Editing Caerleon (section)

====Tour of Britain 2017–2018====
{{Main|2017 Tour of Britain}}
Caerleon has twice hosted the British national cycling tournament, in 2017 and 2018. It has welcomed international riders including [[Julian Alaphilippe]], [[André Greipel]], [[Tony Martin (cyclist)|Tony Martin]], and [[Geraint Thomas]] to the popular cycle routes in the area. It includes a category&nbsp;2 climb at Belmont Hill which has proven popular with organisers.

On 10&nbsp;September 2017 the [[Tour of Britain]] came to Caerleon along the 180.2&nbsp;km (112&nbsp;mi) western route from Worcester to the competition's finish in Cardiff city centre. The peak of the British domestic cycling calendar, it saw a dramatic breakaway over Belmont Hill by riders [[Gorka Izagirre]] ([[Movistar Team (men's team)|Movistar]]) and [[Mark Stewart (cyclist)|Mark Stewart]] ([[An Post–Chain Reaction|An Post-Chain Reaction]]) which is a Category 2 climb and has been a feature of the Tour with a 9% average gradient. The riders were only eventually caught by the peloton near Cardiff at the close of the stage. The stage was won by [[Edvald Boasson Hagen]] of [[Dimension Data (cycling team)|Team Dimension Data]].{{Main|2018 Tour of Britain}}
On 2 September 2018 Caerleon again hosted the Tour of Britain route as it headed east from [[Pembrey]] to [[Newport, Wales|Newport]], a flat stage of 175&nbsp;km (109&nbsp;mi). The event was Welsh [[Tour de France]] champion Geraint Thomas' first competition following his success in France, with the route following near his birthplace in Cardiff. The stage was won by André Greipel of [[Lotto–Soudal]]. The event organisers sent riders from Newport city centre to Caerleon via Sustrans [[National Cycle Route 88]], which was mostly flat along the Usk riverside. The route passed the Roman fortress towards the countryside around the Celtic Manor Resort, and then into Usk. The [[King of the Mountains]] stage was again set at nearby Belmont Hill, with Tour de France winner Thomas famously describing the climb as 'too steep'<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/sep/02/geraint-thomas-tour-of-britain-andre-greipal |title=Geraint Thomas finds climb near home too steep in Tour of Britain|last=Fotheringham |first=William|date=2018-09-02 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=2019-02-27 |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> after he lost lead position in the peloton to climber Alaphilippe.