Photos: Tour of Britain riders in Kendal

Kendal parade lap, Tour of Britain 2011, stage two (cancelled)

published 12 September 2011

Riders in the 2011 Tour of Britain took a neutralised 'parade' circuit of Kendal in Cumbria on Monday morning after the second stage of the race was cancelled due to adverse weather conditions.

Earlier in the morning race organisers had made the decision to cancel the stage after high winds and heavy rain had rendered parts of the day's route from Kendal to Blackpool unsafe for racing.

"Pockets of the route, including the start at Kendal were more sheltered but still experienced extremely blustery conditions. In the main though there were large sections of the stage on exposed hillsides, including the three Skoda King of the Mountains locations, plus the final five kilometres of the stage along Blackpool Promenade, where conditions were deemed unsafe by ourselves as organisers, hence the regrettable decision to cancel the stage.

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Photos: Tour of Britain riders in Kendal

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