Three climbs stand out. The first one leads to Strete, a place on the high coastal ground just before Slapton Sands. The route then continues to Kingsbridge and Tavistock before moving through Dartmoor.
The National Park serves two more climbs in quick succession. Rundlestone is 11 kilometres long and rises at 3.3%, altough there are also some downhill sections included in this statistic. The steepest kilometres climb at approximately 6%.
After the Rundlestone the route descends to Two Bridges to fork left and continues onto the 2 kilometres climb to Warren House. The average gradients sits at 5%.
The Warren House Inn is the last obstacle of the day. It’s crested 36.1 kilometre before the finish. Most of it goes downhill.
Another interesting read: results 2nd stage 2021 Tour of Britain.
Tour of Britain 2021 – stage 2: routes, profiles, more
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