THE Women's Tour of Britain is heading to Warrington.

The town will play host to some of the best cyclists in the world for the third stage of the event tomorrow, Saturday.

The race leaves the Golden Gates around 11am, with the finish back in the town centre, expected to be around 2.15pm.

The route will see riders heading out down Chester Road by Walton Gardens and out to Macclesfield.


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Cyclists will then return through Knutsford and then through the likes of Appleton and Stockton Heath, over Cantilever Bridge and then through Latchford and Kingsway.

Here is a list of the roads that will be closed and when.

Closed between 3.30am and 8pm:

  • Sankey Street, from Parker Street to Bold Street
  • Legh Street, from Bath Street to Sankey Street
  • Bold Street, from Sankey Street to Palmyra Square South
  • Arpley Street, from Sankey Street for 70m in a southerly direction
  • Hanover Street, from Arpley Street to Winmarleigh Street
  • Museum Street, from Arpley Street to Winmarleigh Street
  • Winmarleigh Street, from Sankey Street to Museum Street
  • Springfield Street passageway
  • Palmyra Square South, from Winmarleigh Street to Bold Street
  • Palmyra Square North, from Springfield Street to Bold Street
  • Springfield Street, from Sankey Street to Palmyra Square South
The map of the route

The map of the route

Closed between 10.30am to 11.30am:

  • Slutchers Lane, from Wilson Patten Street to Chester Road
  • Chester Road, from Slutchers Lane to Old Chester Road
  • Old Chester Road, from Chester Road to Warrington Road
  • Warrington Road, from Old Chester Road to Hatton Lane
  • Hatton Lane, from Warrington Road to Pillmoss Lane
  • Pillmoss Lane, from Hatton Lane to the borough boundary with Cheshire West and Chester

Closed between 10.30am to 11.30am and 12.45pm to 3.15pm:

  • Sankey Way, from Priestley Street to Liverpool Road
  • Liverpool Road, from Sankey Way to Sankey Street
  • Parker Street, from Sankey Street to Wilson Patten Street
  • Wilson Patten Street, from Parker Street to Slutchers Lane

Closed between 1pm to 2.45pm:

Barleycastle Lane, from the borough boundary with Cheshire East to Grappenhall Lane

Grappenhall Lane, from Barleycastle Road to Lumb Brook Road

Lumb Brook Road, from Grappenhall Lane to Chester Road

Chester Road, from Lumb Brook Road to Ackers Road

Ackers Road, from Chester Road to Hunts Lane

Hunts Lane, from Ackers Road to Knutsford Road

Cantilever Bridge, south west approach from Ackers Road to Cantilever Bridge south east approach

Cantilever Bridge, south east approach from Cantilever Bridge south west approach to Cantilever Bridge

Cantilever Bridge, from Cantilever Bridge south east approach to Cantilever Bridge north west approach

Cantilever Bridge, north west approach from Cantilever Bridge to Station Road

Station Road, from Wash Lane to Knutsford Road

Knutsford Road, from Station Road to Kingsway South

Knutsford Road, from side of No 715 to Thelwall Lane

Thelwall Lane, from Knutsford Road to Kingsway South

Kingsway South, from Knutsford Road to Kingsway North

Kingsway North, from Kingsway South to Manchester Road

Manchester Road, from Kingsway North to Cockhedge Green

Padgate Lane, from Manchester Road to Marsh House Lane

Cockhedge Green, for its entire length

Brick Street, from Cockhedge Green to Fennel Street

Fennel Street, from Brick Street to Church Street

Church Street, from Farrell Street to Manchester Road

Midland Way, from Cockhedge Green to Froghall Lane

Froghall Lane, from Bewsey Road to Priestley Street

Crosfield Street, from Midland Way to Sankey Street

Priestley Street, from Froghall Lane to Sankey Way