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📅 Saturday, 6 September🕦 Start: 11:30 AM – Pontypool Park, Torfaen
🏁 Finish: Estimated at 2:55 PM – The Tumble Summit
📏 133.5 km / 83 miles
⛰️ Elevation: 2,330+ metres
Stage 5 delivers a classic Welsh climbing test, ending with a summit finish on The Tumble, one of the UK’s most iconic climbs.
Starting and finishing in Torfaen, fans in Pontypool get a rare double viewing as the race passes through town twice.
The route heads south via Usk and Chepstow, then hits the day’s first climbs:
• 🚴♂️ Llangwm – 3.6 km at 4.7%
• 🚴♂️ Itton Hill – nearly 5 km
• 🚴♂️ Old Ross Road – en route to Abergavenny
• 🚴♂️ The Tumble (First Ascent) – 4.9 km at over 8%
• 🚴♂️ The Tumble (Summit Finish) – Second and final climb to the line
After a loop through Blaenavon and back through Pontypool (around 2:00 PM), the peloton retraces to Usk, crosses the Chain Bridge, and heads straight back to The Tumble for the brutal finish.
📍 Where to watch:
• Chepstow or Monmouth (mid-stage action)
• Pontypool town centre (see the race twice!)
• The Tumble – for both the first and final climb
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Pontypool Park, Torfaen Leisure Trust, Pontypool, NP4 8, United Kingdom
