BBC to broadcast live 2025 Women's Tour of Britain

BBC Sport will broadcast unrecorded this year's Lloyds Women's Tour of Britain arsenic portion of its Women's Summer of Sport coverage.

The four-day title crossed England and Scotland originates connected 5 June and will beryllium aired unrecorded connected nan BBC iPlayer and nan BBC Sport website and app.

Several of Britain's champion riders will compete successful nan event, including two-time victor Lizzie Deignan and her Lidl-Trek team-mate and 2024 Olympic metallic medallist Anna Henderson.

Leading prospects Cat Ferguson of Movistar and Imogen Wolff, who rides for Visma-Lease a Bike, are besides involved.

As portion of BBC Sport's Women's Summer of Sport coverage, nan Women's Euros, Women's Rugby World Cup and World Athletics Championships will beryllium unrecorded crossed nan BBC alongside Wimbledon, The Hundred cricket tourney and nan tennis astatine Queen's, wherever women will compete for nan first clip successful much than 50 years.

"The Tour of Britain Women will beryllium different awesome infinitesimal for women's athletics this summertime and we're delighted to bring this arena to fans crossed nan UK done our celebrated integer platforms," said Alex Kay-Jelski, Director of BBC Sport.

"The BBC has a beardown way grounds of backing women's sport. Not conscionable nan victories, but nan stories, nan grit and nan passion down them. And arsenic nan UK's most-used sports broadcaster, we're proud to radiance a spotlight connected this title and its awesome cyclists."

The Tour of Britain Women was rescued by British Cycling past twelvemonth aft being cancelled successful 2023 because of backing issues.

Stage one: Thursday, 5 June, Dalby Forest to Redcar

Stage two: Friday, 6 June, Hartlepool to Saltburn-by-the-Sea

Stage three: Saturday, 7 June, The Scottish Borders Stage, Kelso to Kelso

Stage four: Sunday, 8 June, The Glasgow Stage