Welcome to our preview of Stage 3 of the Lloyds Tour of Britain Women, taking place on Saturday, 7 June 2025.
Date: Saturday, 7 June 2025
Start Time: 11:00
Distance: 143.8 km
Start - Finish: The Square, Kelso - The Square, Kelso
Race Level: UCI Women's WorldTour
Pro-cycling stats: Official race statistics
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GPX Download: Here
| Miles | Km | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | 0 | Start - immediately into series of steady climbs |
| 3.1 | 5 | Steady climbing at 3% average gradient |
| 10.8 | 17.4 | Bessies Burn climb - 1.34km at 3.4% (max 9%) - 54m gain |
| 17.4 | 28 | Kicker sequence begins - short punchy climbs on narrow roads |
| 26.1 | 42 | Dingleton Climb approach - NARROW START, filter LEFT off main road |
| 34.2 | 55 | B6359 climb - 1.41km at 4.2% (max 11.7%) - 61m gain |
| 41.0 | 66 | Dunion Hill - 3.8km at 4.7% (max 11.9%) - 183m gain - LONGEST CLIMB |
| 59.0 | 95 | INTERMEDIATE SPRINT - The Square, Kelso - Start of inner loop |
| 67.7 | 109 | Kicker sequence REPEAT - same punchy climbs as first loop |
| 76.4 | 123 | Dingleton Climb approach REPEAT - FINAL QOM - critical positioning |
| 89.4 | 143.8 | FINISH - Flat finish into Kelso's cobbled market square |
Total Distance: 143.8 km
Expected duration: Approximately 4 hours
Course Structure:
One large outer loop (95 km) featuring all major climbs
One smaller inner loop (54 km) repeating key climbing sections
Intermediate sprint at finish line after first loop
Flat finish into Kelso's cobbled market square
Start with a larger outer loop, before a smaller inner loop that misses out Dunion Hill\
The stage begins immediately with a series of steady climbs. From 5km to 10km, average of 3%.
At 17.4km, a short climb:
Distance: 1.34km
Gradient: 3.4%, 9.0% average
QOM: 3 min
At 28km, sequence of short punchy climbs to tackle, at 4km in length (QOM: 10mins)
With the most challenging of the kicks being one of the first and also comes as the riders turn right of a main road and the hill is on narrower roads
View Corner of main road to Clintmains to Scotsview in Google Street View
The segment for the first kicker at 29km just after the corner shown above is:
Distance: 0.2km
Gradient: 11.4%, 18.4% average
QOM: 35 sec
The segment for the final climb in the series of kickers is at 35km is:
Distance: 0.65km
Gradient: 5.1%, 11.5% average
QOM: 1:38 sec
A transitional section leading riders through the rural landscape toward the first major climb. Nothing significant to note. The start of the climb is technical therefore expect a fast run in to manage positioning into the narrow start of the climb.
Narrow approach to the start of the climb. As enter town, filter to the left of the main road to start the hill.
View Filter of main road in Google Street View
Then pinches further after 90 degree corner
View Pinch at start of climb in Google Street View
It then continue as wide roads for the remainder of the ascent and descent
The segment for the entire climb is:
Segment preview
After the Dingleton descent, riders traverse rolling countryside to Dunion Climb. Descent road conditions and wide roads.
Climb segment at 55km:
Segment preview
Straightforward run into the hill on the main road
Segment details:
Segment preview
Rolling roads alongside the River Tweed lead back to Kelso for the intermediate sprint and start of the second loop.
Kicker Sequence Repeat (109-116km)
Dingleton Climb Second Ascent - Final QoM (123-128km)
The concluding 15.8km is rolling and wide roads run back into the finish
Forecast preserved from the original 2025 race preview; not a current forecast.
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