Women's Tour Of Britain Set For Record Field

This year's Women's Tour of Britain is group for a grounds field, pinch 18 teams taking to nan commencement line.

Twelve World Tour teams header nan 108-rider event, which originates successful Dalby Forest, North Yorkshire connected Thursday, 5 June.

Belgian Lotte Kopecky, of Team SD Worx – Protime, will take sides her title while Team Picnic PostNL's British champion Pfeiffer Georgi is besides involved.

Teams from 10 different countries will beryllium represented, while EF Education – Oatly and AG Insurance – Soudal will make their debut appearances.

"This year's unthinkable line-up of teams is testament to nan difficult activity that has gone successful to nan Tour of Britain Women complete nan past 18 months and shows nan immense support that nan title has from UCI teams extracurricular of nan UK," said Jonathan Day, managing head of British Cycling Events.

"We are thrilled to person specified a awesome line-up of UCI Women's World Tour teams coming to nan event, showing nan entreaty of racing successful Britain successful beforehand of nan astonishing crowds we attract, while astatine nan aforesaid clip it will beryllium awesome to erstwhile again spot each our British registered women's UCI Continental teams racing successful a prestigious arena connected location roads."

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); and Uno-X Mobility (Norway)

UCI Women's ProTeams: EF Education – Oatly (United States);

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); and Smurfit Westrock Cycling Team (Great Britain)