Tuesday 15th Sept the cycling tour race starts at 10.15am from Stanley Park, Blackpool and heads to Cockerham(Sprint) 11am and Claughton. Then three King of the Mountain trials via Trough of Bowland, Clitheroe, Longridge, Broughton (Sprint) 1pm, Elswick then Blackpool and finishes at The Sandcastle, South Promenade Blackpool at 1.49pm.
The new promenade should be a good vantage point although I can imagine it will be busy.
Loads of good vantage points. Think a trip to Blackpool might be on the cards. According to the map it starts in the middle of Stanley Park and out through the main gates at the cricket club side before going along Newton Drive towards the hospital roundabout, where it goes left.
On the return route it goes past the airport then along the prom to the Sandcastle.
At Broughton the sprint seems to start just east of the motorway and ends west of the A6 so the A6 junction must be closed off for a period.
We used to watch the tour going through Bamber Bridge about 30 years ago when it was called the Milk Race. A local landlords son was usually in the race.
The map of the route is available on this link.
http://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/_ns_pdf/stage_4_route_map.pdf
Timetable on this link.