STAGE PROFILE

Stage two will feature approaching 3,000 metres of climbing as riders travel from Manchester to Sheffield.

After departing Manchester through Stockport, Marple and New Mills, the peloton will tackle some of the region’s most famous climbs including Winnats Pass (1.4km at 12.3%) and Snake Pass (5.4km at 4.6%) in Derbyshire’s Peak District.

The race enters Sheffield where riders will face a succession of short but punishing climbs including the Côte d’Oughtibridge and the famous Côte de Jenkin Road, both used when the men’s Tour de France finished in the city in 2014.

The stage will conclude with a finish on Attercliffe Common, using the same finish line where Vincenzo Nibali won in 2014, but approached from the opposite direction.