The Tour of Britain – Stage Five Timetable

Discover the full timetable for stage five of the 2021 Tour of Britain, taking place between Alderley Park and Warrington on Thursday 9 September.

Understanding our timetables

For each stage we list schedules based on three average speeds, which consider how the race could be contested as well as the impact of weather conditions.

Our base (predicted) speed – see column eight – for the 2021 race is 42kph; the full time schedule for this in regards to this stage is shown in column 10. A slightly slower and faster timetable are also provided to help spectators plan their visit to the race.

Stage 5 Timetable

ROUTE DETAILS ESTIMATED TIMETABLE
KMS KMS TO GO MILES MILES TO GO FEATURE INSTRUCTION DESCRIPTION BASE SPEED 38kmph 42kmph 46kmph
110% 100% 90%
0.00 3.30 0.00 2.00 Start Neutralised

Glasshouse, Alderley Park 42 11:30 11:30 11:30
0.00 152.2 0.00 94.6 Start Proper

A34 Congleton Road 42 11:45 11:45 11:45
0.4 151.8 0.2 94.4 Sign Siddington 42 11:45 11:45 11:45
1.5 150.7 0.9 93.7 Keep Right 42 11:47 11:47 11:46
3.2 149.0 2.0 92.7 Junction Right B5392 Salters Lane 42 11:50 11:49 11:49
3.5 148.7 2.2 92.5 Keep Left B5392 Salters Lane 42 11:50 11:50 11:49
4.4 147.8 2.7 91.9 Keep Right B5392 Salters Lane 42 11:51 11:51 11:50
4.7 147.5 2.9 91.7 Sign Lower Withington 42 11:52 11:51 11:51
5.1 147.1 3.2 91.5 X.Roads Straight 42 11:53 11:52 11:51
5.7 146.5 3.5 91.1 Caution! Sharp Right Bend 42 11:53 11:53 11:52
6.5 145.7 4.0 90.6 Keep Right B5392 Salters Lane 42 11:55 11:54 11:53
8.4 143.8 5.2 89.4 T.Junction Left A535 42 11:58 11:57 11:55
10.6 141.6 6.6 88.1 Sign Twemlow Green 42 12:01 12:00 11:58
11.1 141.1 6.9 87.7 Keep Left A535 Chelford Road 42 12:02 12:00 11:59
12.4 139.8 7.7 86.9 Sign Holmes Chapel 42 12:04 12:02 12:00
13.1 139.1 8.1 86.5 R/about 1st Exit A535 Macclesfield Road 42 12:05 12:03 12:01
13.9 138.3 8.6 86.0 M R/about 1st Exit A50 London Road 42 12:06 12:04 12:02
14.3 137.9 8.9 85.8 T.Lights Straight A50 London Road 42 12:07 12:05 12:03
14.8 137.4 9.2 85.4 Sign Brereton 42 12:08 12:06 12:04
16.8 135.4 10.4 84.2 Sign Brereton Green 42 12:11 12:09 12:06
19.2 133.0 11.9 82.7 Sign Arclid 42 12:15 12:12 12:09
19.7 132.5 12.3 82.4 T.Lights Straight A50 Newcastle Road 42 12:15 12:13 12:10
22.7 129.5 14.1 80.5 T.Lights Left Church Lane 42 12:20 12:17 12:14
22.9 129.3 14.2 80.4 Sign Smallwood 42 12:20 12:17 12:14
27.0 125.2 16.8 77.9 T.Junction Left A34 Newcastle Road 42 12:27 12:23 12:19
27.9 124.3 17.3 77.3 Junction Left Peel Lane 42 12:28 12:24 12:20
28.5 123.7 17.7 76.9 Keep Left Peel Lane 42 12:29 12:25 12:21
28.8 123.4 17.9 76.7 Caution! Horses! 42 12:30 12:26 12:22
29.3 122.9 18.2 76.4 Caution! Hump Back Bridge 42 12:31 12:26 12:22
29.8 122.4 18.5 76.1 Caution! Narrow Bridge 42 12:31 12:27 12:23
30.0 122.2 18.7 76.0 Drinks Start 42 12:32 12:27 12:23
30.9 121.3 19.2 75.4 T.Junction Right Leek Road 42 12:33 12:29 12:24
31.7 120.5 19.7 74.9 Sprint 1

Mossley (Congleton) 42 12:34 12:30 12:25
31.8 120.4 19.8 74.9 T.Lights Straight Reades Lane 42 12:34 12:30 12:25
32.1 120.1 20.0 74.7 Caution! Fast Descent 42 12:35 12:30 12:26
32.4 119.8 20.1 74.5 KoM 1 Start 42 12:35 12:31 12:26
33.1 119.1 20.6 74.1 Junction Left Under Rainow Road 42 12:37 12:32 12:27
33.1 119.1 20.6 74.1 Green Zone 42 12:37 12:32 12:27
33.1 119.1 20.6 74.1 KoM 1 Cat 3

Finish Blacky Bank 42 12:37 12:32 12:27
33.7 118.5 21.0 73.7 Keep Right Under Rainow Road 42 12:37 12:33 12:28
34.4 117.8 21.4 73.3 X.Roads Straight 42 12:39 12:34 12:29
35.6 116.6 22.1 72.5 Junction Left Pegley Lane Caution! Sharp Left! 42 12:40 12:35 12:30
36.8 115.4 22.9 71.8 T.Junction Right Middle Lane 42 12:42 12:37 12:32
37.7 114.5 23.4 71.2 T.Junction Right A54 Buxton Road 42 12:44 12:38 12:33
40.0 112.2 24.9 69.8 Sign Congleton 42 12:47 12:42 12:36
40.1 112.1 24.9 69.7 Caution! Narrow Bridge! 42 12:48 12:42 12:36
42.8 109.4 26.6 68.0 T.Lights Straight A54 Buxton Road 42 12:52 12:46 12:40
43.3 108.9 26.9 67.7 Keep Right A54 42 12:53 12:46 12:40
47.4 104.8 29.5 65.2 Keep Right A54 42 12:59 12:52 12:45
47.8 104.4 29.7 64.9 X.Roads Straight 42 13:00 12:53 12:46
48.2 104.0 30.0 64.7 Caution! Fast Descent 42 13:00 12:53 12:46
49.5 102.7 30.8 63.9 Caution! Sharp Right Bend 42 13:02 12:55 12:48
49.7 102.5 30.9 63.7 X.Roads Left Clough Road Caution! Sharp Bend! 42 13:03 12:56 12:48
50.6 101.6 31.5 63.2 Caution! Severe Dip in Road! 42 13:04 12:57 12:50
56.4 95.8 35.1 59.6 T.Junction Right dir Buxton 42 13:13 13:05 12:57
56.4 95.8 35.1 59.6 KoM 2 Start 42 13:13 13:05 12:57
58.0 94.2 36.1 58.6 KoM 2 Cat 2

Finish Bottom-of-the-Oven 42 13:16 13:07 12:59
59.8 92.4 37.2 57.5 Caution! Average Speed Cameras 50mph 42 13:18 13:10 13:01
61.3 90.9 38.1 56.5 X.Roads Straight A537 42 13:21 13:12 13:03
62.6 89.6 38.9 55.7 Caution! Average Speed Cameras 50mph 42 13:23 13:14 13:05
62.9 89.3 39.1 55.5 Caution! Sharp Right Bend 42 13:23 13:14 13:05
63.7 88.5 39.6 55.0 Keep Right A537 Buxton New Road 42 13:25 13:16 13:06
64.2 88.0 39.9 54.7 Caution! Fast & Techinal Descent 42 13:25 13:16 13:07
64.8 87.4 40.3 54.3 Keep Left A537 42 13:26 13:17 13:08
67.0 85.2 41.7 53.0 Sign Macclesfield 42 13:30 13:20 13:11
68.0 84.2 42.3 52.4 Junction Right First Avenue 42 13:31 13:22 13:12
68.6 83.6 42.7 52.0 X.Roads Right B5470 Hurdsfield Road 42 13:32 13:23 13:13
68.8 83.4 42.8 51.9 X.Roads Straight B5470 42 13:33 13:23 13:13
69.0 83.2 42.9 51.7 X.Roads Straight B5470 42 13:33 13:23 13:13
69.2 83.0 43.0 51.6 X.Roads Straight 42 13:33 13:23 13:13
70.7 81.5 44.0 50.7 Sign Rainow 42 13:36 13:26 13:15
75.5 76.7 46.9 47.7 KoM 3 Start 42 13:43 13:32 13:22
76.8 75.4 47.8 46.9 Junction Right Bakestondale Road 42 13:45 13:34 13:23
77.1 75.1 47.9 46.7 KoM 3 Cat 3

Finish Bakestonedale Road 42 13:46 13:35 13:24
77.1 75.1 47.9 46.7 Green Zone 42 13:46 13:35 13:24
77.3 74.9 48.1 46.6 Sign Pott Shrigley 42 13:46 13:35 13:24
78.6 73.6 48.9 45.8 Caution! Fast Descent to T-Junction 42 13:48 13:37 13:26
80.4 71.8 50.0 44.6 T.Junction Right Shrigley Road 42 13:51 13:39 13:28
81.6 70.6 50.7 43.9 Caution Fast Descent 42 13:53 13:41 13:29
81.7 70.5 50.8 43.8 Junction Left Caution! Sharp Left Turn! 42 13:53 13:41 13:30
82.0 70.2 51.0 43.7 Keep Left Brookledge Lane 42 13:53 13:42 13:30
82.4 69.8 51.2 43.4 Caution! Hump Back Bridge 42 13:54 13:42 13:30
82.5 69.7 51.3 43.3 Caution! Fast Descent 42 13:54 13:42 13:31
84.3 67.9 52.4 42.2 T.Lights Straight Mill Lane 42 13:57 13:45 13:33
85.5 66.7 53.2 41.5 Sign Prestbury 42 13:59 13:47 13:34
86.4 65.8 53.7 40.9 T.Junction Right B5338 Wilmslow Road 42 14:00 13:48 13:36
86.9 65.3 54.0 40.6 Sign Mottram St Andrew 42 14:01 13:49 13:36
87.3 64.9 54.3 40.4 X.Roads Straight Lees Lane 42 14:02 13:49 13:37
88.3 63.9 54.9 39.7 Sign Wilmslow 42 14:03 13:51 13:38
88.5 63.7 55.0 39.6 R/about 1st Exit A5102 Adlington Road 42 14:04 13:51 13:38
88.8 63.4 55.2 39.4 R/about 2nd Exit Dean Row Road 42 14:04 13:51 13:39
89.3 62.9 55.5 39.1 R/about 2nd Exit Dean Row Road 42 14:05 13:52 13:39
90.2 62.0 56.1 38.6 T.Lights Straight Dean Row Road 42 14:06 13:53 13:40
90.4 61.8 56.2 38.4 R/about 3rd Exit Dean Row Road 42 14:07 13:54 13:41
91.1 61.1 56.7 38.0 T.Lights Left Manchester Road 42 14:08 13:55 13:42
92.2 60.0 57.3 37.3 R/about 2nd Exit A538 Manchester Road 42 14:09 13:56 13:43
92.5 59.7 57.5 37.1 T.Lights Straight A538 Alderley Road 42 14:10 13:57 13:43
92.9 59.3 57.8 36.9 T.Lights Right Water Lane 42 14:10 13:57 13:44
93.3 58.9 58.0 36.6 X.Roads Straight A538 42 14:11 13:58 13:44
93.5 58.7 58.1 36.5 X.Roads Straight A538 Altrincham Road 42 14:11 13:58 13:45
93.6 58.6 58.2 36.4 Sprint 2

Wilmslow 42 14:12 13:58 13:45
93.6 58.6 58.2 36.4 Green Zone 42 14:12 13:58 13:45
94.7 57.5 58.9 35.8 Junction Left Mobberley Road 42 14:13 14:00 13:46
95.2 57.0 59.2 35.4 Keep Left Mobberley Road 42 14:14 14:01 13:47
96.4 55.8 59.9 34.7 Sign Mobberley 42 14:16 14:02 13:48
97.6 54.6 60.7 34.0 Keep Left Burleyhurst Lane 42 14:18 14:04 13:50
99.2 53.0 61.7 33.0 T.Junction Left B5085 Knutsford Road 42 14:20 14:06 13:52
100.5 51.7 62.5 32.1 Sign Great Warford 42 14:22 14:08 13:54
100.9 51.3 62.7 31.9 X.Roads Straight B5085 Knutsford Road 42 14:23 14:09 13:54
101.2 51.0 62.9 31.7 Sign Chorley 42 14:24 14:09 13:55
102.6 49.6 63.8 30.8 M R/about 2nd Exit Brook Lane 42 14:26 14:11 13:56
103.9 48.3 64.6 30.0 T.Junction Right B5359 Wilmslow Road 42 14:28 14:13 13:58
104.1 48.1 64.7 29.9 Keep Left B5359 Wilmslow Road 42 14:28 14:13 13:58
104.6 47.6 65.0 29.6 Junction Left B5087 Macclesfield Road 42 14:29 14:14 13:59
106.6 45.6 66.3 28.4 Sign Over Alderley 42 14:32 14:17 14:02
107.4 44.8 66.8 27.9 Keep Right B5087 Macclesfield Road 42 14:33 14:18 14:03
107.7 44.5 67.0 27.7 X.Roads Straight Birtles Lane 42 14:34 14:18 14:03
108.9 43.3 67.7 26.9 Keep Right Birtles Lane 42 14:36 14:20 14:05
109.3 42.9 68.0 26.7 Caution! Fast & Narrow Descent 42 14:36 14:21 14:05
111.6 40.6 69.4 25.2 T.Junction Right A537 42 14:40 14:24 14:08
112.8 39.4 70.1 24.5 T.Lights Straight A537 Chelford Road 42 14:42 14:26 14:10
113.3 38.9 70.5 24.2 T.Lights Straight A537 Chelford Road 42 14:43 14:26 14:10
115.1 37.1 71.6 23.1 Sign Chelford 42 14:45 14:29 14:12
115.4 36.8 71.8 22.9 R/about 3rd Exit A537 Knutsford Road 42 14:46 14:29 14:13
116.9 35.3 72.7 22.0 Sprint 3

Chelford 42 14:48 14:32 14:15
116.9 35.3 72.7 22.0 Green Zone 42 14:48 14:32 14:15
116.9 35.3 72.7 22.0 Sign Marthall 42 14:48 14:32 14:15
121.1 31.1 75.3 19.3 Sign Knutsford 42 14:55 14:38 14:20
122.0 30.2 75.9 18.8 R/about 2nd Exit A537 Chelford Road 42 14:56 14:39 14:21
123.2 74.0 76.6 46.0 T.Lights Straight A537 Brook Street 42 14:58 14:41 14:23
123.4 28.8 76.7 17.9 Keep Left 42 14:58 14:41 14:23
123.5 28.7 76.8 17.8 T.Lights Left A50 Toft Road 42 14:59 14:41 14:23
123.8 28.4 77.0 17.7 T.Lights Straight A50 King Edward Street 42 14:59 14:41 14:24
124.0 28.2 77.1 17.5 R/about 2nd Exit A50 Manchester Road 42 14:59 14:42 14:24
126.2 26.0 78.5 16.2 Sign Mere 42 15:03 14:45 14:27
126.7 25.5 78.8 15.9 Keep Left A50 Warrington Road 42 15:04 14:46 14:27
127.8 24.4 79.5 15.2 T.Lights Straight A50 Warrington Road 42 15:05 14:47 14:29
128.7 23.5 80.0 14.6 R/about 2nd Exit A50 Warrington Road 42 15:07 14:48 14:30
130.9 21.3 81.4 13.2 Sign High Legh 42 15:10 14:52 14:33
132.2 20.0 82.2 12.4 20km To Finish 42 15:12 14:53 14:34
132.8 19.4 82.6 12.1 Junction Left Swineyard Lane 42 15:13 14:54 14:35
136.3 15.9 84.8 9.9 Sign Warrington 42 15:19 14:59 14:40
137.2 15.0 85.3 9.3 15km to Finish 42 15:20 15:01 14:41
137.6 14.6 85.6 9.1 Junction Right B5356 Grappenhall Lane 42 15:21 15:01 14:41
138.2 14.0 85.9 8.7 Sign Appleton Thorn 42 15:22 15:02 14:42
138.5 13.7 86.1 8.5 X.Roads Straight B5356 Stretton Road 42 15:22 15:02 14:43
139.0 13.2 86.4 8.2 R/about 3rd Exit Blackcap Road 42 15:23 15:03 14:43
139.6 12.6 86.8 7.8 R/about 1st Exit Dipping Brook Avenue 42 15:24 15:04 14:44
139.9 12.3 87.0 7.6 R/about 1st Exit Dipping Brook Avenue 42 15:24 15:04 14:44
140.4 11.8 87.3 7.3 R/about 2nd Exit Longwood Road 42 15:25 15:05 14:45
140.7 11.5 87.5 7.2 R/about 2nd Exit Longwood Road 42 15:26 15:06 14:45
141.0 11.2 87.7 7.0 R/about 3rd Exit A49 London Road 42 15:26 15:06 14:46
141.7 10.5 88.1 6.5 Caution! Safety Camera 40mph 42 15:27 15:07 14:47
142.2 10.0 88.4 6.2 10km to Finish 42 15:28 15:08 14:47
142.6 9.6 88.7 6.0 T.Lights Straight A49 London Road 42 15:29 15:08 14:48
143.5 8.7 89.2 5.4 X.Roads Straight 42 15:30 15:10 14:49
143.8 8.4 89.4 5.2 T.Lights Right A56 Grappenhall Road 42 15:30 15:10 14:49
144.1 8.1 89.6 5.0 X.Roads Straight 42 15:31 15:10 14:50
144.5 7.7 89.9 4.8 T.Lights Straight A56 Grappenhall Road 42 15:32 15:11 14:50
144.6 7.6 89.9 4.7 T.Lights Left Ackers Road 42 15:32 15:11 14:50
145.0 7.2 90.2 4.5 Junction Left Ackers Road 42 15:32 15:12 14:51
145.4 6.8 90.4 4.2 T.Junction Right Station Road 42 15:33 15:12 14:51
145.9 6.3 90.7 3.9 T.Junction Left A50 Knutsford Road 42 15:34 15:13 14:52
146.0 6.2 90.8 3.9 Junction Right A50 Kingsway South Caution! Against No Entry! 42 15:34 15:13 14:52
146.1 6.1 90.9 3.8 T.Lights Straight A50 42 15:34 15:13 14:52
147.0 5.2 91.4 3.2 R/about 2nd Exit A50 Kingsway North 42 15:36 15:15 14:54
147.2 5.0 91.5 3.1 5km to Finish 42 15:36 15:15 14:54
148.0 4.2 92.0 2.6 T.Lights Left A57 Manchester Road 42 15:37 15:16 14:55
148.3 3.9 92.2 2.4 T.Lights Right Padgate Lane 42 15:38 15:16 14:55
148.4 3.8 92.3 2.4 T.Lights Left Marsh House Lane 42 15:38 15:17 14:55
149.0 3.2 92.7 2.0 M R/about 2nd Exit Marsh House Lane 42 15:39 15:17 14:56
149.1 3.1 92.7 1.9 Junction Right Longford Street 42 15:39 15:18 14:56
149.2 3.0 92.8 1.9 X.Roads Straight 42 15:39 15:18 14:56
149.3 2.9 92.8 1.8 X.Roads Straight 42 15:39 15:18 14:56
149.5 2.7 93.0 1.7 T.Lights Left A49 Winwick Road 42 15:39 15:18 14:57
149.9 2.3 93.2 1.4 T.Lights Left A49 Lythgoes Lane 42 15:40 15:19 14:57
150.1 2.1 93.3 1.3 T.Lights Right Pinners Brow 42 15:40 15:19 14:57
150.3 1.9 93.5 1.2 R/about 2nd Exit Winwick Street 42 15:41 15:19 14:58
150.3 1.9 93.5 1.2 T.Lights Right Tanners Lane 42 15:41 15:19 14:58
150.4 1.8 93.5 1.1 X.Roads Straight 42 15:41 15:19 14:58
150.6 1.6 93.7 1.0 T.Lights Straight Tanners Lane 42 15:41 15:20 14:58
150.9 1.3 93.8 0.8 T.Lights Right A57 Froghall Lane 42 15:42 15:20 14:59
151.5 0.7 94.2 0.4 R/about 1st Exit A5061 Liverpool Road 42 15:43 15:21 14:59
152.0 0.2 94.5 0.1 T.Lights Straight Sankey Street 42 15:43 15:22 15:00
152.2 0.0 94.6 0.0 Finish

Sankey Street, Warrington 42 15:44 15:22 15:00