AN ITV commentator is taking his one-man cycling stage show to Theatr Colwyn in Colwyn Bay.

Ned Boulting, who leads ITV’s Tour de France commentary coverage, will bring his ‘Re-Tour de Ned’ stage show to the theatre on October 22, as part of a wider UK tour.

The show will take viewers behind the scenes of the Tour de France, one of the three Grand Tours on the professional cycling calendar alongside the Giro d'Italia and La Vuelta a España.

It will be a theatrical road map for those aspiring to wear the yellow jersey, giving a rough guide on tactics and challenges that make up the most gruelling bike race in the world.

Mr Boulting’s visit to Colwyn Bay is the twelfth leg of the 29-date tour, and the commentator added: “On October 22 I’ll be at the Theatr Colwyn in Colwyn Bay.

“Home to the black cat cycling club – lucky for some, unlucky for others.”

“My last stage show tour was in 2018 so I’m excited to be getting back out there.

“Along the way, there will be time to call to mind the greatest racers of the age, and to do hopelessly bad impressions of them.

“There will be scope to celebrate all that is French about France, and all that is Tourish about the Tour: Stuff like ignoring 12th century cathedrals, peeing at the side of the road, pushing spectators over, punching demonstrators and generally behaving like a shaven-legged hooligan for a month while riding over entire mountain ranges.

“Join me for another ride through the peaks and troughs of the silliest and the grandest month of the year. I’ll hand out copious, thoroughly unreliable, advice on How To Win The Tour de France.

“Or if not that, then at least How To Watch It On The Telly!”

Former pro cyclist David Millar, Ned’s Tour de France co-commentator for the last 8 years, said: “If it’s anything like the previous editions then you’re guaranteed to leave the theatre with a smile on your face.

“Ned provides a fantastic look behind the scenes at the Tour and you’ll get small insight into what I must put up with travelling around France with Ned for a month every July.”

The 2022 edition of the Tour de France starts on July 1 with the first of three stages in Denmark before finishing on the Champs-Elysees, 21 stages later, on July 24.

Tickets are available exclusively through www.ents24.com/uk/tour-dates/ned-boulting.