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- 2023 Tour of Britain Live Online Coverage Guide -

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- Stage maps, profiles, timetables and more details here .

- Tour of Britain Start List here . (Men's Tour)

- 2023 Men's Tour of Britain stage details with start/finish times:

Stage 1 - Sunday, September 3 Start at 11:45 BST, 12:45 CET, 6:45am ET Finish at 15:53 BST, 16:53 CET, 10:53am ET

Stage 2 - Monday, September 4 Start at 11:45 BST, 12:45 CET, 6:45am ET Finish at 14:37 BST, 15:37 CET, 9:37am ET

Stage 3 - Tuesday, September 5 Start at 11:30 BST, 12:30 CET, 6:30am ET Finish at 15:26 BST, 16:26 CET, 10:26am ET

Stage 4 - Wednesday, September 6 Start at 11:15 BST, 12:15 CET, 6:15am ET Finish at 15:23 BST, 16:23 CET, 10:23am ET

Stage 5 - Thursday, September 7 Start at 10:45 BST, 11:45 CET, 5:45am ET Finish at 15:34 BST, 16:34 CET, 10:34am ET

Stage 6 - Friday, September 8 Start at 11:45 BST, 12:45 CET, 6:45am ET Finish at 15:28 BST, 16:28 CET, 10:28am ET

Stage 7 - Saturday, September 9 Start at 11:00 BST, 12:00 CET, 6:00am ET Finish at 15:19 BST, 16:19 CET, 10:19am ET

Stage 8 - Sunday, September 10 Start at 11:15 BST, 12:15 CET, 6:15am ET Finish at 15:23 BST, 16:23 CET, 10:23am ET

- 2023 Men's Tour of Britain television/TV broadcasters and streamers for LIVE and On Demand coverage include: itv4, L'Equipe, Eurosport, SuperSport, Sky Sport,...

- Gonzalo Serrano (Movistar Team) won the 2022 Men's Tour of Britain.

- The 2023 Men's Tour of Britain is being held September 3-10.

- Art: Tour of Britain Art .

- Results: Tour of Britain Results .

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Stage 8 starts at 11:15am BST (6:15am U.S. Eastern)

Finish at around 3:23pm BST (10:23am U.S. Eastern)

Live video from 10:30am BST (5:30am U.S. Eastern)

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Tour of Britain Results

- News: Ewan wins in Aldeburgh . (Cyclingnews) - Boom continues to lead overall.

- Caleb Ewan (Orica-Scott) won Stage 6. Lars Boom (Team LottoNL-Jumbo) remains overall leader.

- News: Dowsett revels in 'hometown' time trial . (Cyclingnews) - Rider from Essex finishes ninth in world-class field.

- News: Boom wins Tour of Britain time trial . (Cyclingnews) - Dutchman moves into overall lead.

- Lars Boom (Team LottoNL-Jumbo) won the Stage 5 Individual Time Trial and took over the lead on G.C.

- News: Tour of Britain organisers investigating car crash . (Cyclingnews) - Hermans says incident was 'ridiculous' and 'so dangerous'.

- Stage 5 ITT Start Order and Times here .

- News: Gaviria wins stage 4 . (Cyclingnews) - First win since Giro d'Italia for Colombian.

- News: Tour of Britain: Ewan wins stage 3 . (Cyclingnews) - Australian regains race lead.

- Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step Floors) won Stage 4. Elia Viviani (Team Sky) is new overall leader.

- Caleb Ewan (Orica-Scott) won Stage 3 and is back in the lead in the general classification.

- Elia Viviani (Team Sky) won Stage 2 and took over the lead on G.C.

- News: Ewan loses Tour of Britain race lead . (Cyclingnews) - Australian looking ahead to further sprint opportunities.

- News: Phinney disqualified from Tour of Britain . (Cyclingnews) - American apologises for crossing railway while gates were closing.

- News: Viviani revs up for Worlds with Tour of Britain win . (Cyclingnews) - Italian holds no grudges after Boasson Hagen's stage 2 relegation.

- News: Boasson Hagen stripped of stage 2 win in Tour of Britain . (Cyclingnews) - Norwegian says his sprint move was unintentional.

- News: Viviani wins stage 2 . (Cyclingnews) - Team Sky rider wins in controversial circumstances.

- News: Ewan hails 2017 as his best season yet . (Cyclingnews) - Australian nabs eighth victory of season in Kelso.

- News: Ewan wins opener in Kelso . (Cyclingnews) - Australian pips Boasson Hagen and Viviani in tight sprint.

- Caleb Ewan (Orica-Scott) won Stage 1 and is first overall leader.

- Preview: Tour of Britain 2017 race preview . (Cyclingnews) - Worlds contenders tune up for Bergen.

- Sunday's Tour of Britain Stage 1 departs Edinburgh at 10:30am BST (5:30am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Kelso at around 3:21pm BST (10:21am U.S. Eastern) . Tour of Britain live streaming video should get underway at around 10:30am BST (5:30am U.S. Eastern).

- Steve Cummings (Dimension Data) won the 2016 Tour of Britain.

- The 2017 Tour of Britain is being held September 3-10.

- Official site ticker LIVE here .

- LIVE video here . (itv4, geo-restricted) - LIVE video here . (L'Equipe, geo-restricted)

- Tony Martin (Etixx-Quickstep) won the Stage 7a Individual Time Trial ahead of Rohan Dennis and Tom Dumoulin. Steve Cummings (Dimension Data) retained the overall race lead.

- Saturday's Tour of Britain Stage 7 is divided into morning (Stage 7a ITT) and afternoon (Stage 7b) stages. Only the afternoon stage will be broadcast live.

- Wout Poels (Team Sky) won Stage 6. Steve Cummings (Dimension Data) is new overall leader.

- Friday's Tour of Britain Stage 6 departs Sidmouth at 11:30am BST (6:30am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Haytor, Dartmoor at around 3:09pm BST (10:09am U.S. Eastern) . Tour of Britain live streaming video should get underway at around 12:30pm BST (7:30am U.S. Eastern).

- Jack Bauer (Cannondale) won Stage 5. Julien Vermote (Etixx-Quickstep) remains overall leader.

- Thursday's Tour of Britain Stage 5 departs Aberdare at 11:00am BST (6:00am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Bath at around 3:31pm BST (10:31am U.S. Eastern) . Tour of Britain live streaming video should get underway at around 1:00pm BST (8:00am U.S. Eastern).

- Dylan Groenewegen (LottoNL-Jumbo) won Stage 4. Julien Vermote (Etixx-Quickstep) remains leader on G.C.

- Wednesday's Tour of Britain Stage 4 departs Denbigh at 10:40am BST (5:40am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Builth Wells at around 3:30pm BST (10:30am U.S. Eastern) . Tour of Britain live streaming video should get underway at around 1:00pm BST (8:00am U.S. Eastern).

- Ian Stannard (Team Sky) won Stage 3. Julien Vermote (Etixx-Quickstep) remains leader in the general classification.

- Tuesday's Tour of Britain Stage 3 departs Congleton at 11:25am BST (6:25am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Tatton Park, Knutsford at around 3:33pm BST (10:33am U.S. Eastern) . Tour of Britain live streaming video should get underway at around 1:00pm BST (8:00am U.S. Eastern).

- Julien Vermote (Etixx-Quickstep) won Stage 2 and took over the race lead.

- Monday's Tour of Britain Stage 2 departs Carlisle at 11:10am BST (6:10am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Kendal at around 4:20pm BST (11:20am U.S. Eastern) . Tour of Britain live streaming video should get underway at around 1:00pm BST (8:00am U.S. Eastern).

- André Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) won Stage 1 ahead of Caleb Ewan and is first leader in the general classification.

- Official 2016 Tour of Britain Start List here .

- Edvald Boasson Hagen (MTN-Qhubeka) won the 2015 Tour of Britain.

- Sunday's Tour of Britain Stage 1 departs Glasgow at 11:30am BST (6:30am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Castle Douglas at around 3:34pm BST (10:34am U.S. Eastern) . Tour of Britain live streaming video should get underway at around 1:00pm BST (8:00am U.S. Eastern).

- The 2016 Tour of Britain is being held September 4-11.

- U.S.A. and Canada: Note that Cycling TV also has Tour of Britain live and On Demand . (details at right)

- LIVE video here . (CTV subscription, no ad breaks. U.S.A. and Canada)

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Dutchman Olav Kooij celebrates winning the first stage of the Tour of Britain

Olav Kooij wins Tour of Britain first stage with Wout van Aert in second

Jumbo-Visma’s Kooij backs up early-season results
Van Aert steals early march on probable rival Tom Pidcock

If the Tour of Britain needed a statement of intent from Jumbo-Visma on stage one into Manchester, this could hardly have been bettered: victory for the Dutch team’s sprinter Olav Kooij with the team’s hopeful for the overall title, Wout Van Aert, firmly ensconced on his wheel.

With no time bonuses deducted at the finishes or intermediate sprints, countback on stage placings could be critical if riders end up level on time next Sunday in Caerphilly and second place means that Van Aert has stolen an early march on his probable rival Tom Pidcock.

The team that has won the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France, and is leading the Vuelta d’España, made their interest clear from the off, putting in the bulk of the hard work behind a five-rider escape that included the British riders Zeb Kyffin and Jack Rootkin-Gray, but retaining enough horsepower to give Kooij the perfect set up the sprint on Deansgate. After a technical final couple of kilometres, including one brutal off-camber right-hander, the outcome depended on positioning in the final corner with 300m remaining, where Edoardo Affini led, allowing Van Aert to lead out Kooij.

The efficiency of the Jumbo lead-out was a distinct contrast to Sam Bennett’s Bora team, who did their share of the chasing but went awol in the final metres, where Van Aert had the strength and the effrontery to slot in behind Kooij as he made his final surge for the line, doing just enough to get in Bennett’s way without actually infringing. This was the Belgian’s sixth second place of the season, but not one he will revisit with any regrets.

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Kooij continues to progress rapidly at the tender age of 21; in June he scotched rumours that he was flirting with the idea of leaving Jumbo – because their emphasis is clearly on overall titles in the Grand Tours rather than sprint finishes – with a two-year contract extension which means he will complete his apprenticeship there.

This season he has won stages at Paris-Nice and the Tour of Poland, with five other wins including the overall at the ZLM Tour in the Netherlands, which makes him probably the brightest sprint prospect in men’s cycling.

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With more sprint stages beckoning in the British Tour, his partnership with Van Aert will find further space to flourish this week. “He is one of the best in the world, having him in front of me gives me so much confidence, you can trust he will get it right,” he said afterwards. On Monday, through Cheshire and into Wrexham, the duo will no doubt be up front again.

Tour of Britain

Tour of Britain 2023: Route details, startlist and jerseys guide

The Tour of Britain 2023 begins on Sunday September 3 - here's all you need to know

Riders are set to battle it out at the Tour of Britain 2023

After a truncated edition in 2022 due to police having to head off to administer the Queen's funeral, Britain's biggest race - the Tour of Britain - returns for (hopefully) a full run in 2023.

It's a much more compact edition this year with the race taking place mostly in the middle of the country so if you're anywhere south of Manchester and north of Reading you have precious few excuses for not getting to the roadside to cheer on your favourite rider.

Among the riders set to light up the race are previous winner Wout van Aert and 2022 second place finisher Tom Pidcock , who'll hope to go one better in 2023.

Tour of Britain overview

Tour of britain 2023 route.

Stage 1, Sunday 3 September

Route: Greater Manchester to Altrincham

Today's route is near identical to the final stage of the 2019 tour, starting in Altrincham and travelling to Manchester in an anti-clockwise direction taking in the surrounding area’s undulating terrain, including the category two climb of Grains Bar (2.4km at 5.8%) and category one Ramsbottom Rake (1.3km at 8.8%). Those climbs might not sound like much, but together with a number of unclassified rises were enough to significantly reduce the peloton to just a few dozen riders after Ineos Grenadiers applied the pressure.

The race did eventually culminate in a reduced bunch sprint won by Mathieu van der Poel, but not before we were entertained by a relentless flurry of attacks as teams struggled for control.

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Expect a similar type of rider to triumph today.

Stage 2, Monday 4 September

Route: Wrexham to Wrexham

At just 109.9km, this is a remarkably short stage by any standards, and as a result could witness some atypical racing. Shorter stages tend to produce more intense racing, with riders able to attack earlier on in the knowledge that they won't have to sustain their efforts for as long.

So although the route doesn’t offer many springboards to launch attacks, travelling westwards across the border and into Cheshire rather than eastwards towards the hills of the Clwydian Range to the west, expect riders to try their luck regardless.

Most important of all will be the Eyton Hill, the category three climb summited with just 18.5km left to ride. It’s close enough to the finish for attackers to fully commit themselves, but will the shallow gradients (averaging only around two and three percent) be enough to establish meaningful gaps?

Stage 3, Tuesday 5 September

Route: Goole to Beverley

Setting off from the small market town of Goole, the riders will head north-eastwards to Bridlington, from where they will travel southwards along the coast and then inland again for a finish in Beverley. For the residents of Beverley, this will be a chance to witness a stage finish after the minster town had previously hosted the beginning of Tour de Yorkshire stages in 2016 and 2018, the former won by Harry Tanfield from a successful break, the latter by Dylan Groenewegen in a sprint.

Much like the course of the town’s famous racecourse, the parcours today before arriving at Beverly is mostly flat, but there are a few potential obstacles to overcome if this is to be a sprint finish. The category three hills up Towthorpe Lane and Langtoft must both be climbed during the first of the stage, and after that comes a stretch of about 35km near the coastline which could, if the wind blows strong and in the right direction, cause echelons. But this should in theory be the most nailed-on stage for the sprinters so far.

Stage 4, Wednesday 6 September

Route: Sherwood Forest to Newark-on-Trent

After setting off from Edwinstone in Sherwood Forest, famous for its association with Robin Hood, the riders face the first to the day’s two category three climbs, Kilton Hill, just 15km into the stage. Then, after briefly crossing into Yorkshire and riding through Haworth, where a monument to Tom Simpsons can be found, they will travel southwards again to tackle the next climb, Red Hill Lane.

There’s a whole 85km between the top of Red Hill Lane and the finish, so plenty of time for the race to settle down for a bunch sprint.

Stage 5, Thursday 7 September

Route: Felixstowe to Felixstowe

Perhaps to make up for the lack of any difficult terrain, the organisers have rendered stage five less straightforward than it would otherwise have been by extending it to a total of 192.4km. That makes it by far the longest stage of the race, and could prevent this from being the predictable sprint stage it looks on paper.

Small undulations in the road that would otherwise have been passed over without a second though will sting the legs of the weaker riders, and being so close to the coast a crosswind could encourage a strong team to the front on any exposed roads.

Stage 6, Friday 8 September

Route: Southend-on-Sea to Harlow

Today’s stage is likely to be the last chance for the sprinters to compete for a stage win. And it should be about as nailed-on for them as any stage in the year’s race — there is only one official climb to be overcome, and it’s only a mild category three one tackled with 46km left between its summit and the finish for the peloton to bring back any optimistic attackers who try to use its shallow gradients to get away.

Stage 7, Saturday 9 September

Route: Tewkesbury to Gloucester

The organisers have made the most of the lumpy terrain of the Cotswolds to devise a route that should be selective, and one of the most important days in the GC race.

There is one climb up the category two Winchcombe Hill just 20km after the roll-out in Tewksbury, but the real action will be reserved for the final 30km. First the category two Crawley Hill, which features a nasty ramp at over 20%, then an uncategorized yet deceptively hard 3km rise to the village of Edge, which includes a similarly sharp ramp of 15%.

Stage 8, Sunday 10 September

Route: Margam Country Park to Caerphilly

The climbs to be taken on might not be especially different than those that have preceded them earlier in the week, but there is still a notable upgrade in terms of severity.

That’s clear when the race heads up to the outskirts of Bannau Brycheiniog (formerly Brecon Beacons) national park to take on the first two climbs of the day, Rhigos and Bryn Du, which have both been designated the maximum difficulty racing of category one.

And after a 35km south-easterly trek from the top of the latter comes a double-ascent of the day’s most important climb, and the one on which the entire fate of the Tour of Britain could be decided — Caerphilly Mountain.

In truth it’s more of a hill than a mountain, lasting just 1.3km, but that’s still enough road for its viscous average gradient of 10% to really sting and force a selection.

Tour of Britain startlist

Movistar Team

DS Max Sciandri

1 Gonzalo Serrano ESP

2 Will Barta USA

3 Imanol Erviti ESP

4 Max Kanter GER

5 Gregor Mühlberger AUT

6 Óscar Rodríguez ESP

INEOS Grenadiers

DS Roger Hammond / Ian Stannard

11 Tom Pidcock GBR

12 Carlos Rodriguez ESP

13 Luke Rowe GBR

14 Connor Swift GBR

15 Josh Tarling* GBR

16 Ben Turner GBR

Bingoal WB

DS Alessandro Spezialetti

21 Floris de Tier BEL

22 Johan Meens BEL

23 Davide Persico* ITA

24 Dimitri Peyskens BEL

25 Lennert Teugels BEL

26 Kenneth van Rooy BEL

Great Britain

DS John Herety / Matt Brammeier

31 Ethan Vernon GBR

32 Jack Brough* GBR

33 Josh Giddings* GBR

34 Noah Hobbs* GBR

35 Oliver Wood GBR

36 Stephen Williams GBR

BORA hansgrohe

DS Jens Zemke / Heinrich Haussler

41 Sam Bennett IRL

42 Patrick Gamper AUT

43 Nils Politt GER

44 Max Schachmann GER

45 Ide Schelling NED

46 Danny Van Poppel NED

Bolton Equities Black Spoke Cycling

DS Franky Van Haesebroucke / Greg Henderson

51 Jacob Scott GBR

52 Matt Bostock GBR

53 James Fouche NZL

54 James Oram NZL

55 Mark Stewart GBR

56 Rory Townsend IRL

Global 6 Cycling

DS James Mitri / Luis Gerrado

61 Nicolas Sessler BRA

62 Giacomo Ballabio ITA

63 Tomoya Koyama JPN

64 Ivan Moreno ESP

65 Callum Ormiston RSA

66 Tom Wirtgen LUX

Jumbo Visma

DS Arthur van Dongen / Maarten Wynants

71 Wout van Aert BEL

72 Edoardo Affini ITA

73 Steven Kruijswijk NED

74 Olav Kooij* NED

75 Jos van Emden NED

76 Nathan van Hooydonck BEL

Equipo Kern Pharma

DS Pablo Urtasun

81 Roger Adrià ESP

82 Igor Arrieta* ESP

83 Iñigo Elosegui ESP

84 José Félix Parra ESP

85 Ibon Ruiz ESP

86 Danny van der Tuuk NED

Saint Piran

DS Steve Lampier / Julian Winn

91 Alexander Richardson GBR

92 Harry Birchill* GBR

93 Finn Crockett GBR

94 Zeb Kyffin GBR

95 Jack Rootkin-Gray* GBR

96 Bradley Symonds GBR

Team dsm - firmenich

DS Matt Winston

101 Tobias Lund Arnesen DEN

102 Patrick Eddy* AUS

103 Enzo Leijnse* NED

104 Niklas Märkl GER

105 Tim Naberman NED

106 Casper van Uden* NED

Q36.5 Pro Cycling

DS Aart Vierhouten / Rik Reinerink

111 Mark Donovan GBR

112 Damian Howson AUS

113 Kamil Malecki POL

114 Nicolò Parisini ITA

115 Joey Rosskopf USA

116 Szymon Sajnok POL

TDT - Unibet

DS Rob Harmeling / Julia Soek

121 Harry Tanfield GBR

122 Joren Bloem NED

123 Davide Bomboi BEL

124 Jordy Bouts BEL

125 Abram Stockman BEL

126 Hartthijs de Vries NED

Team Flanders - Baloise

DS Hans De Clerq / Andy Missotten

131 Kamiel Bonneu BEL

132 Sander De Pestel BEL

133 Milan Fretin* BEL

134 Elias Maris BEL

135 Ward Vanhoof BEL

136 Aaron Verwilst BEL

Trinity Racing

DS Peter Kennaugh / Jon Mould

141 Luke Lamperti* USA

142 Robert Donaldson* GBR

143 Luksas Nerukar* GBR

144 Finlay Pickering* GBR

145 Ollie Reese* GBR

146 Max Walker* GBR

Uno-X Pro Cycling

DS Gino van Oudenhove / Arne Gunnar Ensrud

151 Alexander Kristoff NOR

152 Frederik Dversnes NOR

153 Tord Gudmestad* NOR

154 Tobias Halland Johannssen NOR

155 Ramus Tiller NOR

156 Martin Urianstad NOR

* Denotes eligibility for the young rider jersey as under-23

TOUR of Britain PAST WINNERS IN THE LAST 10 YEARS

2012: Nathan Haas (Aus)

2013: Bradley Wiggins (GBr)

2014: Dylan van Baarle (Ned)

2015: Edvald Boasson Hgen (Nor)

2016: Steve cummings (GBr)

2017: Lars Boom (Ned)

2018: Julian Alaphilippe (Fra)

2019: Mathieu van der Poel (Ned)

2020: No race

2021: Wout van Aert (Bel)

2022: Gonzalo Serrano (Esp)

Tour of Britain jersey guide

Blue: GC leader jersey

The best overall rider in the race calculated by the cumulative time they take on each stage.

Green: cottages.com sprints jersey

The first 10 riders each day get points as follows: 25, 18, 12, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Intermediate sprint points are awarded to the first five riders on a 10, 7, 5, 3 ,1 basis.

Black: Pinarello KOM jersey

First-category climbs give the first 10 riders points in descending order from 10. Second-cat climbs work the same for the first six riders, the first getting six points, while third-cat climbs see the first rider get four points.

White: young rider's jersey

Awarded to the best placed GC rider who is also under-23.

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Tour of Britain 2023 route map today: Stage 3 schedule, where to watch, road closures and TV coverage

The howdens stage, which runs from goole to beverley over 154.7km, is one for the sprinters.

Olav Kooij of Team Jumbo-Visma celebrates after winning stage two of the 2023 Tour of Britain, from Wrexham to Wrexham. Picture date: Monday September 4, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story CYCLING Britain. Photo credit should read: Martin Rickett/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: Use subject to restrictions. Editorial use only, no commercial use without prior consent from rights holder.

The 2023 Tour of Britain enters its third stage today, and will see East Riding of Yorkshire host a full stage of the tour for the first time.

This stage will take place almost 15 years to the day since the event last passed through the county, during a stage that travelled from Hull to Dalby Forest.

Dutch rider Olav Kooij became the first rider in four years to win back-to-back stages of the tour on Monday as he claimed victory in stage 2 in Wrexham . His Belgian Jumbo-Visma teammate Wout van Aert finished third behind BORA–hansgrohe’s Danny van Poppel.

It means Kooij holds the overall lead heading into stage 3 and Jumbo-Visma remain in firm control of the event.

“We went again for another win today – we took control and tried to catch the break which took a huge effort by two of our guys. We went into the last kilometre in a really good position again and were able to take the second win,” Kooij said.

What is the Tour of Britain route today?

The Howdens Stage, which runs from Goole to Beverley over 154.7km, is one for the sprinters.

Following a start in the port town of Goole, the peloton will head north to Howden, Market Weighton, and Driffield. Riders will then get a taste of British seaside life when they race through Bridlington, before they head inland towards the finish line upon reaching Hornsea.

The expected sprint finish will take place at Beverley Westwood, a popular green space for families that sits next to the town’s racecourse.

Here is the full route with expected timings:

Goole, Market Square – 11.30am
Howden – 11.48am
Holme-on-Spalding Moor – 12.23pm
Market Weighton – 12.36pm
Towthorpe Lane – 12.40pm
Middleton-on-the-Wolds – 12.52pm
Driffield – 1.14pm
Langtoft – 1.32pm
Rudston – 1.44pm
Bridlington – 1.59pm
Skipsea – 2.20pm
Hornsea – 2.32pm
Tickton – 3.12pm
Beverley, York Road – 3.26pm

You can see the full in-depth timetable, including road closures, here .

Tour of Britain stage schedule Grand Depart | Sunday 3 September | Greater Manchester: Altrincham > Manchester Stage 2 | Monday 4 September | Wrexham > Wrexham Stage 3 | Tuesday 5 September | Goole > Beverley Stage 4 | Wednesday 6 September | Sherwood Forest > Newark-on-Trent Stage 5 | Thursday 7 September | Felixstowe > Felixstowe Stage 6 | Friday 8 September | Southend-on-Sea > Harlow Stage 7 | Saturday 9 September | Tewkesbury > Gloucester Stage 8 | Sunday 10 September | Margam Country Park > Caerphilly

How can I watch the Tour of Britain?

ITV4 is broadcasting all eight stages of the 2023 Tour of Britain in their entirety. A one-hour highlights show will also be shown each evening.

ITV4 is available on Freeview (channel 25), Freesat (channel 117), Sky (channel 120), Virgin Media (channel 118) and the ITV X (online) in the UK.

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Preview: 2023 Tour of Britain

The tour of britain once again makes its way across the uk from sunday 3 to sunday 10 september for eight epic stages, with the best riders in the country taking on global stars here on home turf. here we’ve pulled together all the key information you need to follow the action., watching from the roadside.

The Grand Depart will see riders leave the start line in Altrincham to Manchester for the first stage on Sunday 3 September, with Greater Manchester hosting a weekend of cycling events and activities to build up to the start of the race.

Having hosted a stage of The Women’s Tour last year, Wrexham will host the second stage, before riders will take to the third stage starting in Goole and finishing in Beverley.

Stage four will see riders return to Nottinghamshire, racing from Sherwood Forest to Newark-on-Trent, before a seaside trip starting and finishing in Felixstone on stage five. The riders then visit Southend-on-Sea and finish in Harlow for the sixth stage and will tackle the Gloucestershire hills on stage seven from Tewkesbury to Gloucester.

A return to the legendary Caerphilly Mountain climb forms part of a spectacular final stage in South Wales, with riders starting in the picturesque Margam Country Park and finishing near Caerphilly Castle.

Find out more about all the stages, including where you can watch and all the key timings here .

Cheering on the Brits

The Great Britain Cycling Team is once again fielding a strong seven-man squad of talented riders for the Tour of Britain, including elimination world champion Ethan Vernon and scratch European champion Ollie Wood.

Having both competed at the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships, where Wood also won a silver medal in the men’s Madison alongside Bolton Equities Black Spoke rider Mark Stewart, the British riders will be ready to race on home soil once again after the success of Glasgow. Stewart will also be competing in The Tour of Britain alongside teammates and fellow Brits Matt Bostock and Jacob Scott.

Wood and Vernon will be joined in the Great Britain Cycling Team by recent winner of the Arctic Race of Norway Stevie Williams, and promising 19-year-old Noah Hobbs, who finished fifth at the National Circuit Championships and third at Ronde van de Achterhoek this weekend. Josh Giddings and Jack Brough complete the line-up, having both raced competitively on the road this season and working well for their respective teams.

The team will also be rubbing shoulders with British WorldTour team INEOS Grenadiers, with Tom Pidcock ready to redeem himself after a second-place finish in a shortened Tour of Britain last year.

UCI Continental team Saint Piran has a strong squad of British riders competing, including Alex Richardson, Harry Birchill, Finn Crockett, Zeb Kyffin, Jack Rootkin-Gray and Bradley Symonds, having dominated the National Road Series this year with a clean sweep of podiums in each round. TRINITY Racing will also be competitive at The Tour of Britain for another year, with Lukas Nerurkar, Bob Donaldson, Finlay Pickering, Oliver Rees and Max Walker ready to take to the start line.

Broadcast details

Every stage of the The Tour of Britain will be televised live on ITV4 in the UK, and can be viewed worldwide on Eurosport and GCN.

Stage one: Altrincham to Manchester (Sunday 3 September)

Live: 11:30am – 4:30pm
Highlights: 8pm – 9pm

Stage two: Wrexham to Wrexham (Monday 4 September)

Live: 11:30am – 3:15pm

Stage three: Goole to Beverley (Tuesday 5 September)

Live: 11:15am – 4pm

Stage four: Sherwood Forest to Newark-on-Trent (Wednesday 6 September)

Live: 11am – 4pm

Stage five: Felixstowe to Felixstowe (Thursday 7 September)

Live: 10:30am – 4pm
Highlights: 9pm – 10pm

Stage six: Southend-on-Sea to Harlow (Friday 8 September)

Live: 11:30am – 4pm

Stage seven: Tewkesbury to Gloucester (Saturday 9 September)

Live: 11:45am – 3:45pm

Stage eight: Margam Country Park to Caerphilly (Sunday 10 September)

ITV4 is available on Freeview (channel 25), Freesat (channel 117), Sky (channel 120), Virgin Media (channel 118) and the ITV Hub (online) in the UK.

Find out more here and download the Tour of Britain race guide here .

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Tour of Britain 2023 route map today: Stage 3 schedule, where to watch, road closures and TV coverage

T he 2023 Tour of Britain enters its third stage today, and will see East Riding of Yorkshire host a full stage of the tour for the first time.

This stage will take place almost 15 years to the day since the event last passed through the county, during a stage that travelled from Hull to Dalby Forest.

It means Kooij holds the overall lead heading into stage 3 and Jumbo-Visma remain in firm control of the event.

What is the Tour of Britain route today?

The Howdens Stage, which runs from Goole to Beverley over 154.7km, is one for the sprinters.

The expected sprint finish will take place at Beverley Westwood, a popular green space for families that sits next to the town’s racecourse.

Here is the full route with expected timings:

Goole, Market Square – 11.30am
Howden – 11.48am
Holme-on-Spalding Moor – 12.23pm
Market Weighton – 12.36pm
Towthorpe Lane – 12.40pm
Middleton-on-the-Wolds – 12.52pm
Driffield – 1.14pm
Langtoft – 1.32pm
Rudston – 1.44pm
Bridlington – 1.59pm
Skipsea – 2.20pm
Hornsea – 2.32pm
Tickton – 3.12pm
Beverley, York Road – 3.26pm

You can see the full in-depth timetable, including road closures, here .

Tour of Britain stage schedule Grand Depart | Sunday 3 September | Greater Manchester: Altrincham > Manchester Stage 2 | Monday 4 September | Wrexham > Wrexham Stage 3 | Tuesday 5 September | Goole > Beverley Stage 4 | Wednesday 6 September | Sherwood Forest > Newark-on-Trent Stage 5 | Thursday 7 September | Felixstowe > Felixstowe Stage 6 | Friday 8 September | Southend-on-Sea > Harlow Stage 7 | Saturday 9 September | Tewkesbury > Gloucester Stage 8 | Sunday 10 September | Margam Country Park > Caerphilly

How can I watch the Tour of Britain?

ITV4 is broadcasting all eight stages of the 2023 Tour of Britain in their entirety. A one-hour highlights show will also be shown each evening.

ITV4 is available on Freeview (channel 25), Freesat (channel 117), Sky (channel 120), Virgin Media (channel 118) and the ITV X (online) in the UK.

Olav Kooij of team Jumbo-Visma celebrates after winning stage 2 of the 2023 Tour of Britain on Monday (Photo: PA)

Tour of Britain cyclists race through Devon and Cornwall

Published 6 September 2021

The Tour of Britain has returned to the roads of Devon and Cornwall.

Day one started in Penzance in Cornwall on Sunday, before stage two began on Monday in Sherford, near Plymouth, with that route taking riders up on to Dartmoor before finishing in Exeter.

The race has returned after an absence of 722 days, with 107 professional riders representing 17 different nationalities.

American Robin Carpenter won the second stage and took the race lead.

Belgian Wout Van Aert won the opening stage on Sunday in an uphill sprint in Bodmin.

Hundreds of people across the South West have been watching the riders along both stages.

Cornwall's 180km (112-mile) stage saw riders race through St Ives, Redruth, Falmouth and Truro, before cycling up to Newquay, then down to St Austell, finishing the race in Bodmin.

Monday's stage saw riders in Devon for a 184km (114-mile) stint.

The event's Twitter feed said it had "been a frantic start" to stage two, but that Carpenter had seen " an incredible solo victory in Exeter ".

Unicyclists at the Tour of Britain in Devon

Exeter last hosted a stage finish in 2014, when Austrian Matthias Brändle soloed to the victory.

Stage three of the event will take place in Wales on Tuesday.

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Tour of Britain live stream: how to watch all cycling stages online from anywhere – route, schedule, start time, Day 3

The riders are all set for the 18th edition of this cycling spectacular

Cyclists sprint for the line at the Tour of Britain

It's Day 3 of the 18th edition of the Tour of Britain with the cyclists starting on the road from Durham to Sunderland at 11.30am BST. Corbin Strong still leads the field by a narrow margin after a tight finish yesterday. Britain's Tom Pidcock is 14 seconds behind. The UK's biggest cycle race this year sees the peloton tackle a 1,352km journey from Aberdeen down to the Isle of Wight. Join us for a spin as we explain how to get a 2022 Tour of Britain live stream and watch UCI WorldTour cycling online from anywhere.

Dates: Sunday, September 4 - Sunday, September 11

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The race begins with two stages in Scotland before working its way south through England. By the time the riders make the finish line at The Needles they will have endured 18,572m of climbing.

Along with a series of medium mountain stages, and flat city circuits, this year's event returns to Yorkshire and also features its first ever full stages in the counties of Dorset and Gloucestershire.

Last year's event saw Belgium's Wout van Aert win the final stage in thrilling style to pip Great Britain's Ethan Hayter to overall victory. Read on for everything you need to know to watch a 2022 Tour of Britain live stream from anywhere.

How to watch a FREE Tour of Britain live stream in the UK

Every stage of the race is being shown in the UK on ITV4, which means anyone can watch a Tour of Britain 2022 live stream using the channel's ITV Hub platform. Just make sure you have a valid UK TV license, of course. Away from home?

Use a VPN to watch ITV Hub anywhere in the world.

Most of the stages begin between 10.30am and 11am BST, but you can scroll down for the full schedule. ITV Hub is available on your browser and most smart platforms.

Cycling fans in the UK can also watch the race on Eurosport, GCN+, and Discovery+ but why pay when you don't have to?

How to watch Tour of Britain 2022 from outside your country

If you're keen to watch the Tour of Britain but you're away from home and the coverage is geo-blocked, then you could always use a VPN to access it (assuming you're not breaching any broadcaster T&Cs, of course). You may be surprised how simple it is to do.

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2022 Tour of Britain, route, schedule and start times

Stage 1 - Sunday, September 4 at 10.45am BST, 5.45am ET, 7.45pm AEST
Stage 2 - Monday, September 5 at 10.45am BST, 5.45am ET, 7.45pm AEST
Stage 3 - Tuesday, September 6 at 11am BST, 6am ET, 8pm AEST
Stage 4 - Wednesday, September 7 at 11.15am BST, 6.15am ET, 8.15pm AEST
Stage 5 - Thursday, September 8 at 10.30am BST, 5.30am ET, 7.30pm AEST
Stage 6 - Friday, September 9 at 10.45am BST, 5.45am ET, 7.45pm AEST
Stage 7 - Saturday, September 10 at 10.45am BST, 5.45am ET, 7.45pm AEST
Stage 8 - Sunday, September 11 at 10.45am BST, 5.45am ET, 7.45pm AEST

How to watch Tour of Britain 2022: US cycling live stream details

US-based cycling fans can live stream the Tour of Britain with a GCN+ subscription, which costs $8.99 per month or $49.99 annually.

Start times vary, but you'll need to prepare for some sleepy loss, as most of the stages begin at 6am ET / 3am PT or earlier. You can find the schedule higher up the page.

And if you're currently out of the US but want to watch the race, then don't forget to explore the VPN route set out above.

How to watch Tour of Britain 2022: live stream cycling in Australia

You can tune into the Tour of Britain Down Under with a GCN+ subscription, which costs $12.99 per month or $64.99 annually.

Start times vary, but most of the stages get underway at around 7.30pm AEST. You can find the schedule above.

If you're not currently in Oz, you can download a VPN to tune into your home coverage of the race from anywhere.

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How to watch the 2022 Tour of Britain: live stream cycling in Canada

You know the score by now. Canadians can also tune into the Tour of Britain live via GCN+, which costs $11.99 per month or $59.99 annually.

Start times vary, but you'll need to prepare for some sleep loss, as most of the stages begin at 6am ET / 3am PT or earlier. You can find the Tour of Britain schedule nearer the top of this article.

Not in Canada to catch that GCN+ stream? Well you know the answer by now... using a VPN is the way to make sure you don't miss a moment.

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Tour of Britain 2021 Route stage 2: Sherford - Exeter

Three climbs stand out. The first one leads to Strete, a place on the high coastal ground just before Slapton Sands. The route then continues to Kingsbridge and Tavistock before moving through Dartmoor.

The National Park serves two more climbs in quick succession. Rundlestone is 11 kilometres long and rises at 3.3%, altough there are also some downhill sections included in this statistic. The steepest kilometres climb at approximately 6%.

After the Rundlestone the route descends to Two Bridges to fork left and continues onto the 2 kilometres climb to Warren House. The average gradients sits at 5%.

The Warren House Inn is the last obstacle of the day. It’s crested 36.1 kilometre before the finish. Most of it goes downhill.

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Oklahoma high school golf team perseveres in wake of devastating tornadoes, share this article.

BLANCHARD, Okla. — The Class 4A girls golf state tournament provided an escape of sorts for members of the high school team at Sulphur High School in Sulphur, Oklahoma.

Just two days after a devastating tornado swept through their town, the Bulldogs showed up to Winter Creek Golf & Country Club with a chance to put everything to the side and focus on something other than damage and destruction.

“Obviously, I would like to be back home with everybody that I know because they’re going through things,” junior Reagan Watson said, “but I just tried to not think about it and still push through today.”

There were plenty of reasons for Sulphur to not show up for the first round Monday, but the Bulldogs were there and competed, finishing nine in the 12-team field, with junior Paisley Eason earning an individual second place.

Several tornadoes touched down across Oklahoma on Saturday, leaving at least four dead and 100 injured.

Sulphur, which is about 85 miles south of Oklahoma City, was among the most damaged towns and many buildings in its downtown area were left in rubble following the nighttime tornado. There was lots of other damage, including the destruction of the school district’s bus fleet.

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Watson’s dad, Luke, owns an automotive and lawn mower repair business in Sulphur. It was destroyed Saturday, but he still made the trip to watch his daughter compete.

“I think coming up here today just got our mind off of things,” he said.

The team stayed in Norman on Monday and will return home after the tournament ends Tuesday.

With the situation being so recent, Luke isn’t sure what he’s going to do moving forward.

“It’s too early right now,” he said. “Just take it day by day.”

That’s the mindset of most people affiliated with the program, including coach Linn Marshall.

“I’m proud of them for putting all that out of their head and coming up and wanting to play anyway,” he said.

Eason, who claimed an individual title at regionals where the Bulldogs won the team crown, was joined by Watson, junior Landry Couch, sophomore Emrie Williams and sophomore BrookeLynn Gaddy at the state tournament.

Eason tried to just play her game and compete as usual, but what’s going on back home remains on her mind and she feels the need to help out.

“Everyone knows everyone, so it sucks not to be able to do that there and help out as much as you can,” Eason said. “But one of our girls was up ’til like 5 helping. I think it’s good to take our mind off of it a little bit, but it’d be nice to be back there.”

The Bulldogs, which won the state title in girls golf in 1998, are having one of their best seasons since and are grateful to be able to finish the year, even after the tornado.

“I think it was real good just to get away from it, play a little golf,” Marshall said.

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Billie Eilish announces Hit Me Hard And Soft tour UK dates

Two-time Oscar-winning singer Billie Eilish will be touring the world this year and next, and coming to venues in the UK next summer - including the so-far ill fated Co-Op Live in Manchester.

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Billie Eilish has announced a new tour and will be coming to the UK next summer.

The 22-year year old 's show is named after her latest album - Hit Me Hard And Soft - and will kick off in North America in September.

It will then head to Australia in February 2025, before travelling across Europe and arriving in the UK on 7 July when she will perform for two nights in Glasgow, at OVO Hydro.

Eilish will then play six nights at the O2 in London, and four nights at the new Co-Op Live arena in Manchester - a venue that has been beset with problems as it prepares to open to the public.

The singer will then play two gigs in Dublin, Ireland, at the 3Arena.

A vocal environmentalist, fans are being encouraged to take "sustainable transport" during the tour, which will also feature "eco-villages" and encourage plant-based food options.

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Tour of Britain 2022 route

The 18th edition of the modern Tour of Britain set to take place between September 4 - 11

Tour of Britain 2022 Route

The Tour of Britain returns September 4, after a one-year hiatus due to COVID-19, for eight days of racing as a UCI ProSeries event, making it one of the most prestigious sporting events of Great Britain.

Now in its 18th edition, 18 teams, five of them WorldTour level, will begin on the first Sunday of September in the city centre of Aberdeen and travel southward to the finale on September 11 in the historic Needles on the Isle of Wight.

First four days

Stage 1 opens in Scotland for 181.3 kilometres from Aberdeen, which is the most northerly overall start for the Tour of Britain. Last year Aberdeen hosted the race finale. It becomes the third Scottish city to host the start of the race, while Glenshee Ski Centre becomes the first-ever opening day summit finish. A trio of intermediate sprints and KOM climbs sprinkle the route to reach the approach to the final climb, which is uncategorised. To reach the finish line, the route will follow the 9.1km Old Military Road from Auchallater, facing an average gradient of 4.8% on the final five kilometres.

The second day of racing rolls south of Edinburgh across the rolling hills and rural areas of Scottish Borders, which hosts a full stage for the second time in three editions. From Hawick, the route will cover 175.2km to a first-time finish in Duns. The middle section of the route offers two intermediate sprints - Morebattle and Coldstream - as the roads skirt the North Sea at Eyemouth. Then the final intermediate sprint at Reston leads to a succession of three categorised climbs in the final 30 kilometres - Wanside Rigg (2.1km at 5.7%), Mainslaughter Law (1.7km at 5.9%) and Hardens Hill (1.9km at 4.7%). From the summit of Hardens Hill, the route descends 5.5km to the finish in Duns.

Stage 3 takes on 163.6km on English soil with a first-time start in Durham and winding in a counter-clockwise direction to Sunderland. The route heads west through the North Pennines AONB, with two categorised climbs in the area - first-category Chapel Fell (4.1km at 7.8%) followed by second-category Billy Lane (1.8km at 7.1%). There is one intermediate sprint in the opening 29km, at Stanhope, and then a pair on the road back toward Sunderland, Bishop Auckland and Ferryhill, only 9.5km between the two sprint points. A small category 3 climb at High Moorsley (1.2km at 5.3%) stands in the way to the fast finish outside Sunderland’s new City Hall.

Just a short distance south on the coast will be the start for stage 4 at Redcar, an inaugural host borough. The149.5km route goes through the popular sea-side town of Whitby, which will stage the first intermediate sprint of the day. Following are two short classified climbs at Robin Hood’s Bay and Egton Bank. Once through the next sprint line at Stokesley, with 33km to go, the route heads into the North York Moors National Park with two climbs, opening with the cat 1 Carlton Bank (1.9km at 10.2%). There next climb offers intermediate sprint points at the top, not KOM points, at Newgate Bank (1.3km at 7.3%). The final 85.km descent into Duncombe Park in Helmsley, one of Yorkshire’s finest estates.

Second four days

The longest day of the Tour of Britain is Thursday, September 8 on stage 5 with 186.8km in Nottinghamshire. Like the race did four years ago, the start will be in West Bridgford and the finish is set for the Civic Centre in Mansfield, but the route has changed. From West Bridgford, this year’s route takes in Cotgrave, Gedling, Southwell, Retford and Worksop before heading into Mansfield via Clumber Park and Sherwood Forest. It is a flat day with a trio of intermediate sprints - Edingley, Retford and Clumber Park - and two small classified climbs - at Keyworth (1km at 3.4%) and Sparken Hill (.4km at 8.5%).

All 170.9km on stage 6 roll through Gloucestershire, beginning in the mediaeval market town of Tewkesbury. Only 10km separate this town from the cathedral city of Gloucester, but the route takes the peloton in a clockwise direction into the Cotswolds. In the first 45km there are KOM points at round Hill (1.8km at 9.4%) and Withington Hill (1.5km at 6.9%). A trio of intermediate sprints unfold at Cirencester, Rangeworhty and Dursley before the final categorised climb at Crawley Hill (1.7km at 8.1%). The peloton will then have 25km to go and approach the finish by the historic Gloucester Docks, the country’s most inland port, from South Gloucestershire.

The race reaches the English Channel for stage 7, with a start in West Bay. The route run parallel with the West Dorset Heritage coast as it winds 175.9km on mainly inland roads towards Dorchester, Wareham and Knowlton, all with intermediate sprints. The classified climbs at Daggers Gate (1km at 3.1%) and Whiteways HIll (1.5km at 7.1%) strike as a tandem after the first 55km, the two separated by 8.5km. The final stiff climb comes with 46km to go at Okeford Hill (1.7km at 7.1%). The stage concludes with finishing circuits in Ferndown.

The Isle of Wight hosts the final day of racing, 148.9km from Ryde to The Needles. In between are a sequence of tourist towns - Sandown, Yarmouth and Cowes with intermediate sprints. Scattered among those are three classified climbs - Brading Down (1.9km at 5.8%), Cowleaze Hill (1.7km at 6.1%) and Zig Zag Road (1.4km at 6.3%).

The final 20 kilometres will take the peloton along Military Road, which offers stunning panoramic views out across the English Channel, towards The Needles Landmark Attraction. This year’s race culminates with a two-kilometre climb up to Tennyson Down, the final 400 metres averaging 9.6%, making it the toughest ending to any Tour of Britain in modern history.

Stage 1 - Aberdeen to Glenshee Ski Centre, 181.3km
Stage 2 - Hawick to Duns, 175.2km
Stage 3 - Durham to Sunderland, 163.6km
Stage 4 - Redcar to Duncombe Park, Helmsley, 149.5km
Stage 5 - West Bridgford to Mansfield, 186.8km
Stage 6 - Tewkesbury to Gloucester, 170.9km
Stage 7 - West Bay to Ferndown, 175.9km
Stage 8 - Ryde to The Needles, 148.9km

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Blinken calls on Hamas to take cease-fire deal that the U.S. and Israel support.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said during meetings with Israeli leaders on Wednesday that Hamas leaders could save Palestinian lives by accepting a proposed deal under which they would free 33 hostages in exchange for a six-week cease-fire and the liberation of many Palestinian prisoners.

Mr. Blinken’s comments, in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, are part of a concerted campaign by President Biden and his top aides to press Hamas leaders to lay the foundation for a potential long-term cease-fire by taking this first step.

“We are determined to get a cease-fire that brings the hostages home and to get it now, and the only reason that that wouldn’t be achieved is because of Hamas,” Mr. Blinken said at the start of a meeting in Tel Aviv with Isaac Herzog, the president of Israel. “There is a proposal on the table, and as we’ve said, no delays, no excuses. The time is now, and the time is now long past due to bring the hostages home to their families.”

Mr. Blinken made the same comments to reporters the previous evening outside a humanitarian aid warehouse in Zarqa, Jordan. Earlier this week, Mr. Biden spoke to the leaders of Qatar and Egypt to urge them to push Hamas to accept the terms, after Israel agreed to lower the required number of hostages released in the initial round to 33 from 40.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel supports the latest proposed deal, but at the same time he vowed on Tuesday to carry out a major offensive in the city of Rafah “with or without a deal” — a declaration that could make Hamas more wary of agreeing to the terms. Biden administration officials oppose a major ground assault in Rafah, where more than one million Palestinians have sought refuge during the war, and would prefer the Israeli military kill or capture Hamas leaders in more precise operations there.

Israeli officials say their objective is to eliminate four battalions of Hamas fighters in Rafah.

In November, Hamas freed more than 100 hostages during a seven-day cease-fire, but talks to try to get more hostages out of Gaza have been stalled for months. Israeli officials say Hamas took about 240 hostages in the Oct. 7 attacks last year, but some have died in captivity, and at least three were fatally shot by Israeli forces in Gaza.

Mr. Blinken discussed the hostage and cease-fire deal on the table in his nearly three-hour meeting with Mr. Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Wednesday, according to a summary from the State Department. He also spoke about efforts to increase humanitarian aid in Gaza and the U.S. government’s “clear position” on Rafah, the summary said.

Yair Lapid, the leader of the opposition in the Israeli Parliament, also spoke with Mr. Blinken. Afterward, Mr. Lapid said in a social media post that Mr. Netanyahu had “no political excuse” not to make a deal to declare a cease-fire and free the hostages, adding that “every hour is critical.”

After leaving Jerusalem, Mr. Blinken visited Kibbutz Nir Oz in the south, where he entered the burned-out home of the family of Kedem Siman Tov. The five members of the household, two parents and three young children, all American citizens, were killed in the Oct. 7 attacks. The father’s mother, Carol Siman Tov, also an American citizen, was killed in the same kibbutz.

Mr. Blinken then stopped at the inspection checkpoint at Kerem Shalom, a border crossing between Israel and Gaza. Flatbed trucks with bags of food aid bound for Gaza — onions, rice and cooking oil — were awaiting inspection.

Israeli officials said a new crossing into northern Gaza, near the Erez kibbutz, had just opened to allow aid deliveries, and that 30 trucks with goods from Jordan had rolled through the Erez border site earlier on Wednesday. The opening was promised weeks ago, but the Israeli military said it had to build inspection facilities and pave roads on both sides of the border before the crossing could be used by aid trucks.

Mr. Blinken has made humanitarian aid for residents of Gaza a theme of his stops in Israel and in Jordan the previous day. He visited an aid warehouse in Jordan on Tuesday evening where trucks were being loaded with food and medical aid to go to Erez for the initial opening on Wednesday.

“This is real and important progress,” he said, “but more still needs to be done.”

Earlier this week, Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, turned down an offer to meet with Mr. Blinken in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, according to two Palestinian officials and a State Department official who spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to communicate with the media.

Palestinian leaders are increasingly frustrated with Washington, especially after the United States blocked the United Nations from recognizing Palestine as a full member state.

— Edward Wong Traveling in the Middle East with the U.S. secretary of state

Israel has softened some demands in cease-fire negotiations, officials say.

After a monthslong standoff, Israel is softening some of its demands in negotiations over a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip and the release of hostages held there.

As part of its latest proposal, Israel would allow displaced Palestinian civilians to return to northern Gaza, according to two Israeli officials, marking a sharp reversal on an issue that has been a sticking point in the talks.

For weeks, Israel has demanded that it be allowed to impose significant restrictions on Palestinians going back to the north, worrying Hamas could take advantage of a large-scale return to strengthen itself. Now, Israel has consented to Palestinian civilians going back en masse during the first phase of an agreement, according to the officials, whose account was confirmed by a non-Israeli official familiar with the talks.

One of the Israeli officials said those returning to the north would be subject to no inspections or limitations, while the second said there would be nearly no restrictions, without elaborating. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to share details of the proposal.

It was not clear whether Hamas would accept the most recent Israeli proposal, which is part of negotiations that the two sides are conducting indirectly through mediators from Egypt and Qatar. As of Wednesday afternoon, the group hadn’t officially issued a response.

The cease-fire talks were a focus of Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken as he visited Israel on Wednesday. “There is a proposal on the table, and as we’ve said, no delays, no excuses,” Mr. Blinken said before meeting with President Isaac Herzog. He later discussed the talks and other issues in a nearly three-hour meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Hamas has long demanded that any deal include a permanent end to the war, which has forced most of Gaza’s more than two million people to flee their homes. The Israeli offer, according to one of the Israeli officials, doesn’t include language that refers explicitly to an end to the fighting.

Hanging over the negotiations is Israel’s threat to invade Rafah, the southernmost city in Gaza where roughly a million civilians are sheltering, along with what Israel says are thousands of Hamas fighters. But even as it vows to carry out its plan for a ground invasion there, in defiance of pleas from world leaders and humanitarian groups, it is showing some willingness to make concessions in talks to stop the fighting and free hostages.

On Monday, The New York Times reported that, as part of its proposal, Israel had reduced the number of hostages Hamas would need to release in the initial phase of a deal. For months, it had been insisting on the release of 40 hostages, but in the new offer, the Israeli government said it would agree to 33.

That change was prompted in part by the fact that Israel now believes that some of the 40 have died in captivity , one of the officials said.

As details of Israel’s latest offer have emerged, Mr. Netanyahu has come under increasing pressure from his right-wing coalition partners to reject compromise. If they withdraw from the government over a deal, Israel could head to early elections, threatening Mr. Netanyahu’s political future.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, a hard-line member of the coalition, has said that if Mr. Netanyahu gives up on invading Rafah immediately, a government under his leadership doesn’t have “the right to exist.”

On Tuesday, Mr. Netanyahu said an invasion of Rafah would take place, without saying when.

“The idea that we will halt the war before achieving all of its goals is out of the question,” he said in a meeting with the families of hostages, according to a statement from his office. “We will enter Rafah and we will eliminate the Hamas battalions there — with or without a deal — in order to achieve the total victory.”

If Israel and Hamas strike an agreement, it would be the first cease-fire since late November, when a short-lived pause in the fighting allowed for the release of more than 100 hostages and 240 Palestinian prisoners.

Hamas and its allies captured roughly 240 Israelis and foreigners in their attack on Oct. 7, which prompted Israel to go to war in Gaza. More than 130 hostages are believed to still be held in Gaza, but some are thought to have died.

Aaron Boxerman contributed reporting.

— Adam Rasgon reporting from Jerusalem

Blinken’s visit to the Kerem Shalom crossing puts aid for Gaza front and center.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visited an inspection checkpoint at the Kerem Shalom border crossing in Israel on Wednesday, part of an effort to prioritize the issue of humanitarian aid for Gaza during his Middle East tour.

Under pressure from President Biden after an Israeli airstrike killed seven aid workers , Israel announced last month that it would open more avenues for aid to enter Gaza . Israel has since expedited the flow of aid into Gaza amid intense international scrutiny, though humanitarian organizations say more is urgently needed to alleviate the severe hunger that is gripping the enclave.

Here’s a look at where things stand .

BORDER CROSSINGS

Israel imposes stringent checks on incoming aid to keep out anything that might help Hamas, which it has pledged to eliminate. Since the start of the war, most of the aid for Gaza has been transiting through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt.

Israel opened the crossing at Kerem Shalom in December after pressure from the United States to speed up the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza. However, Israeli protesters have regularly gathered at the crossing, trying to block aid convoys from entering the enclave in the hopes of raising the pressure on Hamas to release the hostages.

The Rafah and Kerem Shalom checkpoints both touch southern Gaza. Aid officials pleaded with Israel for months to add additional entry points — especially in the north, where the risk of famine was deemed greatest by the United Nations.

Under pressure, Israel said last month that it would reopen the Erez border crossing into northern Gaza and that shipments bound for the enclave would be accepted at the Israeli port of Ashdod. On Wednesday, Israel said that the first aid trucks, 30 in total, had passed through the crossing after being inspected.

But the Erez crossing, which was primarily used for pedestrian traffic before the war, was badly damaged during the Hamas-led raid on Israel in October. As international officials and humanitarian agencies looked for signs that Israel was making good on its pledges, Israel said it would be opening another crossing into northern Gaza — not Erez.

OTHER EFFORTS

U.S. Army engineers also are working to construct a floating pier off the coast of Gaza. The pier — which Mr. Blinken said Tuesday would be operational in about one week — could help relief workers deliver as many as two million meals a day.

And the Jordanian military and government have in recent weeks increased the amount of aid arriving in overland convoys, which travel from Jordan through the West Bank and across part of Israel before reaching the southern Gaza border crossings. The Jordanian military carries out its own inspections. Government trucks are inspected by Israel.

THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND

There are widespread food shortages in Gaza, and the United Nations has warned that a famine is looming . Aid groups and United Nations officials have accused Israel of systematically limiting aid delivery. Israel denies the assertion, blaming the shortages on logistical failures by aid groups, and has recently increased the number of trucks entering the strip.

In recent weeks, Israel’s efforts to increase the flow of aid have been acknowledged by the Biden administration and international aid officials. More aid trucks also appeared to be reaching Gaza, especially in the north.

On Wednesday, Mr. Blinken discussed how aid delivery has improved when he met with Mr. Netanyahu and “reiterated the importance of accelerating and sustaining that improvement,” according to the State Department.

— Cassandra Vinograd

‘Thank you, American universities’: Gazans express gratitude for campus protesters.

Thousands of miles away from the campus protests that have divided Americans, some displaced Palestinians are expressing solidarity with the antiwar demonstrators and gratitude for their efforts.

Messages of support were written on some tents in the southern city of Rafah, where roughly a million displaced people have sought shelter from the Israeli bombardment and ground fighting that Gazan health officials say have killed more than 34,000 people.

“Thank you, American universities,” read one message captured on video by the Reuters news agency. “Thank you, students in solidarity with Gaza your message has reached” us, read another nearby.

Tensions have risen at campuses across the United States, with police in riot gear arresting dozens of people at Columbia University on Tuesday night and officers across the country clashing with pro-Palestinian demonstrators who had erected encampments and seized academic buildings at other institutions. The protesters have been calling for universities to divest from companies with ties to Israel, and some have vowed not to back down.

The protests have come at a particularly fearful time in Rafah, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel vowing to launch a ground invasion of the city to root out Hamas battalions there despite glimmers of hope for a temporary cease-fire.

Palestinians “are very happy that there are still people standing with us,” said Mohammed al-Baradei, a 24-year-old recent graduate from the dentistry program at Al-Azhar University who spoke by phone from Rafah.

“The special thing is that this is happening in America and that people there are still aware and the awareness is growing every day for the Palestinian cause,” he added.

Akram al-Satri, a 47-year-old freelance journalist sheltering in Rafah, said Gazans are “watching with hope and gratitude the student movement in the United States.”

“For us this is a glimmer of hope on a national level,” he added in a voice message on Wednesday.

Bisan Owda, a 25-year-old Palestinian who has been documenting the war on social media, said in a video posted to her more than 4.5 million Instagram followers that the campus protests had brought her a new sense of possibility.

“I’ve lived my whole life in Gaza Strip and I’ve never felt hope like now,” said Ms. Owda.

Nader Ibrahim contributed reporting and video production from London.

— Hiba Yazbek reporting from Jerusalem

Netanyahu’s pledge to invade Rafah could undermine efforts to reach a cease-fire deal.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel once again pledged on Tuesday to launch a ground invasion into the southern Gazan city of Rafah, a move that could undermine efforts to negotiate a cease-fire agreement after seven months of war in the Palestinian enclave.

The United States, Qatar and several countries have been pushing to get a cease-fire deal, with Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visiting the region and expectations rising that Hamas and Israel might be edging closer to an agreement.

But with Hamas arguing that any agreement should include an end to the war, and with right-wing politicians in Israel threatening to leave the government coalition if the long-planned incursion into Rafah is delayed, Mr. Netanyahu made clear that Israel would reserve the right to keep fighting.

“The idea that we will halt the war before achieving all of its goals is out of the question,” he said in a meeting with the families of hostages held in Gaza, according to a statement from his office. “We will enter Rafah and we will eliminate the Hamas battalions there — with or without a deal, in order to achieve the total victory.”

Israeli officials have said repeatedly that they plan to move into Rafah, but over the weekend, they made clear they were open to holding off if it meant they could secure the release of hostages taken when Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7. One official also suggested that Israel was using the threat of an imminent military maneuver to press the armed group into a hostage deal.

In anticipation of an offensive, some families in Rafah have been moving north into areas of Gaza that had already been attacked by Israeli forces, but on Tuesday, the scale of the evacuation remained unclear. As of last week, more than one million Gazans, many of them previously displaced from other parts of the territory by Israeli bombardment, were still sheltering in the city in makeshift tents.

American officials and other allies have been pressing Israel to either avoid an assault on Rafah or develop specific plans to adequately minimize civilian casualties.

On Tuesday, Mr. Blinken met with officials in Jordan to discuss the war between Israel and Hamas, and to press for peace and an increase in humanitarian aid. There was no immediate reaction from the State Department to Mr. Netanyahu’s remarks.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of Britain spoke to Mr. Netanyahu on Tuesday, his office said in a statement. The British leader “continued to push for an immediate humanitarian pause to allow more aid in and hostages out” and said that Britain’s focus was on de-escalation, it said.

For weeks, cease-fire talks had been at a standstill. But Israeli officials have said that negotiators had reduced the number of hostages they want Hamas to release during the first phase of a truce, opening up the possibility that the stalled negotiations could be revived.

A senior Hamas official said on social media on Monday that the group was studying a new Israeli proposal.

A Hamas delegation met with officials in Egypt’s intelligence service on Monday, according to a senior Hamas official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to talk about sensitive discussions between Hamas and Egypt.

Adam Rasgon contributed reporting.

— Damien Cave

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Blinken calls on Hamas to take cease-fire deal that the U.S. and Israel support.

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