Race details | |
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Date |
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Region | Great Britain |
Discipline | Road |
Type | Criterium series |
Organiser | Sweetspot |
Race director | Mick Bennett |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 2009 |
Editions | 13 (as of 2022) |
First winner | Team Halfords Bikehut |
Most wins | JLT–Condor (4 wins)[a] |
Most recent | WiV SunGod |
The Tour Series is an annual series of cycling criterium races held in the United Kingdom since 2009. It is televised by ITV4 in the UK. The competition emphasises team effort with individual wins deemed less important.[1]
The races are held over 1 hour of racing plus 5 laps. The team standings for each round are calculated by adding together the positions of the top three riders of each team (5 riders start for each team) and the team with the lowest score wins, and get 10 points for the overall championship. Each team gets 1 point less than the one in front of them, so second gets 9, third gets 8, and so on. In addition, there is the sprint competition. There are three sprints every race, and the top five riders are awarded points based on place: 1st, 5; 2nd, 4; 3rd, 3; 4th, 2 and 5th, 1. There is a competition each round, as well as an overall competition for the whole series.[2]
2009 Series
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The first series had 10 rounds across England. The first ever round was held in Milton Keynes, and the final round was held in Southend. Halfords BikeHut had the strongest team, made up largely of powerful sprinters who were suited to the criteriums. Few of the circuits were hilly, which was seen to aid Halfords.
Rounds
Round | Date | Location | Team winner | Individual winner | Sprint winner |
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1 | 21 May | Milton Keynes | CandiTV–Marshalls Pasta | Graham Briggs | Matt Cronshaw |
2 | 28 May | Exeter | Rapha Condor | Dean Downing | Ed Clancy |
3 | 2 June | Woking | Plowman Craven–Madison.co.uk | Dean Downing | Malcolm Elliott |
4 | 4 June | Peterborough | Team Halfords Bikehut | Ian Wilkinson | Russell Downing |
5 | 9 June | Blackpool | Team Halfords Bikehut | Rob Hayles | Russell Downing |
6 | 11 June | Southport | Team Halfords Bikehut | Ed Clancy | Tony Gibb |
7 | 16 June | Stoke-on-Trent | Rapha Condor | Russell Downing | Dean Downing |
8 | 18 June | Colchester | Team Halfords Bikehut | Tom Southam | Russell Downing |
9 | 23 June | Chester | CandiTV–Marshalls Pasta | Darren Lapthorne | Darren Lapthorne |
10 | 25 June | Southend-on-Sea | Team Halfords Bikehut | Rob Hayles | Russell Downing |
Series winners | Team Halfords Bikehut | None | Russell Downing |
2010 Series
[edit]The series was now sponsored by Halfords, who no longer had their own team. There were again 10 rounds, including the round at Durham with its steep cobbled climb. This time Motorpoint, led by veteran Malcolm Elliott came out as victors, with Malcolm himself winning in Durham.
Rounds
Round | Date | Location | Team winner | Individual winner | Sprint winner |
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1 | 25 May | Canary Wharf | Rapha Condor–Sharp | Tony Gibb | Liam Holohan |
2 | 27 May | Durham | Motorpoint–Marshalls Pasta | Malcolm Elliott | Kristian House |
3 | 1 June | Portsmouth | Motorpoint–Marshalls Pasta | Ian Bibby | Liam Holohan |
4 | 3 June | Exeter | Rapha Condor–Sharp | Dean Downing | Graham Briggs |
5 | 8 June | Southport | Endura Racing | Alexandre Blain | Graham Briggs |
6 | 10 June | Kettering | Rapha Condor–Sharp | Kristian House | Graham Briggs |
7 | 15 June | Peterborough | Rapha Condor–Sharp | Dean Downing | Dean Downing |
8 | 17 June | Stoke-on-Trent | Motorpoint–Marshalls Pasta | Ian Bibby | Graham Briggs |
9 | 21 June | Chester | Endura Racing | Jack Bauer | Kristian House |
10 | 24 June | Woking | Rapha Condor–Sharp | Dean Windsor | Jefte de Bruin |
Series winners | Motorpoint–Marshalls Pasta | None | Graham Briggs |
2011 Series
[edit]The series was cut to only 8 rounds. The early stages were dominated by Rapha Condor–Sharp who won all of the first four rounds, both individually and as a team. This run was broken by Team Endura in the next two rounds, firstly winning the individual race, and then in the 6th round in Oldham, winning individually and overall.
Rounds
Round | Date | Location | Team winner | Individual winner | Sprint winner |
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1 | 24 May | Durham | Rapha Condor–Sharp | Zak Dempster | Kristian House |
2 | 26 May | Aberystwyth | Rapha Condor–Sharp | Ed Clancy | Kristian House |
3 | 31 May | Peterborough | Rapha Condor–Sharp | Graham Briggs | Marcel Six |
4 | 2 June | Colchester | Rapha Condor–Sharp | Dean Downing | Jeroen Janssen |
5 | 7 June | Stoke-on-Trent | Rapha Condor–Sharp | Scott Thwaites | Scott Thwaites |
6 | 9 June | Oldham | Endura Racing | Rob Partridge | Rob Partridge |
7 | 14 June | Woking | Endura Racing | Ian Wilkinson | Steven Lampier |
8 | 16 June | Canary Wharf | Motorpoint Pro–Cycling Team | Jonathan McEvoy | Jonathan McEvoy |
Series winners | Rapha Condor–Sharp | None | Steven Lampier |
2012 Series
[edit]There were 11 rounds in the 2012 series. The early stages were dominated by Endura Racing who won all of the first four rounds as a team.
Rounds
Round | Date | Location | Team winner | Individual winner | Sprint winner |
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1 | 15 May | Kirkcaldy | Endura Racing | Scott Thwaites | Marcel Six |
2 | 17 May | Durham | Endura Racing | Kristian House | Kristian House |
3 | 22 May | Oxford | Endura Racing | Scott Thwaites | Marcel Six |
4 | 24 May | Redditch | Endura Racing | Niklas Gustavsson | Bernard Sulzberger |
5 | 25 May | Aberystwyth | Team UK Youth | Kristian House | Marcel Six |
6 | 29 May | Peterborough | Team Raleigh–GAC | Ed Clancy | Marcel Six |
7 | 31 May | Canary Wharf | Endura Racing | Zak Dempster | Yanto Barker |
8 | 5 June | Torquay | Node 4–Giordana Racing | Marcin Białobłocki | Bernard Sulzberger |
9 | 7 June | Colchester | Endura Racing | Graham Briggs | Graham Briggs |
10 | 12 June | Woking | Endura Racing | Zak Dempster | Zak Dempster |
11 | 14 June | Stoke-on-Trent | Rapha Condor–Sharp | Team Time Trial | |
12 | Node 4–Giordana Racing | Bernard Sulzberger | Bernard Sulzberger | ||
Series winners | Endura Racing | None | Bernard Sulzberger |
2013 Series
[edit]There were 12 rounds in the 2013 series.
Rounds
Round | Date | Location | Team winner | Individual winner | Sprint winner |
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1 | 14 May | Kirkcaldy | Team Raleigh | Yanto Barker | Mike Northey |
2 | 16 May | Durham | Team Raleigh | Kristian House | Kristian House |
3 | 21 May | Stoke-on-Trent | Team UK Youth | Yanto Barker | Tom Scully |
4 | 24 May | Aberystwyth | Team UK Youth | Ed Clancy | Alexandre Blain |
5 | 28 May | Torquay | Team UK Youth | Ed Clancy | Alexandre Blain |
6 | 30 May | Colchester | Team UK Youth | Jon Mould | Richard Lang |
7 | 4 June | Redditch | Metaltek-Knights of Old | Tom Scully | Tom Scully |
8 | 6 June | Canary Wharf | Team UK Youth | Chris Opie | Chris Opie |
9 | 11 June | Woking | Team UK Youth | Ed Clancy | Tom Scully |
10 | 13 June | Aylsham | Team UK Youth | Chris Opie | Dean Downing |
11 | 14 June | Ipswich | Team UK Youth | Team Time Trial | |
12 | Team UK Youth | Tom Scully | Kristian House | ||
Series winners | Team UK Youth | None | Tom Scully |
2014 Series
[edit]There were 10 rounds (and 12 races) in the 2014 series.
Rounds
Round | Date | Location | Team winner | Individual winner | Sprint winner |
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1 | 13 May | Stoke-on-Trent | Rapha Condor–JLT | Team Time Trial | |
Madison Genesis | Jon Mould | Jon Mould | |||
2 | 15 May | BAE Systems, Barrow | Madison Genesis | Graham Briggs | Tom Scully |
3 | 20 May | Peterborough | Rapha Condor–JLT | Matthew Gibson | Mike Northey |
4 | 23 May | Aberystwyth | Rapha Condor–JLT | Felix English | Tom Scully |
5 | 27 May | Durham | Team Raleigh | Jon Mould | Jon Mould |
6 | 29 May | Edinburgh | Team Raleigh | Jon Mould | Jon Mould |
7 | 3 June | Redditch | Rapha Condor–JLT | Matthieu Boulo | Kristian House |
8 | 5 June | Canary Wharf | Rapha Condor–JLT | Tobyn Horton | Kristian House |
9 | 10 June | Woking | Madison Genesis | Tom Stewart | Jon Mould |
10 | 13 June | Gorey, Jersey | Rapha Condor–JLT | Matthieu Boulo | Hill climb |
Madison Genesis | Tom Stewart | Kristian House | |||
Series winners | Rapha Condor–JLT | None | Jon Mould |
2015 Series
[edit]There were 10 rounds (and 12 races) in the 2015 series.
Rounds
Round | Date | Location | Team winner | Individual winner | Points winner |
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1 | 14 May | Ryde | ONE Pro Cycling | Team Time Trial | |
ONE Pro Cycling | Tom Scully | Tom Stewart | |||
2 | 19 May | Redditch | Madison Genesis | Jon Mould | Morgan Kneisky |
3 | 22 May | Aberystwyth | ONE Pro Cycling | George Harper | Hill climb |
Madison Genesis | Ed Clancy | Ed Clancy | |||
4 | 26 May | Motherwell | Madison Genesis | Kristian House | Chris Opie |
5 | 28 May | Durham | ONE Pro Cycling | Richard Handley | Richard Handley |
6 | 29 May | Barrow | Madison Genesis | Chris Lawless | Morgan Kneisky |
7 | 2 June | Croydon | ONE Pro Cycling | Marcin Białobłocki | Tom Stewart |
8 | 4 June | Canary Wharf | ONE Pro Cycling | Steele Von Hoff | Jon Mould |
9 | 9 June | Peterborough | ONE Pro Cycling | Ed Clancy | Morgan Kneisky |
10 | 11 June | Bath | Madison Genesis | Marcin Białobłocki | Marcin Białobłocki |
Series winners | Madison Genesis | None | Morgan Kneisky |
2016 Series
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There were 10 rounds (and 11 races) in the 2016 series.
Rounds
Round | Date | Location | Team winner | Individual winner | Points winner |
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1 | 12 May | Ramsey, Isle of Man | JLT–Condor | Team time trial | |
JLT–Condor | Chris Lawless | Morgan Kneisky | |||
2 | 17 May | Motherwell | JLT–Condor | Jon Mould | Albert Torres |
3 | 19 May | Edinburgh | Madison Genesis | Graham Briggs | Rory Townsend |
4 | 26 May | Redditch | Pedal Heaven | Jon Mould | Jon Mould |
5 | 27 May | Aberystwyth | JLT–Condor | Jon Mould | Tom Stewart |
6 | 31 May | Durham | Team Raleigh–GAC | Jon Mould | Chris Lawless |
7 | 2 June | Stoke-on-Trent | JLT–Condor | Chris Lawless | Chris Lawless |
8 | 6 June | Stevenage | JLT–Condor | Jon Mould | Chris Lawless |
9 | 7 June | Croydon | Madison Genesis | Jon Mould | Sebastián Mora |
10 | 9 June | Portsmouth | Pedal Heaven | Alexandre Blain | Chris Lawless |
Series winners | JLT–Condor | None | Rory Townsend |
2017 Series
[edit]There were 10 rounds (and 11 races) in the 2017 series, condensed into the month of May and including Saturday night races for the first time.[3]
Rounds
Round | Date | Location | Team winner | Individual winner | Points winner |
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1 | 9 May | Redditch | JLT–Condor | Team Time Trial | |
JLT–Condor | Chris Opie | Sebastián Mora | |||
2 | 11 May | Stoke-on-Trent | Madison Genesis | Brenton Jones | Sebastián Mora |
3 | 12 May | Northwich | Madison Genesis | Enrique Sanz | Jonathan McEvoy |
4 | 16 May | Wembley | JLT–Condor | Steele Von Hoff | Sebastián Mora |
5 | 18 May | Croydon | JLT–Condor | Graham Briggs | Sebastián Mora |
6 | 20 May | Bath | Madison Genesis | Connor Swift | Sebastián Mora |
7 | 23 May | Motherwell | JLT–Condor | Brenton Jones | Brenton Jones |
8 | 25 May | Aberdeen | Bike Channel–Canyon | Jack Pullar | Harry Tanfield |
9 | 27 May | Durham | JLT–Condor | Tom Pidcock[b] | Connor Swift |
10 | 29 May | Stevenage | Madison Genesis | Connor Swift | James Lowsley-Williams |
Series winners | JLT–Condor | None | Sebastián Mora |
2018 Series
[edit]The 2018 series was announced in April, with a scheduled eight rounds and 10 races taking place from 10 to 31 May.[4]
Rounds
2019 Series
[edit]The 2019 series was announced in April, with a scheduled seven rounds taking place from 9 to 25 May.[5]
Rounds
2021 Series
[edit]Following the cancellation of the 2020 event, the 2021 series was announced in June, with a scheduled three rounds taking place from 8 to 12 August.[6]
Rounds
Round | Date | Location | Men's events | Women's events | ||||
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Team winner | Individual winner | Points winner | Team winner | Individual winner | Points winner | |||
1 | 8 August | Guisborough | Ribble Weldtite | Matthew Gibson | Matthew Gibson | Great Britain U23 Track Team | Eluned King | Jo Tindley |
2 | 10 August | Sunderland | Canyon dhb SunGod | Will Roberts | Will Roberts | CAMS–Basso Bikes | Megan Barker | Jo Tindley |
3 | 12 August | Castle Douglas | Canyon dhb SunGod | Charlie Tanfield | Charlie Tanfield | CAMS–Basso Bikes | Megan Barker | Jo Tindley |
Series winners | Ribble Weldtite | None | Matthew Gibson | CAMS–Basso Bikes | None | Jo Tindley |
2022 Series
[edit]The 2022 series venues were announced in February and March, initially with six rounds[7] until a Grand Final in Manchester was added to the schedule.[8]
The series was sponsored by Sportsbreaks.com.[9]
Rounds
2023
[edit]Event organisers SweetSpot announced in February 2023 that the Tour Series would not take place in 2023, citing pressures on local authority funding and wider economic challenges as the reasons. They stated that they would work on plans for the Series to return in 2024.[10]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Halfords Tour Series back for 3rd year as Durham stages start of 2011 edition tonight
- ^ Series Rules and Regulations Archived 27 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Tour Series unveils new rounds and 2017 calendar at Wembley Park". Tour Series. SweetSpot. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "Race Dates-May 2018". tourseries.co.uk. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Race Dates-May 2019". tourseries.co.uk. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ^ "2021 Tour Series schedule revealed". tourseries.co.uk. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "2022 Tour Series circuits revealed". tourseries.co.uk. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Sportsbreaks.com Tour Series 2022 event guide". flipsnack.com. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Sportsbreaks.com to present the 2022 Tour Series". tourseries.co.uk. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ Davidson, Tom (20 February 2023). "Tour Series scrapped for 2023 amid 'economic challenges'". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 23 February 2023.