REIGNING world and Olympic road race cycling champion Marianne Vos (below) will take part in The Women's Tour this May which passes through Bedfordshire.
Vos is the first high profile rider to announce her participation for the inaugural race, which takes place from May 7 to 11.
The second stage of the five-day race will start in Hinckley in Leicestershire and finish in Bedford.
Vos will be returning to compete on British roads for the first time since winning Olympic Gold in London 2012.
The Dutch rider is widely acknowledged as the greatest ever female cyclist, having won world titles on the road, track and in cyclo-cross.
She said: "It's great that we get a big new stage race on our calendar with The Women's Tour. The times that I've raced in Great Britain – with of course the London Olympic Games fresh in my mind – I have been amazed by the huge crowds and the enthusiastic people. I'm sure it will be a fantastic event and I'm looking forward to competing here with the best riders from all over the world.”
The Women's Tour will take place over five stages going through Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Bedfordshire, Essex and Hertfordshire, before the final stage finish in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. View a promotional video for the tour
Vos is the first high profile rider to announce her participation for the inaugural race, which takes place from May 7 to 11.
The second stage of the five-day race will start in Hinckley in Leicestershire and finish in Bedford.
Vos will be returning to compete on British roads for the first time since winning Olympic Gold in London 2012.
The Dutch rider is widely acknowledged as the greatest ever female cyclist, having won world titles on the road, track and in cyclo-cross.
She said: "It's great that we get a big new stage race on our calendar with The Women's Tour. The times that I've raced in Great Britain – with of course the London Olympic Games fresh in my mind – I have been amazed by the huge crowds and the enthusiastic people. I'm sure it will be a fantastic event and I'm looking forward to competing here with the best riders from all over the world.”
The Women's Tour will take place over five stages going through Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Bedfordshire, Essex and Hertfordshire, before the final stage finish in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. View a promotional video for the tour
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