[a] The men's road race on the first weekend will start at Holyrood Park in Edinburgh on a 271.1-kilometre (168.5-mile) route, heading towards Fife via the Queensferry Crossing.

[6] The riders will then head alongside the Firth of Forth before crossing the estuary again at the Clackmannanshire Bridge into the Falkirk council area.

[6] Ten full laps of the circuit will be completed before the race's conclusion, following 3,570 metres (11,710 feet) of total elevation.

[10] Thereafter, the route extends onto the A82 road between Hillhead and Kelvinside, before doubling back on itself, with the riders then rejoining the original circuit until High Street.

An additional loop in and around Glasgow Green takes the riders alongside the River Clyde, and rejoin the original circuit via the Saltmarket.

[16] Turning left back to the south, the route passes the Flanders Moss national nature reserve, before rejoining the A811 road in the same direction as before.

The race turns back before reaching the hamlet of Arnprior, passing through Kippen and then ultimately rejoining the route from Gargunnock to Stirling via Cambusbarron as before.