The Great Britain Cycling Team have completed the line-up for the Lloyds Tour of Britain

Women, which gets underway on Thursday 5 June. The British national team will be the 19th

team in the record-breaking field for the race, taking the number of riders starting the event to

114.

The team also become the first to name their provisional six-rider line-up for the Lloyds Tour

of Britain Women, with a roster that includes experience of racing in Britain’s biggest

professional women’s race, as well as having represented Great Britain on the track, road, and

off-road disciplines.

Former Lloyds national road race champion Jess Roberts (2018) has ridden the race on one

previous occasion in 2021 while alongside her will be April Tacey, who already has two

appearances in the race to her name (2021 & 2022), and has been in UCI Women’s WorldTour

action so far in 2025 with Team Coop – Repsol.

Fenix – Deceuninck teammates Millie Couzens and Flora Perkins both return, having raced in

the 2024 Lloyds Tour of Britain Women for the Great Britain Cycling Team, with the latter

finishing 13th overall and runner up in the under-23 young rider classification 12 months ago.

Two of the six rider squad will make their debut in the Lloyds Tour of Britain Women, with world

individual and team pursuit champion Anna Morris, who took second place at the recent Rapha

Lincoln Grand Prix, joined by Ella MacLean-Howell, who enjoyed a breakout year in 2024, with

10 top-10 finishes in the under 23 category at mountain bike World Cups, and represented

Great Britain in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Commenting on the announcement, Senior Academy Endurance Coach Chris Newton said;

“It’s fantastic to again have a strong GB Team in the Tour of Britain Women. It’s a great opportunity to come together as a national team and further develop our current and future stars. This year’s course looks tough and well-planned to make for an exciting race."

“We are looking to challenge from day one with a strong mix of youth and experience. The first

two days around the Tees Valley and North Yorkshire are particularly interesting, as they are

old training roads for myself, so hopefully that knowledge will be useful. I also know the crowds

will be super supportive.”

Jess Roberts, added;

“I’m really excited to be part of the GB team for the Tour of Britain this year. The last few years I’ve taken a step back from road racing so I am a little nervous to step back in to a World Tour peloton but it will be great to get some experience back and hopefully help the team to some good results.”

To discover the routes of all four stages of the Lloyds Tour of Britain Women in more detail,

and more information about the race, host venues, and participating teams, please click here.

The Lloyds Tour of Britain Women gets underway in the Tees Valley and North Yorkshire on

Thursday 5 June, with a stage between Dalby Forest and Redcar across the North York Moors

National Park, before the second stage from Hartlepool ends with an uphill finish at Saltburn

by-the-Sea.

The race concludes with a pair of stages in Scotland, the first in the Scottish Borders, starting

and finishing in Kelso, before the final stage in Glasgow on Sunday 8 June.

Following the final leg, fans and cyclists of all ages and abilities will have the chance to take

part in the free Lloyds Tour of Britain Family Cycling Festival, building on Glasgow’s cycling

legacy, and providing a unique chance to ride on the same closed road, traffic free, circuit as

the world’s best. For more information on the Lloyds Tour of Britain Family Cycling Festival, please click here.