A NATIONAL cycle race which will pass through East Bergholt and Brantham later this month.

Stage Seven of the Tour of Britain will travel through the two villages on September 12.

The 225km race, which starts at Fakenham Racecourse, will see some of the world’s top cyclists race along Gaston Street in East Bergholt at about 3pm.

They will then ride up Brantham Hill, which forms one of the King of the Mountains climbs.