Tour of Britain
The Tour of Britain is a cycling race through Great Britain.
Table of Contents
· 1 winner (since 2004)
· 2 Individual discharges
o 2.1 Tour of Britain 2004
o 2.2 Tour of Britain 2005
o 2.3 Tour of Britain 2006
· 3 Predecessors (1945-1999)
o 3.1 First discharges
§ 3.1.1 Palmarès 1945-1956
o 3.2 Milk Race (1958-1993)
o 3.3 Kellogg's Tour (1987-1994)
o 3.4 Prudential Tour
· 4 Web links
· 5 Individual references
In its current form, the stage race was held for the first time in 2004 and has been part of the UCI Europe Tour since 2005. It is classified in the UCI category 2.1. The race is organized by the British Cycling Federation. Predecessor events of the Tour existed since 1945.
Other predecessors of today's race are the Daily Express Tour of Britain from 1951 to 1955, the Milk Race from 1958 to 1993 and the parallel Kellogg's Tour from 1987 to 1994. In 1998 and 1999 there were two editions as the Prudential Tour.
In 2019, the Tour will open with two stages in Scotland for the first time.
Winner (since 2004)
- 2004 Colombia
Mauricio Ardila - 2005 Belgium
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Nick Nuyens - 2006 Denmark
Martin Pedersen - 2007 France
Romain Feillu - 2008 France Geoffroy Lequatre
- 2009 Norway
Edvald Boasson Hagen - 2010 Switzerland
Michael Albasini - 2011 Netherlands
Lars Boom - 2012 Australia
Nathan Haas(1) - 2013 United Kingdom
Bradley Wiggins - 2014 Netherlands Dylan van Baarle
- 2015 Norway Edvald Boasson Hagen
- 2016 United Kingdom Steve Cummings
- 2017 NetherlandsLars Boom
- 2018 France Julian Alaphilippe
- 2019 Netherlands Mathieu van der Poel
(1) Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (Great Britain) was disqualified from overall victory due to discrepancies in his biological passport.
Individual discharges
Tour of Britain 2004
The first edition of the new Tour of Britain took place over five days at the end of September. The Tour culminated in a 72-kilometer criterium through London. Tens of thousands of spectators saw a long breakaway attempt by local rider Bradley Wiggins. He was caught by the peloton on the final lap and Team Barloworld's Enrico Degano won the bunch sprint. Colombian Mauricio Ardila took the overall victory.
Tour of Britain 2005
The second edition in 2005 was held in six stages. The start was in Glasgow on 30 August and the finish was in London on 4 September.
| Start | Destination | Winner | |
| Stage 1 | Glasgow | Castle Douglas | Nick Nuyens |
| Stage 2 | Carlisle | Blackpool | Roger Hammond |
| Stage 3 | Leeds | Sheffield | Luca Paolini |
| Stage 4 | Buxton | Nottingham | Serguei Ivanov |
| Stage 5 | Birmingham | Birmingham | Nick Nuyens |
| Stage 6 | London | London | Luca Paolini |
The overall winner was Nick Nuyens.
Tour of Britain 2006
→ Main article: Tour of Britain 2006
Questions and Answers
Q: What is the Tour of Britain?
A: The Tour of Britain is a cycle race held in the United Kingdom where racers travel from place to place across parts of Great Britain.
Q: When did the Tour of Britain begin?
A: The history of the Tour of Britain dates back to 1951.
Q: What is the UCI's European Tour?
A: The UCI's European Tour is a road cycling competition that takes place across multiple countries in Europe.
Q: What countries are represented in the Tour of Britain?
A: The Tour of Britain includes teams from Scotland and Wales, as well as a Great Britain team. Teams from outside the UK also compete, such as Team T-Mobile in 2007.
Q: Has there been an English team in recent years?
A: No, there has not been an English team entered in recent years.
Q: When did the professional stage race version of the Tour of Britain begin?
A: The professional stage race version of the Tour of Britain was first run in 2004.
Q: What kind of race is the Tour of Britain?
A: The Tour of Britain is a professional stage race where racers compete across multiple parts of Great Britain.
