Nottinghamshire has seen the creation of a 'sheep bike' and the race logo ploughed into a field
Residents in Nottinghamshire have been urged to create eye-catching land art to mark the county's stage of the Tour of Britain cycle race.The county council said land art masterpieces had long been a feature of the event.Stage five of the event will start in Central Avenue, West Bridgford, and finish in Chester Road South, Mansfield.
The 118-mile stage will take in Trent Bridge, Clumber Park, Sherwood Forest and the Colliery Way access road in Gedling.Councillor John Cottee, cabinet member for communities, said: "The land art competition is a great way for our communities to once again show their support for the competitors and the teams as the Tour of Britain passes through Nottinghamshire for a third time since 2017.
"It goes without saying that I can't wait to see Nottinghamshire get creative and once again make it a sporting spectacular to remember." Andy Guy, Nottinghamshire county adviser for the National Farmers' Union, added: "There have been several examples of fantastic field art since the race came through the county in 2017 from the famous
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
'Bring us a bit of heat,' says Orkney tour boss suffering in rain as heatwave sweeps BritainWhile the rest of the UK is roasting in temperatures well above 30 degrees, a lucky few are enjoying a 'pleasant' summer's day
Read more »
Top Gear star shares more details about Grand Tour Arctic Circle specialTop Gear's James May teases more serious Grand Tour Arctic Circle special
Read more »
Another protest hits the Tour de France – but racing continues, as do Jumbo-Visma's woes ...Jasper Philipsen wins in Carcassonne as another protest hits the Tour de France; Steve Kruijswijk crashes out and Primoz Roglic pulls out of race on bad day for Jumbo-Visma cycling
Read more »
Tour de France: Primož Roglič leaves race, heatwave sees UCI Extreme Weather Protocol invokedTour de France: Primož Roglič leaves race, heatwave sees UCI Extreme Weather Protocol invoked Thousands of litres of water to be spread on stage route amid concerns that record surface temperature of 63 degrees Celsius may be broken cycling
Read more »
Limp Bizkit postpone UK tour after ‘unexpected’ news on Fred Durst’s healthLimp Bizkit will not be performing across the UK and Europe later this year following test results regarding frontman Fred Durst’s health.
Read more »
Ryanair wins the internet with Tour de France gag + more on the live blogOn the live blog this morning... Ryanair wins the internet with Tour de France gag after Trek-Segafredo's Toms Skujiņš shows off his bottle duty skills... cycling TDF2022
Read more »