> First ever summit finish for the modern Tour of Britain on Stage Six in Devon > Longest ever individual time trial at Knowsley Safari Park on Stage Three > Central London finish with iconic circuit on Sunday 22nd September The Tour of Britain, the UK’s biggest cycle race, will celebrate its tenth anniversary in style, with the hardest ever route including the first ever summit finish … [Read more...]
Tiernan-Locke Delivers Home Tour of Britain Win
September 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
LONDON, Sept 16, 2012 (AFP) - British cyclist Jonathan Tiernan-Locke became the first home rider in 19 years to win the Tour of Britain on Sunday. The 27-year-old started the final stage 18 seconds ahead of Austrian Nathan Haas and 23 in front of Italian Damiano Caruso. And Tiernan-Locke secured victory after finishing in the main bunch behind compatriot and world champion Mark … [Read more...]
Tiernan-Locke Eyes Tour of Britain Triumph
September 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
LONDON, Sept 15, 2012 (AFP) - England's Jonathan Tiernan-Locke is in pole position to win the Tour of Britain after opening up an 18-second lead following the seventh stage on Saturday. The Endura Racing man came in eighth in the race from Barnstaple to Dartmouth but, with Australia's Leigh Howard falling 62 seconds off the pace, Tiernan-Locke now enjoys a healthy lead over second placed … [Read more...]
Gold Jersey Changes Hands Again on Tour of Britain
September 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
LONDON, Sept 14, 2012 (AFP) - Englishman Jonathan Tiernan-Locke rode into the overall lead on the Tour of Britain on Friday thanks to an agressive showing in the sixth stage in Wales, which was won by Leopold Koenig of the Czech Republic. Tiernan-Locke, of the Endura Racing team, came second behind Team NetApp rider Koenig on the 189.8km ride from Welshpool to Caerphilly and takes … [Read more...]
A Sick Bradley Wiggins Out of Tour of Britain
September 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
LONDON, Sept 14, 2012 (AFP) - Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins will miss the rest of the Tour of Britain after being forced to pull out of Friday's sixth stage with an illness. Wiggins, who won the Tour de France in July and his fourth Olympic gold last month, was absent from the start line as stage six, from Welshpool to Caerphilly, got underway and Team Sky confirmed the British … [Read more...]
Howard Regains Tour of Britain Lead As Cavendish Collapses
September 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
LONDON, Sept 13, 2012 - Australian Orica-GreenEdge rider Leigh Howard seized back the leader's gold jersey in the Tour of Britain as Team Sky's Mark Cavendish slipped back badly in Thursday's fifth stage, which was won by Marc de Maar. UnitedHealthcare's de Maar, of the Netherlands, made a break for the front with six kilometres of the 147km ride around Stoke-on-Trent remaining, … [Read more...]
Cavendish Enjoys Golden Day At Tour of Britain
September 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
LONDON, Sept 12, 2012 (AFP) - Team Sky rider Mark Cavendish was victorious in a sprint finish on the fourth stage of the Tour of Great Britain in Blackpool on Wednesday, as he claimed the overall leader's gold jersey. Having already won Tuesday's third stage from Jedburgh to Dumfries, the defending world road race champion started the day level with Australia's Leigh Howard of … [Read more...]
Cavendish Takes Third Stage of Tour of Britain
September 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
LONDON, Sept 11, 2012 - Team Sky rider Mark Cavendish won a sprint finish to take the third stage of the Tour of Britain from Jedburgh to Dumfries on Tuesday. Cavendish, the 2011 world road race champion, had suffered a crash in the closing moments of the opening stage and was pushed into second place by Australia's Leigh Howard in a tense finish at Knowsley Safari Park on Monday. … [Read more...]
Aussie Howard claims stage win on Tour of Britain
September 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
LONDON, Sept 10, 2012 (AFP) - Australia's Leigh Howard pipped Mark Cavendish in a sprint finish to win the second stage of the Tour of Britain on Monday. Howard, riding for the Orica-GreenEdge team, managed to keep Team Sky's Cavendish at bay in a dramatic finale to the 180.7-kilometre trek from Nottingham to Knowsley Safari Park. Cavendish had been led out by Bradley Wiggins and … [Read more...]
Cavendish Crash Dents Star’s Tour of Britain Bid
September 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
LONDON, Sept 9, 2012 (AFP) - Team Sky rider Mark Cavendish blew his chance to start the Tour of Britain with a stage victory when he crashed with a sprint finish in sight on Sunday. Cavendish, the 2011 world champion, fell from his bike in the closing moments of the opening stage as riders collided along the narrow lanes of Norfolk. Team Sky went on to claim the stage win as Luke … [Read more...]