A COUNCIL has backed a regional sports partnership at a “good time” coinciding with the Tour of Britain visiting South Wales.

The area hosted the final stages of Britain's premier male professional cycling race in which Welsh Olympian and former Tour De France champion Geraint Thomas is due to compete including in Newport, Torfaen and Monmouthshire.

Torfaen council leader Anthony Hunt, who competes as an amateur for Pontypool Road Cycling Club, said he was pleased the item was on the cabinet’s agenda with stage five of the race starting in Pontypool on Saturday, September 6 before finishing in Thomas’ hometown of Cardiff on the following day in what will be his last ever race.

Cllr Hunt said: “It’s good........

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