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CYCLING TREAT AS 2006 TOUR RACES THROUGH SHEPWAY

People from Hawkinge are in for a treat when the penultimate stage of the cycling "Tour of Britain" races through Shepway and passes  close to the village o­n Saturday 2 September.

The Rochester to Canterbury stage heads via Tenterden to Hythe, then via Newington and Peene to Crete Road en route to Dover and Canterbury.

There will be some road closures along the route for around 20 minutes to allow the Tour to pass.

Top riders from sixteen teams will battle it out over six days of gruelling riding in this years race.

The 2006 Tour of Britain consists of six stages starting o­n Tuesday 29 August in Glasgow. It then takes in new routes in the Northwest, Yorkshire and the West Midlands, before a brand new fifth stage in the South-east ending in Canterbury, where next year's second stage of the 2007 Tour de France is scheduled to finish.

The winner will be crowned in The Mall, London o­n Sunday 3 September. As well as the overall winner, riders will also be competing to win the individual stages, the overall points competition and to become the race's top sprinter and King of the Mountains.