Stage 7: Glasgow to Drumlanrig Castle
Saturday 13th September

Welcome to Stage Seven of The Tour of Britain, which will see the peloton race south from Glasgow to the beautiful setting of Drumlanrig Castle in the Southern Uplands.

With some tough climbs, including the Category One Mennock Pass, the high point of the 2008 race, Stage Seven will be an excellent opportunity for any riders looking to make a last minute assault on the Yellow Jersey, before Sunday’s final stage into Liverpool.

Glasgow

Glasgow once again welcome’s The Tour of Britain, having hosted a stage of the race in each of the previous three years. In 2005 and 2006 the race began in the city before heading south, while last year the overall race finished in Glasgow at the end of a tough stage from Dumfries, won by Britain’s Paul Manning.

The city is now one of Europe’s most exciting and beautiful destinations, combining the energy and sophistication of a great international city, with proximity to some of Scotland’s most beautiful scenery.

An architectural dream, Glasgow combines elements from its rich industrial heritage with futuristic designs such as the city’s Science Centre, while there’s plenty to do whether it be shopping in the compact city centre or visiting Glasgow’s portfolio of over twenty museums and art galleries.

Stage Seven will depart from Glasgow Green, the oldest of the city’s parks located on the banks of the River Clyde.

Drumlanrig Castle

Stage Seven finishes at the beautiful setting of Drumlanrig Castle, located at the heart of the 120,000-acre Queensberry Estate.

Steeped in history, The Tour of Britain passed this unique and historic castle in 2007 on it’s way to Glasgow, but this year returns for the stage finish of its penultimate stage.

Drumlanrig’s association with the bicycle goes back further than that however, as in approximately 1839, a local blacksmith named Kirkpatrick Macmillan attached pedals to his wooden hobby horse, and in doing so created the world’s first bicycle.

It’s safe to say that the bikes that the peloton of The Tour of Britain will be arriving on today are quite different, but they are indelibly linked to the machine that Macmillan created thanks to the use of pedal power, and whoever crosses the line first today, will have put in a lot of pedal strokes on their way to Drumlanrig.

Okm	Glasgow Green	10:15
6km	Nerston : KOM	10:40
21km	Strathaven	11:05
56km	Glespin : Sprint	12:00
74km	Crawfordjohn : KOM	12:25
95km	Sanquhar : Sprint	12:55
109km	Mennock Pass : KOM	13:20
119km	Elvanfoot	13:30
146km	Thornhil l: Sprint	14:15
153km	Drumlanrig Castle	14:25