From 15th - 22nd September 2013 the Tour of Britain is visiting various routes throughout the whole of mainland UK. The race is split up into 7 different stages, and ensures that a huge amount of people have a great opportunity to get out and watch the tour, while catching a glimpse of some modern day sporting icons.
The race involves approximately 19 teams and over 100 individual riders, including British Olympian Mark Cavendish and Olympic champion and Tour De France winner Sir Bradley Wiggins (Wiggo to the fans).
Wednesday 11th September produced Stage 4 of the race, which consisted of a 188 kilometre ride from Stoke on Trent to the finish line in Llanberis, Snowdonia. This meant that a number of Welsh towns and villages got to witness the spectacular race pass through, and allowed for a fantastic show of support for both the event and the athletes involved.
At Allington Hughes we were lucky enough to have the race pass right by 2 of our offices. In Wrexham, the race flew down Grosvenor road and provided a fantastic spectacle for crowds of people to gather and enjoy the race.
Around the corner from our new JRL Law office in Llanrwst, the cyclists had to handle the tight tricky cornering of the small town, which provided some great opportunities to grab a photograph of some cycling giants. You can view our selection of pictures here.
The Tour of Britain has created a real buzz around the whole 7 day event, and it has been great to see the level of support and excitement generated when such a big event with world recognised sporting heroes visits the more rural locations of the UK.
We can only hope the route is unchanged for next year!
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| Race Leader Sir Bradley Wiggins tackling the tricky corners of Llanrwst town centre. |
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| Team Sky with Sir Bradley Wiggins in his yellow jersey passing our Wrexham office. |
