{"id":6792,"date":"2017-08-25T15:53:24","date_gmt":"2017-08-25T14:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstclasswatches.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6792"},"modified":"2018-07-10T12:02:43","modified_gmt":"2018-07-10T11:02:43","slug":"festina-tour-britain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstclasswatches.co.uk\/blog\/2017\/08\/festina-tour-britain\/","title":{"rendered":"Festina Tour Of Britain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tourofbritain.co.uk\/\">OVO Tour of Britain<\/a> is just around the corner and teams are gearing up for the British cycling event of the year! This years roster features 20 teams who will battle it out over 8 stages across the UK to be crowned the Tour of Britain Champion. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstclasswatches.co.uk\/festina-watches-c-945\/\">Festina<\/a> watches are the official timekeeper of the event and they are looking forward to the event, to celebrate their partnership with the event they have released a new model with six different colour variations for you to chose from depending on which matches the team you are backing.<\/p>\n<p>Festina have invited us to be VIP&#8217;s at the seventh stage of the event on the 9th September at 10:30AM which sees the teams race from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.co.uk\/Attractions-g503869-Activities-Hemel_Hempstead_Hertfordshire_England.html\">Hemel Hempstead<\/a> to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitcheltenham.com\/\">Cheltenham<\/a> covering a total distance of 185km.\u00a0The Tour Enclosure offers the chance for VIP guests to enjoy a unique view of the UK\u2019s biggest professional bike race, The OVO Energy Tour of Britain. Guests will be served a complimentary lunch with a selection of <a href=\"http:\/\/adnams.co.uk\/\">Adnams beers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/halewood-int.com\/\">Halewood International wines<\/a>. 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