DORSET procyclist Danni Shrosbree is counting down the days until the AJ Bell Tour of Britain, the UK’s leading cycling event, races through her home county for the first time this September.

More than 100 world-class riders will hurtle through Dorset on the 109.4-mile penultimate stage from West Bay Esplanade to Ferndown on Saturday, September 10.

Shrosbree, 28, grew up in Poole and went to school in Wimborne before spending time in north Dorset while keeping up with her professional training demands.

Shrosbree, who races for the CAMS – Basso team, finished 62nd in the Women’s Tour – the Tour of Britain’s sister event – in June and claimed the Adyen combativity award for her efforts on day one of the UCI Women’s WorldTour race.

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And Shrosbree believes that the stage will be as spectacular as it is challenging.

Going into specific detail about the parcours – the profile of the race route – Shrosbree explains all from her background cycling these very roads.

“I am super excited to watch the Tour of Britain around the roads I grew up on,” said Shrosbree.

“Dorset hasn’t had enough exposure within the professional side of cycling, so I believe after the Tour of Britain everyone will be down to cycle on the beautiful, undulating coastal roads. Hopefully we’ll see some more bike racing too.

“As the riders climb out of Weymouth towards Lulworth there will be sections that get pretty narrow throughout.

“The first climb will be a small bite on the legs, however the second (ŠKODA King of the Mountains) climb, Whiteways Hill, is one of my favourite climbs. Every time I come home, I have to go up it.

“It’s only around four-to-five minutes but the views as you climb up are sensational, it’s also slightly deceiving around the first corner – it gets pretty steep.

“After this climb, the riders will have a fast descent down to the iconic Corfe Castle.

“As they come off Steeple, which is steep, they will need to have their wits about them. From Corfe they will turn left up a slight kicker then continue along a fast and wide road to Wareham.

“I expect a lot will be chasing back on here from splits in the narrow lanes and punchy climbs. The roads are wider here until they head towards Milborne St Andrew, where again they become smaller, undulating lanes.

“The riders will descend down Bulbarrow, which is a famous climb for the locals and where I have done many intervals during training myself.

“The back half of the race after Blandford will again be on wider roads and it passes through the beautiful Wimborne Minster, which is where I went to school.

“There is likely to be a big crowd here watching the riders, which I am sure at this point they will appreciate.

“As the riders come back in from north Dorset towards Ferndown it will be a fast finish.

“I am sure the bunch will have been whittled down a lot, but teams will have worked to ensure their sprinters are looked after and if dropped brought back in for the finish.”

The race will arrive in Ferndown shortly after 3pm on race day. A route map and full stage timings are available online at tourofbritain.co.uk/stages/stage-seven.

ITV4 will broadcast live flag-to-flag coverage of every stage and nightly highlights show.