2014 Tour of Britain selects Liverpool for Grand Depart

The 2014 Tour of Britain will begin in Liverpool on September 7, with a 130km circuit race finishing in the city centre, race organisers have announced, a few hours before the full route is revealed.

Stephen Farrand
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Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.