Thule are Official Suppliers to The Tour of Britain
The Tour of Britain starts on the 12th September, and Thule have once again become involved as official suppliers to the nationwide event.
Thule, the world’s largest manufacturer of car roof racks, roof boxes and cycle carriers, has provided roof rack systems and cycle carriers to the Tour of Britain official race team cars as part of their official supplier sponsorship.
Thule have supplied Rapid System roof bars and fittings, ProRide 591 cycle carriers and spare wheel holders for the official race team cars which will lead the other competitors’ cars in their convoy around the UK.
The eight stages will take the race teams across the UK, beginning with a Grand Depart in Scunthorpe for the first stage, which finishes in York.
Subsequent stages will re-visit the North East as The Tour travels from Darlington to Newcastle Gateshead on Stage Two, while Stage Three will see the northern most point of the race, as The Tour heads to Scotland and takes in the Scottish Borders and Dumfries and Galloway.
The Tour of Britain then heads south, with Stage Four featuring the North West of England and Blackpool, with Stage Five both starting and finishing in Stoke-on-Trent, with a hard days racing in store through the scenic North Staffordshire countryside.
The South West has two stages in 2009, with Stage Six taking the riders across Exmoor as the pass from Somerset into Devon, on their journey from Frome to Bideford.
The penultimate day of the race then sees the peloton race from Hatherleigh in Devon to Yeovil in Somerset, on a stage that could decide the winner of this year's race.
A spectacular final day of racing will round out the 2009 Tour, as riders tackle the iconic London circuit that opened last year's race.
Highlights of the race can be watched via the Tour of Britain website, http://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/_ns_video/, or on ITV4 throughout the week long event.
Follow the Tour’s blog at http://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/_ns_blog/.
Image taken from the 2008 Tour of Britain. |
