People across Suffolk will get the chance to see some of the world's best cyclists as the final stages of the national cycling event gets underway in Suffolk.
The Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain final, a UK-based cycling racing event that started in 1945, is taking place in Suffolk today, with racers taking on a gruelling 158 kilometer race from Lowestoft to Felixstowe.
This is the seventh time the event has come to Suffolk, but the first time the final stage has ever taken in place in the county.
The race begun at 11am from Lowestoft's promenade.
Race route
![This is the route the cyclists will take through Suffolk]()
This is the route the cyclists will take through Suffolk (Image: British Cycling)
Cyclists will first head inland from Lowestoft, riding via Beccles and Bungay, and then through Halesworth, Framlingham, and Saxmundham.
Following this, they will then head along the Suffolk coast between Thorpeness and Aldeburgh.
The second half of the race will then take the racers through Snape, Wickham Market, Kesgrave, and Martlesham, before finishing in Sea Road in Felixstowe.
Key Timings
11am - the race will begin and racers will leave Lowestoft.
11.40am - the first immediate sprint is likely to take place in Beccles
1.30pm - cyclists likely to reach Adelburgh
Roughly 2.20pm - the final sprint will begin in Grundisburgh
Roughly 3.06pm - fans can expect the riders to reach the finish area in Sea Road, Felixstowe.
Road closures
There will also be rolling road closures in operation for about 15 minutes before the estimated time of arrival of cyclists and until 10 minutes after the last rider has passed.
Here are all the road closures and restrictions for the event:
Lowestoft
The roads will be closed in Lowestoft between 10.30am and 11am:
B1532 from A47 to Royal Terrace
Royal Terrace
Parking will be suspended between 9am and midday on:
Marine Parade outside No. 6
Carlton Colville
Parking will be suspended in Carton Colville between 9am and midday on:
Lowestoft Road/The Street
Hall Road
Mutford
Parking will be suspended on Church Road between 9am and midday
Beccles
Parking will be suspended between 9am and midday on:
Smallgate
Saltgate/The Walk
New Market
Ballygate
Peasenhall
Parking will be suspended on Hackney Road from Church Street to Russell Court between 9am and 1pm.
Framlingham
Parking will be suspended between 9am and 1.30pm on:
Saxmundham Road/B1119
Castle Street
Church Street
Market Hill/Bridge Street
College Road/B1116
Saxmundham
Parking will be suspended on Mill Road/Chantry Road between 9am and 1.30pm.
Leiston
Parking will be suspended on Waterloo Avenue/B1119 between Church Road and Waterloo Mews from 8am until 1.45pm
Thorpeness
Parking will be suspended on The Whinlands/B1353/The Haven between 9am and 2pm
Aldeburgh
Parking will be suspended on Victoria Road between 9am and 2.30pm
Tunstall
Parking will be suspended on Ashe Road/B1078 between 9am and 2.30pm
Wickham Market
Parking will be suspended between 9am and 2.30pm on:
High Street/B1438 between Lower Street and Broad Street
Broad Street
Grundisburgh
Parking will be suspended between 9am and 3pm on:
Woodbridge Road/The Green/The Street/Rose Hill
Ipswich Road up to Post Mill Gardens
Martlesham
Parking will be suspended between 9am and 3.30pm on Bealings Road from Main Road to the entrance to Willow Brook House
Trimley St Martin and Trimley St Mary
Parking will be suspended on High Road from Howlett Way to High Street/Garrison Lane between 11am and 3.30pm
Felixstowe
Sea Road will be closed and parking will be suspended between 6pm on Saturday, September 7 until 11.59pm on Sunday, September 8.
On the day of the event parking will be suspended between 12.01am and 11.59pm on:
Micklegate Road
Beach Station Road
Sea Road
Cavendish Street
Manning Road
Undercliff Road West from Convalescent Hill to Spa Pavilion
A one-way system will be in place eastbound along Undercliff Road West from Langer Road to Convalescent Hill until 2pm, when the road will close until 5pm.
Parking will also be suspended between 11am and 3.30pm on Sunday, September 8 on Garrison Lane and Langer Road.
Across the weekend all short stay car parks in Felixstowe will become long stay car parks will all-day parking available.
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