Tour of Britain - Tour of British Fleece
The Aviva Tour of Britain cycle race is Britain’s national Tour and the UK’s highest ranked cycle race.
Handspinners and spindlers the world over love to spin-along and challenge themselves during the Tour de France, in a now well-established event known as Tour de Fleece.
Now, spinners and other crafters who love British sheep and their wool can celebrate their sheep and the cyclists by spinning along as the cyclists ride the Tour of Britain.
Tour of Britain - Tour of British Fleece has a simple concept. They spin, we spin. They go somewhere, we spin the sheep they find there.
With more than 60 native breeds and a dozen or so commercially significant hybrids, not to mention the naturalised and imported breeds found the length and breadth of the Isles, Britain has a tremendous variety of sheep and fleece. So why not use the Tour of Britain cycle race to showcase our wonderful sheep and their fleeces?
Each year, as the route of the Tour is published, we’ll work out which breeds and types of sheep are relevant to the areas where the cyclists ride. Then on each day of the Tour, participants aim to spin the fleece of relevant sheep.
Handspinners and spindlers the world over love to spin-along and challenge themselves during the Tour de France, in a now well-established event known as Tour de Fleece.
Now, spinners and other crafters who love British sheep and their wool can celebrate their sheep and the cyclists by spinning along as the cyclists ride the Tour of Britain.
Tour of Britain - Tour of British Fleece has a simple concept. They spin, we spin. They go somewhere, we spin the sheep they find there.
With more than 60 native breeds and a dozen or so commercially significant hybrids, not to mention the naturalised and imported breeds found the length and breadth of the Isles, Britain has a tremendous variety of sheep and fleece. So why not use the Tour of Britain cycle race to showcase our wonderful sheep and their fleeces?
Each year, as the route of the Tour is published, we’ll work out which breeds and types of sheep are relevant to the areas where the cyclists ride. Then on each day of the Tour, participants aim to spin the fleece of relevant sheep.