Tour of Britain: Suffolk welcomes world's best cyclists

Starting in Felixstowe at 10.45am, the tour returned to Suffolk this year for the first time since 2017.

Crowds gathered in Felixstowe to cheer the cyclists off (Image: Charlotte Bond)

Some of the cyclists at the start of the race (Image: Charlotte Bond)

You can read our full coverage from today's event later this afternoon. 

Thousands have gathered along the route so far to cheer the cyclists on, take pictures and videos.

The tour started and ends in Felixstowe, with the route taking cyclists through Kesgrave, Ipswich, Framlingham, Stowmarket and Woodbridge.

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Thousands took to the sunshine on the coast to wave off the cyclists at the start of the race (Image: Charlotte Bond)

The start of the race. (Image: Charlotte Bond)

Only Ipswich, Framlingham and Woodbridge have previously hosted the event, with lots of new places involved.

Cyclists going through Felixstowe Road in Ipswich (Image: Tom Cann)

Cyclists at the start of the race in Felixstowe (Image: Charlotte Bond)

Cyclists at the start of the race (Image: Charlotte Bond)

The current race leader ahead of Stage 5 of the race (Image: Charlotte Bond)

Lots of people came out to show their support for the cyclists (Image: Charlotte Bond, Newsquest)

Cyclists waiting before the race for the event to start (Image: Charlotte Bond)