The Tour de France comes to Chelmsford on Monday 7th July. To help you make you make the most of this event I've put together some useful information about le Tour and what's happening in and around Chelmsford.
Realising that not everyone will be able to get the day of work/school on a Monday, Chelmsford County Council has organised a family fun day on Saturday 5th July. This will be held in Melbourne Park between 10am and 4pm and promises to be a great day out for the whole family.
On Monday 7th July 13 miles of the Tour de France will pass through Chelmsford. First you’ll see the race Caravan, a procession of elaborate floats and vehicles that comes before the racing action. This will be followed by the riders, with the main group being known as the peloton. A detailed road map of Tour de France route can be found here and these are these are the timings for the Chelmsford section of the route:
| Caravan | Riders | |
| Hartford End | 11:55 | 1:47pm – 1:55pm |
| Great Waltham | 12:02 | 1:54pm – 2:02pm |
| Chignal Smealy | 12:07 | 1:58pm – 2:07pm |
| Chelmsford | 12:11 | 2:02pm – 2:11pm |
| Roxwell | 12:17 | 2:07pm – 2:15pm |
| Fyfield | 12:33 | 2:22pm – 2:33pm |
The route enters the Chelmsford City area on the Felsted Road (B1417) just south of Hertford End before joining the B1008 for a few hundred metres and then passing through Howe Street, Great Waltham and the Parish of Chignal.
It enters West Chelmsford on the Chignal Road for approximately one mile before turning right onto Roxwell Road leaving Chelmsford via the A1060 as far as the Hare Public House. It then follows country lanes via Roxwell, leaving Chelmsford towards Willingale and then on to Epping.
Road closures will be in force from 8am -5pm so you need to leave plenty of time to reach your selected viewing point.
Click here for the best places to watch the Tour in Chelmsford.
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