Race information
The Scottish Borders will host the final stage of the Lloyds Tour of Britain Men on Sunday 6 September.
This will be the first time that the Scottish Borders has hosted the final stage of the race, having welcomed the event on 11 occasions since 2009.
Stage information
The stage will start and finish in Earlston, with a 160km route taking in multiple Borders communities and the Lammermuir Hills.
Spectators in Earlston will be able to see the race on no fewer than four occasions during the day, as it hosts the start, two 19km laps at the end of the stage, and the final sprint for the finish line.
Departing Earlston towards Smailholm, the race heads towards Kelso, turning off just before the town to take in Hume, Greenlaw, Charterhall and Duns.
A challenging sector then faces the riders in the Lammermuir Hills, passing the Whiteadder Reservoir before a climb to Redstone Rig and Duddy Bank.
After descending into Greenlaw and on to Gordon, the race heads back to Earlston.
The riders will then have two circuits of a 19km lap, taking in Smailholm, before the race concludes in Earlston and the next Lloyds Tour of Britain men’s champion is crowned.
See the Tour of Britain website for more spectator information on Stage five of this year’s event, including an interactive route map.
Road closure information can also be found online.
Team and rider information
108 riders from 18 teams are competing in the 2026 Lloyds Tour of Britain Men, with plenty of world-class riders and British stars for the crowds to watch.
World-leading sprinters Tim Merlier and Olav Kooij are racing, along with multiple track and time-trial world champion Filippo Ganna. All three have achieved multiple grand tour stage victories.
The world's number one ranked team, UAE Team Emirates XRG, have an impressive lineup, including Tour de France stage winner Nils Politt, four-time grand tour stage winner Tim Wellens, 2021 Paris-Roubaix runner-up Florian Vermeersch, and former Grand Prix Cycliste de Quebec winner Benoit Cosnefroy.
Previous Scottish Borders stage winners Matteo Trentin and Cees Bol also return, as does 2014 Tour of Britain champion Dylan van Baarle.
About the Tour of Britain
The Lloyds Tour of Britain is the largest free-to-attend sporting spectacle in the UK and is delivered under the mantel of two races, one Tour of Britain. Last year the Scottish Borders hosted the Lloyds Tour of Britain Women, the first time the event has been held in Scotland.
The Lloyds Tour of Britain Men is part of the UCI ProSeries, making it one of the most prestigious sporting events in the sport’s global calendar.