closures will be in affect around the race with roads closed for 15-20 minutes as the cyclist race around the East Riding.
In Bridlington the rolling closures are expected to be in place from just before 2pm and will affect
- Easton Road
- Well Lane Bypass (including Scarborough Road Roundabout)
- Scarborough Road South
- Street John Street
- Quay Road (including Quay Road Roundabout), from Brett Street to Quay Road Roundabout
- Station Avenue, from Quay Road Roundabout to Midway Avenue
- Station Road
- Hilderthorpe Road
- South Cliff Road
- South Marine Drive
- Kingston Road
- Kingsgate (inc. Kingsgate Roundabout and Wilsthorpe Roundabout), from Kingston Road to Moor Lane
Peter has this advice for anyone wanting to take to the streets to view the event.
The race is being screened on TV networks across the globe and will be live on ITV4.
Peter says it's a great showcase for the sport and the Yorkshire Coast.
Peter thinks this week's good weather will have helped show off the area in it's best light.
Race organisers hope that local people will come out in force to line the route and encourage the riders. Peter Hodges says the British fans always make a good showing.
Here is an interactive map showing the route in detail.
Here are the timings for the race.
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