2021 Women’s Tour Expecting Hugh Crowd In Walsall

The 2021 Women’s Tour is coming to Walsall this October.

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The international women’s cycle race was postponed last year due to COVID-19.  Organisers, the SweetSpot Group, also postponed the 2021 race for the summer, but have now laid out plans for the sporting event to take place between 4-9 October, 2021.

The first stage is set to begin Bicester, Oxfordshire and end in Felixstowe, Suffolk, with the start and finish of stage 2 taking place in Walsall on Tuesday 5 October.

There are family activities being planned to celebrate the event in the town centre and the Arboretum, with more details released shortly. Walsall Council is calling on any local businesses that want to be involved to decorate their shopfronts for the occasion or get in touch for sponsorship opportunities.

Cllr Adrian Andrew, Deputy Leader of Walsall Council, said: “We’re excited to be hosting a stage of this prestigious race and look forward to welcoming cycling fans to the town in October. The delay is understandable but it will be worth the wait. I’m sure the people of Walsall and the wider region will turn out in numbers to cheer the riders on. This is a great opportunity for the borough and will hopefully inspire more people to take to two wheels.”

Mick Bennett, Women’s Tour race director, said: “Having been born and raised in the West Midlands it’s really exciting to be taking the Women’s Tour to Walsall for the first time in 2021. We thank Walsall Council for their support of the race and its push for gender equality – I’m counting down to October already!”

British Cycling’s cycling delivery director, Dani Every, said: “The growth of the Women’s Tour plays a crucial role in our ongoing ambition to get more women and girls on bicycles, and we’re sure that the riders on show later this year will help to inspire more women to get in the saddle in the West Midlands and beyond. “It’s great to see the event continuing to broaden its reach, with a debut stage in Walsall highlighting the ever-growing profile of and demand for the race. This in turn supports our own drive to address the gender imbalance within our sport and our commitment to doing all we can to support female cyclists, coaches and volunteers across the disciplines.”

Full details of the Walsall stage of the 2021 Women’s Tour are due to revealed in the summer.

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