Sid Valley Cycling Club are staging a special event to celebrate the big day when the Tour of Britain Cycle Race hits Sidmouth.
Thursday, September 19 will also see a closed road circuit race around Sidmouth Town centre that evening before the grand departure of the tour race the following morning.
Riders can sign on for the evening event at ‘Jacks Bar’ under the Bedford Hotel on the Esplanade, Sidmouth from 5pm.
Riders can enter online at the British Cycling website, the price is youth (£5) and senior (£10).
There is entry on the night, still £5 for juniors, but £15 for seniors.
Riders without a British Cycling race licence can buy a day licence to take part for an additional £10.
The Under-12s will complete one lap of the circuit with a 6pm start. The youth races begin at 6.30pm and the senior race, a regional A Class event, begins at 7pm.
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