Tour of Britain - and Bradley Wiggins - hits Shropshire

[gallery] Sir Bradley Wiggins was the star attraction when the Tour of Britain passed through Shropshire today.

Published Sep 18, 2013

Olympic gold medalist Sir Bradley Wiggins, right, sets the pace as the Tour of Britain headed through Market Drayton and Whitchurch today

Thousands of people lined the streets to see the Tour de France and Olympic gold medal winner spearhead the Team Sky squad.

Sir Bradley started today leading the competition after winning stage three's individual time trial.

Sir Bradley Wiggins on his way to winning the third stage, the Individual Time Trial in the 2013 Tour of Britain

Stage Four was taking in the A53 by Market Drayton and passing through Ightfield and Whitchurch before crossing the border towards Wrexham and finishing in Llanberis. Tomorrow's stage will follow the border down from Machynlleth to Caerphilly.

This year's 10th anniversary race has attracted a record 19 teams and 114 riders. Other star names include Mark Cavendish.

Among the crowd hoping to catch a glimpse of the cycling superstars were 320 pupils from Whitchurch Junior School.

Headteacher Diana West said: "We are all so excited that the Tour of Britain is coming right past our school and we were determined to make the most of the opportunity."

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