Northamptonshire will host the final stage
of the 2016 Aviva Women’s Tour, with the
proposed route starting in Northampton
town centre and finishing in Kettering.
The last stage of the five-day international
women’s cycling event will take place in the
county on Sunday 19th June and attract
some of the world’s best female riders.

Last year’s race saw a massive 67,500
people line the streets to cheer on the
cyclists and saw a £1 million boost to the
local economy. The event also inspired
65% of spectators to cycle more often,
according to an independent report.

Northampton and Kettering have both
hosted the finish of the race before, and
it is fitting that Northamptonshire will now
have the chance to host the final stage
of this year’s race, having hosted the first
ever stage of the Aviva Women’s Tour in
2014. The final day will be an undulating
stage taking in some new climbs areas of
Northamptonshire that haven’t been visited
with the previous two editions.

The return Aviva Women’s Tour is a
fantastic opportunity to not only encourage
more women and girls into sport but also
raise the profile of Northamptonshire and
encourage visitors to the area. People
across the county are urged to come along
and support the riders on what is sure to be
a fantastic day and, hopefully, the crowds
will be inspired to get cycling too!

Northamptonshire rider Hannah Barnes,
who will compete as part of Canyon SRAM
Racing team, finds it a real treat that her
friends and family can come and watch,
and she finds it a privilege to be able to race
along roads she trains on.

Northamptonshire County Council has also
agreed with SweetSpot that a stage of the Aviva
Women’s Tour will be held in the county next
year. As part of the agreement, SweetSpot will
also hold a mass-participation cycle event in
the county this year and next year to encourage
people, in particular women and families, to
become more active and get cycling.

For more information about the Aviva
Women’s Tour Northamptonshire stage
and about cycling in the county, visit
www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/womenstour

 

2016 Aviva Women’s Tour

2016 Aviva Women’s Tour