Isle of Wight considers legal actions against Tour of Britain organiser after failing to provide a sufficient solution for cancelled stage in 2022

The organiser of the Tour of Britain, SweetSpot, could be set to face fresh legal action as the total claims against the company tick up to around £1 million. Sources have revealed to Cycling Weekly that the Isle of Wight council is considering potential legal action to reclaim up to £350,000 in race hosting fees and costs.

The council paid the promoter £250,000 to host the race's final stage in 2022 but the death of Queen Elizabeth II meant that the final three stages were cancelled. The Isle of Wight Observer recently reported that the council also shelled out a further £100,000 for other expenses related to hosting the race.

A spokesperson told Cycling Weekly: "We had been in an ongoing dialogue with SweetSpot about a future stage of the Tour and are taking advice on how we might be able to proceed."

This comes after a joint investigation between Cycling Weekly and The Guardian revealed that British Cycling had revoked SweetSpot's right to run the Tour of Britain over an alleged unpaid race licence fee. The firm will accordingly owe British Cycling around £700,000 in unpaid fees by the end of the year.