International women's cycle tour coming to a village near you!

Marianna Vos

There is growing excitement because the first international stage race for women world class cyclists is coming, not just through Suffolk, but through parts of the Cosford Division on Sunday May 11^th, as part of the Harwich to Bury St Edmunds Stage (47 miles).

I understand that many of the big names of ladies distance cycling, including Holland's gold medal winner Marianna Vos, will be taking part.  It is hoped that as many people as possible will get out along the route to cheer the participants on.  Details of the route, along with a lot of other information about the cycle tour can be found here.

Astonishingly an article in the EADT today stated that the organisers were surprised by the good state of the roads!  They cannot have looked very closely at some of the corners around Brettenham and Preston! 

Inevitably there will be traffic disruption during the event, and also parking restrictions in places such as Hadleigh and Lavenham .  These will be lifted once the race has gone through.

A number of villages, including Hitcham, are holding special events to coincide with the race.  These can be found on the Babergh Website here.