2007 Tour of Britain
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The 2007 edition of the Tour of Britain
stage race was run as a UCI
2.1 category in seven stages starting in London on 9 September and finishing in Glasgow
on 15 September. The Tour was extended to seven days for 2007, with the extra day being used to run a stage in Somerset
for the first time. Instead of finishing in London as in previous years, the 2007 race started in London and finished in Glasgow
, which is using the event to boost its bid to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games
.
French rider Romain Feillu
won the overall race, Mark Cavendish
won the Points competition and Ben Swift
won the Mountains competition.
. The leader's yellow jersey
was claimed by Britain's Mark Cavendish
in a time of two minutes 27.6 seconds, ahead of two Russian riders. As a result, Cavendish was the first British rider to take yellow since the Tour of Britain resumed in 2004.
Prologue result.
Stage 1 – 10 September 2007: Reading
The first road stage of the tour started at Reading's Palmer Park Stadium
, finishing at Southampton's Hoglands Park, in the city centre. En route, it passed through Whitchurch
, Stockbridge
and the New Forest
. The route was relatively level with only two small climbs.
Mark Cavendish
extended his overall lead in the Tour, winning the stage by coming home in a bunch sprint ahead of Belgian Steven Caethoven
. Pre-race favourite Robbie Hunter
crashed with 3.5 km to go and came home on his own four minutes later.
Stage 1 result.
General Classification after Stage 1
Stage 2 – 11 September 2007: Yeovilton
The second road stage was mainly in Somerset
and started at the Fleet Air Arm Museum
in Yeovilton
before travelling west through Taunton
and Dunster
. The first major climb of the tour was at Porlock Hill (using the private toll road), which is a First Category King of the Mountains climb. There followed a steep decent into Lynmouth
before climbing to Watersmeet, a Second Category climb. The route then passed through Simonsbath and Exford
before reaching the final climb at Wheddon Cross. The race finished in the centre of Taunton
.
Nikolai Trusov steered clear of a late crash to win the stage and take the yellow jersey from Mark Cavendish
. Trusov was part of a 36-man break which made a decisive move after two-thirds of the gruelling 169.5 km leg. He kept pace with the leaders and hit the front after avoiding a four-man pile-up close to the finish in Taunton. Cavendish, the prologue and first stage winner, came home in 34th, more than 10 minutes behind Trusov.
Stage 2 result
General Classification after Stage 2
Stage 3 – 12 September 2007: Worcester
Stage 3 is one of the shortest stages of the 2007 race – the route was constantly undulating featuring an early Category 1 climb through the Malvern Hills
before heading north via Ankardine Hill (also Cat. 1) and Bridgnorth
to join the Severn Valley
at Bewdley
, continuing towards the Ironbridge Gorge
where the riders tackled the final King of the Mountains climb of the day at Coalport
bank 26 km. before the finish in Wolverhampton
.
Matt Goss
held his nerve in a sprint finish to take victory in the stage, edging out Freddy Bichot
and Roger Hammond at the finish in Wolverhampton; but Goss failed to take the overall lead from Russian Nikolai Trusov, who still has an eight-second advantage.
Britons Paul Manning
, Ben Swift
, Rob Partridge
, Mark Cavendish
and John Bellis all finished in the top 10.
Stage 3 result
General Classification after Stage 3
Stage 4 – 13 September 2007: Rother Valley Country Park
The stage started in Rother Valley Country Park
before heading north to the first climb (the Third Category ascent of Limestone Hill) after 18.2 km. The race then passed east of Doncaster
before heading into the eastern Pennines. After Ilkley the road headed upwards, to the climb of the Cow & Calf, the final First Category climb of this year’s Tour. From the top of the climb, there was just 21 km to the finish in Bradford
in Lister Park.
The Tour of Britain organisers honoured charity fundraiser Jane Tomlinson
by naming the stage in Yorkshire after the 43-year-old who lost her battle against cancer in the week before the tour commenced.
The stage was marred when the riders were forced to cease racing and ride behind a safety car after organisers failed to close the roads to traffic. The stage was neutralised for 20 miles after a dispute between the organisers and North Yorkshire Police.
After demonstrating his climbing skills in the Pennines, Adrian Palomares took the stage on the line from Tom Stubbe
and the yellow jersey from Nikolai Trusov. A 26-man break had developed, with Luke Roberts
briefly taking the outright lead, but Palomares hit the front after the race was neutralised. He made a decisive break over the Cow and Calf climb and was able to hold off Stubbe and fellow Spaniard David Blanco
in the sprint to the line.
Stage 4 result
General Classification after Stage 4
Stage 5 – 14 September 2007: Liverpool
Stage 5 travelled from the sea to the fells, as the race made its way from Liverpool to the Cumbrian town of Kendal, in the most picturesque stage of this year’s race, featuring three categorised climbs and the constantly rolling roads of the Forest of Bowland
and the northern Pennines
. After leaving Liverpool the stage headed along the coastline, passing the sand dunes and pine forests at Formby
and on through Southport
. The race then turned inland through Walton le Dale before beginning to climb, on its way up to the Second Category climb of Grizedale
. After passing through the historic market town of Kirby Lonsdale, came the climbs of Old Town and Blease Hill in quick succession. Both of these are Second Category climbs, counting towards the King of the Mountains competition. From the summit of Blease Hill, it was just over 11 kilometres to the finish line in the Kendal at the top of the fearsome Beast Banks.
Alexander Serov
took the stage after proving too strong for Mark Cavendish
in the final stages. Serov and Cavendish went clear after 72 km before Serov shook off the Briton in the final 16 km, finishing one minute 43 seconds ahead of Cavendish. Adrian Palomares remains one second ahead of fellow Spaniard David Blanco Rodriguez in the overall classification.
Stage 5 result
General Classification after Stage 5
Stage 6 – 15 September 2007: Dumfries
The final stage started in Dumfries
before heading into the Southern Uplands, with three category 3 climbs at Clovehead, Whiteside Hill and Black Hill (56.5 km from the finish line in Glasgow).
Paul Manning
broke for home in the final two kilometres to take the stage win, whilst Romain Feillu
beat Adrian Palomares in the final stage to clinch a narrow overall victory. The times were dead level at the end of the race but Feillu was confirmed as the yellow jersey winner by just 0.49 seconds as a result of the times on the opening day's prologue.
Stage 6 result
Final General Classification
Tour of Britain
The Tour of Britain is a cycle race, conducted over several stages, in which participants race from place to place across parts of Great Britain....
stage race was run as a UCI
Union Cycliste Internationale
Union Cycliste Internationale is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland....
2.1 category in seven stages starting in London on 9 September and finishing in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
on 15 September. The Tour was extended to seven days for 2007, with the extra day being used to run a stage in Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
for the first time. Instead of finishing in London as in previous years, the 2007 race started in London and finished in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, which is using the event to boost its bid to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games
2014 Commonwealth Games
The 20th Commonwealth Games in 2014 will be held in Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. The winning city was announced by the Commonwealth Games Federation on 9 November 2007 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Games will run over 11 days of competition from 24 July to 3 August 2014...
.
French rider Romain Feillu
Romain Feillu
Romain Feillu is a French road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam . He is the older brother of Brice Feillu, who is also a road racing cyclist....
won the overall race, Mark Cavendish
Mark Cavendish
Mark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season...
won the Points competition and Ben Swift
Ben Swift
Benjamin Swift is an English professional track and road racing cyclist who currently rides for Team Sky.-Biography:...
won the Mountains competition.
Prologue – 9 September 2007: London, 2.5 km
The tour started with a 2.5 km prologue time trial at the Crystal Palace National Sports CentreCrystal Palace National Sports Centre
The National Sports Centre at Crystal Palace in south London, England is a large sports centre and athletics stadium. It was opened in 1964 in Crystal Palace Park, close to the site of the former Crystal Palace, in the former parkland and also usurping part of the former grand prix circuit.It was...
. The leader's yellow jersey
Yellow jersey
The general classification in the Tour de France is the most important classification, the one by which the winner of the Tour de France is determined. Since 1919, the leader of the general classification wears the yellow jersey .-History:...
was claimed by Britain's Mark Cavendish
Mark Cavendish
Mark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season...
in a time of two minutes 27.6 seconds, ahead of two Russian riders. As a result, Cavendish was the first British rider to take yellow since the Tour of Britain resumed in 2004.
Prologue result.
| Cyclist | Nationality | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season... |
 United Kingdom |
TMO T-Mobile Team HTC-Highroad is a professional cycling team competing in international road bicycle races. Their current title sponsor is HTC Corporation, a Taiwanese manufacturer of smartphones. High Road Sports is the management company of team manager Bob Stapleton. Past title sponsors include Columbia... |
2'27.6" |
| 2 | Nikolai Trusov |  Russia |
TCS Tinkoff Credit Systems Tinkoff Credit Systems was a professional continental cycling team based in Italy that had UCI Professional Continental status, raced in UCI Continental Circuits races and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events... |
+ 1.21" |
| 3 | Alexander Serov Alexander Serov (cyclist) Alexander Sergeyevich Serov is a Russian professional road and track racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team Katusha.- Palmarès :2002Alexander Sergeyevich Serov is a Russian professional road and track racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team Katusha.... |
Russia |
TCS Tinkoff Credit Systems Tinkoff Credit Systems was a professional continental cycling team based in Italy that had UCI Professional Continental status, raced in UCI Continental Circuits races and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events... |
+ 3.63" |
Stage 1 – 10 September 2007: ReadingReading, BerkshireReading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....
– SouthamptonSouthamptonSouthampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest...
, 138.9 km
The first road stage of the tour started at Reading's Palmer Park StadiumPalmer Park Stadium
Palmer Park Stadium is located in Palmer Park, Reading. It contains a velodrome and athletics stadium. Set in acres of parkland, the stadium provides a focal point for a variety of indoor and outdoor leisure activities, and is also used by the Berkshire Renegades for training-Velodrome:The...
, finishing at Southampton's Hoglands Park, in the city centre. En route, it passed through Whitchurch
Whitchurch, Hampshire
Whitchurch is a town in Hampshire, England. It is on the River Test, from Newbury, Berkshire, from Winchester, miles from Andover and miles from Basingstoke. Much of the town is a Conservation Area. Because of the amount of wildlife in and near the river, parts of the town are designated as...
, Stockbridge
Whitchurch, Hampshire
Whitchurch is a town in Hampshire, England. It is on the River Test, from Newbury, Berkshire, from Winchester, miles from Andover and miles from Basingstoke. Much of the town is a Conservation Area. Because of the amount of wildlife in and near the river, parts of the town are designated as...
and the New Forest
New Forest
The New Forest is an area of southern England which includes the largest remaining tracts of unenclosed pasture land, heathland and forest in the heavily-populated south east of England. It covers south-west Hampshire and extends into south-east Wiltshire....
. The route was relatively level with only two small climbs.
Mark Cavendish
Mark Cavendish
Mark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season...
extended his overall lead in the Tour, winning the stage by coming home in a bunch sprint ahead of Belgian Steven Caethoven
Steven Caethoven
Steven Caethoven is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team .- External links :...
. Pre-race favourite Robbie Hunter
Robert Hunter (cyclist)
Robert Hunter is a South African professional road cyclist, for UCI ProTour team . He became in 2001 the first South African to compete in the Tour de France. In 2006 he rode for the Phonak Hearing Systems team on the UCI ProTour, but after their disbandment he signed for UCI Continental Circuits...
crashed with 3.5 km to go and came home on his own four minutes later.
Stage 1 result.
| Cyclist | Nationality | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season... |
United Kingdom |
TMO T-Mobile Team HTC-Highroad is a professional cycling team competing in international road bicycle races. Their current title sponsor is HTC Corporation, a Taiwanese manufacturer of smartphones. High Road Sports is the management company of team manager Bob Stapleton. Past title sponsors include Columbia... |
3h 07'46" |
| 2 | Steven Caethoven Steven Caethoven Steven Caethoven is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team .- External links :... |
 Belgium |
JAC Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator is a professional cycling team based in Belgium that participates in UCI Continental Circuits races and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events... |
same time |
| 3 | Juan Jose Haedo Juan José Haedo Juan José Haedo is an Argentine professional road racing cyclist and former track cyclist on . He is the brother of Lucas Sebastian Haedo... |
 Argentina |
CSC Team CSC Team Saxo Bank-SunGard is a professional cycling team from Denmark. It competes in the UCI ProTour. The team is owned and managed by former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis, under the management of his company Riis Cycling. The sponsor is a Danish investment bank.Founded for 1998 Team home – Jack... |
same time |
General Classification after Stage 1
| Cyclist | Nationality | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season... |
United Kingdom |
TMO T-Mobile Team HTC-Highroad is a professional cycling team competing in international road bicycle races. Their current title sponsor is HTC Corporation, a Taiwanese manufacturer of smartphones. High Road Sports is the management company of team manager Bob Stapleton. Past title sponsors include Columbia... |
3h 09'59" |
| 2 | Nikolai Trusov | Russia |
TCS Tinkoff Credit Systems Tinkoff Credit Systems was a professional continental cycling team based in Italy that had UCI Professional Continental status, raced in UCI Continental Circuits races and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events... |
14" |
| 3 | Piet Rooijakkers Piet Rooijakkers Piet Rooijakkers is a road bicycle racer from the Netherlands. He retired after the 2010 season after his previous team did not offer him a contract extension.-Biography:... |
 Netherlands |
SKS Skil-Shimano Skil-Shimano is a professional cycling team based in The Netherlands that participates in UCI Continental Circuits races and, when selected, in UCI ProTour events. The team is managed by Arend Scheppink, with assistance from directeur sportifs Akira Bandou, Hisafumi Imanishi, Iwan Spekenbrink,... |
16" |
- Leader of the Points competition – Mark CavendishMark CavendishMark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season...
- Leader of the King of the Mountains competition – František RaboňFrantišek RabonFrantišek Raboň is a Czech road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam .Raboň turned pro in 2006 with German outfit , after having been European road champion the previous season and 3 times Czech Under 23 time trial and one time road race champion.-Palmares:200320042005František Raboň is a Czech road...
Stage 2 – 11 September 2007: YeoviltonYeoviltonYeovilton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated east of Ilchester, north of Yeovil, in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of approximately 670....
– TauntonTauntonTaunton is the county town of Somerset, England. The town, including its suburbs, had an estimated population of 61,400 in 2001. It is the largest town in the shire county of Somerset....
, 169.2 km
The second road stage was mainly in SomersetSomerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
and started at the Fleet Air Arm Museum
Fleet Air Arm Museum
The Fleet Air Arm Museum is located north of Yeovil, and south of Bristol. It has an extensive collection of military and civilian aircraft, as well as models of Royal Navy ships, especially aircraft carriers. Some of the museum has interactive displays...
in Yeovilton
Yeovilton
Yeovilton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated east of Ilchester, north of Yeovil, in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of approximately 670....
before travelling west through Taunton
Taunton
Taunton is the county town of Somerset, England. The town, including its suburbs, had an estimated population of 61,400 in 2001. It is the largest town in the shire county of Somerset....
and Dunster
Dunster
Dunster is a village and civil parish in west Somerset, England, situated on the Bristol Channel coast south-southeast of Minehead and northwest of Taunton. The village has a population of 862 .The village has numerous restaurants and three pubs...
. The first major climb of the tour was at Porlock Hill (using the private toll road), which is a First Category King of the Mountains climb. There followed a steep decent into Lynmouth
Lynmouth
Lynmouth is a village in Devon, England, on the north edge of Exmoor.The village straddles the confluence of the West Lyn and East Lyn rivers, in a gorge below Lynton, to which it is connected by the Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway....
before climbing to Watersmeet, a Second Category climb. The route then passed through Simonsbath and Exford
Exford, Somerset
Exford is a rural village at the centre of Exmoor, north-west of Dulverton, and south-west of Minehead, in Somerset, England. Less than a mile away is the hamlet of Lyncombe....
before reaching the final climb at Wheddon Cross. The race finished in the centre of Taunton
Taunton
Taunton is the county town of Somerset, England. The town, including its suburbs, had an estimated population of 61,400 in 2001. It is the largest town in the shire county of Somerset....
.
Nikolai Trusov steered clear of a late crash to win the stage and take the yellow jersey from Mark Cavendish
Mark Cavendish
Mark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season...
. Trusov was part of a 36-man break which made a decisive move after two-thirds of the gruelling 169.5 km leg. He kept pace with the leaders and hit the front after avoiding a four-man pile-up close to the finish in Taunton. Cavendish, the prologue and first stage winner, came home in 34th, more than 10 minutes behind Trusov.
Stage 2 result
| Cyclist | Nationality | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikolai Trusov | Russia |
TCS Tinkoff Credit Systems Tinkoff Credit Systems was a professional continental cycling team based in Italy that had UCI Professional Continental status, raced in UCI Continental Circuits races and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events... |
3h 58'53" |
| 2 | Luke Roberts Luke Roberts Luke Roberts is an Australian racing cyclist specialising in both track cycling and road bicycle racing, on for road racing.... |
 Australia |
CSC Team CSC Team Saxo Bank-SunGard is a professional cycling team from Denmark. It competes in the UCI ProTour. The team is owned and managed by former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis, under the management of his company Riis Cycling. The sponsor is a Danish investment bank.Founded for 1998 Team home – Jack... |
same time |
| 3 | Romain Feillu Romain Feillu Romain Feillu is a French road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam . He is the older brother of Brice Feillu, who is also a road racing cyclist.... |
 Early Modern France |
AGR | same time |
General Classification after Stage 2
| Cyclist | Nationality | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikolai Trusov | Russia |
TCS Tinkoff Credit Systems Tinkoff Credit Systems was a professional continental cycling team based in Italy that had UCI Professional Continental status, raced in UCI Continental Circuits races and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events... |
7h 08'56" |
| 2 | Luke Roberts Luke Roberts Luke Roberts is an Australian racing cyclist specialising in both track cycling and road bicycle racing, on for road racing.... |
Australia |
CSC Team CSC Team Saxo Bank-SunGard is a professional cycling team from Denmark. It competes in the UCI ProTour. The team is owned and managed by former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis, under the management of his company Riis Cycling. The sponsor is a Danish investment bank.Founded for 1998 Team home – Jack... |
8" |
| 3 | Piet Rooijakkers Piet Rooijakkers Piet Rooijakkers is a road bicycle racer from the Netherlands. He retired after the 2010 season after his previous team did not offer him a contract extension.-Biography:... |
Netherlands |
SKS Skil-Shimano Skil-Shimano is a professional cycling team based in The Netherlands that participates in UCI Continental Circuits races and, when selected, in UCI ProTour events. The team is managed by Arend Scheppink, with assistance from directeur sportifs Akira Bandou, Hisafumi Imanishi, Iwan Spekenbrink,... |
12" |
- Leader of the Points competition – Nikolai Trusov
- Leader of the King of the Mountains competition – Serge PauwelsSerge PauwelsSerge Pauwels is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour .- Cycling career:Serge Pauwels' career kicked off in 2004 in the youth team of the Netherlands ProTour Team Rabobank. He also rode for their Continental team in 2004 and 2005...
Stage 3 – 12 September 2007: WorcesterWorcesterThe City of Worcester, commonly known as Worcester, , is a city and county town of Worcestershire in the West Midlands of England. Worcester is situated some southwest of Birmingham and north of Gloucester, and has an approximate population of 94,000 people. The River Severn runs through the...
– WolverhamptonWolverhamptonWolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. For Eurostat purposes Walsall and Wolverhampton is a NUTS 3 region and is one of five boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "West Midlands" NUTS 2 region...
, 152.5 km
Stage 3 is one of the shortest stages of the 2007 race – the route was constantly undulating featuring an early Category 1 climb through the Malvern HillsMalvern Hills
The Malvern Hills are a range of hills in the English counties of Worcestershire, Herefordshire and a small area of northern Gloucestershire, dominating the surrounding countryside and the towns and villages of the district of Malvern...
before heading north via Ankardine Hill (also Cat. 1) and Bridgnorth
Bridgnorth
Bridgnorth is a town in Shropshire, England, along the Severn Valley. It is split into Low Town and High Town, named on account of their elevations relative to the River Severn, which separates the upper town on the right bank from the lower on the left...
to join the Severn Valley
Severn Valley (England)
The Severn Valley is a rural area of mid-western England, through which the River Severn runs and the Severn Valley Railway steam heritage line operates, starting at its northernmost point in Bridgnorth, Shropshire and running south for 16 miles to Bewdley, Worcestershire in the Wyre...
at Bewdley
Bewdley
Bewdley is a town and civil parish in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire, England, along the Severn Valley a few miles to the west of Kidderminster...
, continuing towards the Ironbridge Gorge
Ironbridge Gorge
The Ironbridge Gorge is a deep gorge formed by the River Severn in Shropshire, England.Originally called the Severn Gorge, the gorge now takes its name from its famous Iron Bridge, the first iron bridge of its kind in the world, and a monument to the industry that began there...
where the riders tackled the final King of the Mountains climb of the day at Coalport
Coalport
Coalport is a village in Shropshire, now part of the new town of Telford. It is located on the River Severn at , a mile downstream of Ironbridge...
bank 26 km. before the finish in Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. For Eurostat purposes Walsall and Wolverhampton is a NUTS 3 region and is one of five boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "West Midlands" NUTS 2 region...
.
Matt Goss
Matthew Goss
Matthew Harley Goss is an Australian professional road and track racing cyclist, currently riding for the UCI ProTour outfit .-Career:Goss started in the business with track cycling...
held his nerve in a sprint finish to take victory in the stage, edging out Freddy Bichot
Freddy Bichot
Freddy Bichot is a French road racing cyclist who rides for Team Véranda Rideau Sarthe.After rising from relative obscurity, in 2002 he won the French Amateur National Championship, yet later tested positive for testosterone...
and Roger Hammond at the finish in Wolverhampton; but Goss failed to take the overall lead from Russian Nikolai Trusov, who still has an eight-second advantage.
Britons Paul Manning
Paul Manning (cyclist)
Paul Christian Manning MBE is a former English professional track and road bicycle racer who rode for the UCI Professional Continental team Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner in 2007 and 2008...
, Ben Swift
Ben Swift
Benjamin Swift is an English professional track and road racing cyclist who currently rides for Team Sky.-Biography:...
, Rob Partridge
Rob Partridge
Rob Partridge is a Welsh professional cyclist from Wrexham, Wales. He represented Wales in the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Inspired after watching the Tour de France on television, he joined the Wrexham Roads Club at an early age...
, Mark Cavendish
Mark Cavendish
Mark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season...
and John Bellis all finished in the top 10.
Stage 3 result
| Cyclist | Nationality | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Goss Matthew Goss Matthew Harley Goss is an Australian professional road and track racing cyclist, currently riding for the UCI ProTour outfit .-Career:Goss started in the business with track cycling... |
Australia |
CSC Team CSC Team Saxo Bank-SunGard is a professional cycling team from Denmark. It competes in the UCI ProTour. The team is owned and managed by former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis, under the management of his company Riis Cycling. The sponsor is a Danish investment bank.Founded for 1998 Team home – Jack... |
3h 48'41" |
| 2 | Freddy Bichot Freddy Bichot Freddy Bichot is a French road racing cyclist who rides for Team Véranda Rideau Sarthe.After rising from relative obscurity, in 2002 he won the French Amateur National Championship, yet later tested positive for testosterone... |
Early Modern France |
AGR | same time |
| 3 | Roger Hammond | United Kingdom |
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same time |
General Classification after Stage 3
| Cyclist | Nationality | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikolai Trusov | Russia |
TCS Tinkoff Credit Systems Tinkoff Credit Systems was a professional continental cycling team based in Italy that had UCI Professional Continental status, raced in UCI Continental Circuits races and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events... |
11h 03'37" |
| 2 | Luke Roberts Luke Roberts Luke Roberts is an Australian racing cyclist specialising in both track cycling and road bicycle racing, on for road racing.... |
Australia |
CSC Team CSC Team Saxo Bank-SunGard is a professional cycling team from Denmark. It competes in the UCI ProTour. The team is owned and managed by former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis, under the management of his company Riis Cycling. The sponsor is a Danish investment bank.Founded for 1998 Team home – Jack... |
8" |
| 3 | Piet Rooijakkers Piet Rooijakkers Piet Rooijakkers is a road bicycle racer from the Netherlands. He retired after the 2010 season after his previous team did not offer him a contract extension.-Biography:... |
Netherlands |
SKS Skil-Shimano Skil-Shimano is a professional cycling team based in The Netherlands that participates in UCI Continental Circuits races and, when selected, in UCI ProTour events. The team is managed by Arend Scheppink, with assistance from directeur sportifs Akira Bandou, Hisafumi Imanishi, Iwan Spekenbrink,... |
12" |
- Leader of the Points competition – Nikolai Trusov & Roger Hammond
- Leader of the King of the Mountains competition – Ben SwiftBen SwiftBenjamin Swift is an English professional track and road racing cyclist who currently rides for Team Sky.-Biography:...
Stage 4 – 13 September 2007: Rother Valley Country ParkRother Valley Country ParkThe Rother Valley Country Park is a country park in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, close to its border with Sheffield and Derbyshire. It covers 3 square kilometres and has four artificial lakes...
– BradfordBradfordBradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...
, 163.3 km
The stage started in Rother Valley Country ParkRother Valley Country Park
The Rother Valley Country Park is a country park in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, close to its border with Sheffield and Derbyshire. It covers 3 square kilometres and has four artificial lakes...
before heading north to the first climb (the Third Category ascent of Limestone Hill) after 18.2 km. The race then passed east of Doncaster
Doncaster
Doncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, England, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The town is about from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as "Donny"...
before heading into the eastern Pennines. After Ilkley the road headed upwards, to the climb of the Cow & Calf, the final First Category climb of this year’s Tour. From the top of the climb, there was just 21 km to the finish in Bradford
Bradford
Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...
in Lister Park.
The Tour of Britain organisers honoured charity fundraiser Jane Tomlinson
Jane Tomlinson
Jane Emily Tomlinson, CBE was an amateur English athlete who became well known in the United Kingdom for raising £1.85 million for charity by completing a series of athletic challenges, despite suffering from terminal cancer.Having had treatment for breast cancer in 1991, aged 26; the disease...
by naming the stage in Yorkshire after the 43-year-old who lost her battle against cancer in the week before the tour commenced.
The stage was marred when the riders were forced to cease racing and ride behind a safety car after organisers failed to close the roads to traffic. The stage was neutralised for 20 miles after a dispute between the organisers and North Yorkshire Police.
After demonstrating his climbing skills in the Pennines, Adrian Palomares took the stage on the line from Tom Stubbe
Tom Stubbe
Tom Stubbe is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for Donckers Koffie-Jelly Belly. Stubbe started as a professional in 2005.- Palmares :2004- External links :*...
and the yellow jersey from Nikolai Trusov. A 26-man break had developed, with Luke Roberts
Luke Roberts
Luke Roberts is an Australian racing cyclist specialising in both track cycling and road bicycle racing, on for road racing....
briefly taking the outright lead, but Palomares hit the front after the race was neutralised. He made a decisive break over the Cow and Calf climb and was able to hold off Stubbe and fellow Spaniard David Blanco
David Blanco
David Blanco Rodríguez is a Spanish cyclist from Santiago de Compostela with .He began his professional career in 2000 with the Portuguese team Paredes Rota dos Moveis. His first success was in 2003, when he won a stage of the GP CTT Correios de Portugal, racing with Porta da Ravessa. Then he...
in the sprint to the line.
Stage 4 result
| Cyclist | Nationality | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian Palomares |  Spain |
FTV Fuerteventura-Canarias Fuerteventura-Canarias was a UCI Professional Continental cycling team based in Spain. The team was founded in late 2006 ready to compete in the 2007 season, as a follow-up of the Comunidad Valenciana cycling team. The team was managed by Jorge Sastre with Oscar Guerrero and Rufino Murguia assisting... |
2h 43'41" |
| 2 | Tom Stubbe Tom Stubbe Tom Stubbe is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for Donckers Koffie-Jelly Belly. Stubbe started as a professional in 2005.- Palmares :2004- External links :*... |
Belgium |
JAC Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator is a professional cycling team based in Belgium that participates in UCI Continental Circuits races and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events... |
same time |
| 3 | David Blanco David Blanco David Blanco Rodríguez is a Spanish cyclist from Santiago de Compostela with .He began his professional career in 2000 with the Portuguese team Paredes Rota dos Moveis. His first success was in 2003, when he won a stage of the GP CTT Correios de Portugal, racing with Porta da Ravessa. Then he... |
Spain |
DUJ | same time |
General Classification after Stage 4
| Cyclist | Nationality | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian Palomares | Spain |
FTV Fuerteventura-Canarias Fuerteventura-Canarias was a UCI Professional Continental cycling team based in Spain. The team was founded in late 2006 ready to compete in the 2007 season, as a follow-up of the Comunidad Valenciana cycling team. The team was managed by Jorge Sastre with Oscar Guerrero and Rufino Murguia assisting... |
13h 47'30" |
| 2 | David Blanco David Blanco David Blanco Rodríguez is a Spanish cyclist from Santiago de Compostela with .He began his professional career in 2000 with the Portuguese team Paredes Rota dos Moveis. His first success was in 2003, when he won a stage of the GP CTT Correios de Portugal, racing with Porta da Ravessa. Then he... |
Spain |
DUJ | 1" |
| 3 | Luke Roberts Luke Roberts Luke Roberts is an Australian racing cyclist specialising in both track cycling and road bicycle racing, on for road racing.... |
Australia |
CSC Team CSC Team Saxo Bank-SunGard is a professional cycling team from Denmark. It competes in the UCI ProTour. The team is owned and managed by former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis, under the management of his company Riis Cycling. The sponsor is a Danish investment bank.Founded for 1998 Team home – Jack... |
8" |
- Leader of the Points competition – Romain FeilluRomain FeilluRomain Feillu is a French road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam . He is the older brother of Brice Feillu, who is also a road racing cyclist....
- Leader of the King of the Mountains competition – Ben SwiftBen SwiftBenjamin Swift is an English professional track and road racing cyclist who currently rides for Team Sky.-Biography:...
Stage 5 – 14 September 2007: LiverpoolLiverpoolLiverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
– KendalKendalKendal, anciently known as Kirkby in Kendal or Kirkby Kendal, is a market town and civil parish within the South Lakeland District of Cumbria, England...
, 170.1 km
Stage 5 travelled from the sea to the fells, as the race made its way from Liverpool to the Cumbrian town of Kendal, in the most picturesque stage of this year’s race, featuring three categorised climbs and the constantly rolling roads of the Forest of BowlandForest of Bowland
The Forest of Bowland, also known as the Bowland Fells, is an area of barren gritstone fells, deep valleys and peat moorland, mostly in north-east Lancashire, England. A small part lies in North Yorkshire, and much of the area was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire...
and the northern Pennines
Pennines
The Pennines are a low-rising mountain range, separating the North West of England from Yorkshire and the North East.Often described as the "backbone of England", they form a more-or-less continuous range stretching from the Peak District in Derbyshire, around the northern and eastern edges of...
. After leaving Liverpool the stage headed along the coastline, passing the sand dunes and pine forests at Formby
Formby
Formby is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. It has a population of approximately 25,000....
and on through Southport
Southport
Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. During the 2001 census Southport was recorded as having a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England...
. The race then turned inland through Walton le Dale before beginning to climb, on its way up to the Second Category climb of Grizedale
Grizedale
Grizedale is a hamlet in the Lake District of England, in the middle of the Grizedale Forest, located north of Satterthwaite and south of Hawkshead...
. After passing through the historic market town of Kirby Lonsdale, came the climbs of Old Town and Blease Hill in quick succession. Both of these are Second Category climbs, counting towards the King of the Mountains competition. From the summit of Blease Hill, it was just over 11 kilometres to the finish line in the Kendal at the top of the fearsome Beast Banks.
Alexander Serov
Alexander Serov (cyclist)
Alexander Sergeyevich Serov is a Russian professional road and track racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team Katusha.- Palmarès :2002Alexander Sergeyevich Serov is a Russian professional road and track racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team Katusha....
took the stage after proving too strong for Mark Cavendish
Mark Cavendish
Mark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season...
in the final stages. Serov and Cavendish went clear after 72 km before Serov shook off the Briton in the final 16 km, finishing one minute 43 seconds ahead of Cavendish. Adrian Palomares remains one second ahead of fellow Spaniard David Blanco Rodriguez in the overall classification.
Stage 5 result
| Cyclist | Nationality | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Serov Alexander Serov (cyclist) Alexander Sergeyevich Serov is a Russian professional road and track racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team Katusha.- Palmarès :2002Alexander Sergeyevich Serov is a Russian professional road and track racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team Katusha.... |
Russia |
TCS Tinkoff Credit Systems Tinkoff Credit Systems was a professional continental cycling team based in Italy that had UCI Professional Continental status, raced in UCI Continental Circuits races and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events... |
4h 00'53" |
| 2 | Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season... |
United Kingdom |
TMO T-Mobile Team HTC-Highroad is a professional cycling team competing in international road bicycle races. Their current title sponsor is HTC Corporation, a Taiwanese manufacturer of smartphones. High Road Sports is the management company of team manager Bob Stapleton. Past title sponsors include Columbia... |
1'43" |
| 3 | Romain Feillu Romain Feillu Romain Feillu is a French road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam . He is the older brother of Brice Feillu, who is also a road racing cyclist.... |
Early Modern France |
AGR | 1'45" |
General Classification after Stage 5
| Cyclist | Nationality | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian Palomares | Spain |
FTV Fuerteventura-Canarias Fuerteventura-Canarias was a UCI Professional Continental cycling team based in Spain. The team was founded in late 2006 ready to compete in the 2007 season, as a follow-up of the Comunidad Valenciana cycling team. The team was managed by Jorge Sastre with Oscar Guerrero and Rufino Murguia assisting... |
17h 50'12" |
| 2 | David Blanco David Blanco David Blanco Rodríguez is a Spanish cyclist from Santiago de Compostela with .He began his professional career in 2000 with the Portuguese team Paredes Rota dos Moveis. His first success was in 2003, when he won a stage of the GP CTT Correios de Portugal, racing with Porta da Ravessa. Then he... |
Spain |
DUJ | 1" |
| 3 | Romain Feillu Romain Feillu Romain Feillu is a French road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam . He is the older brother of Brice Feillu, who is also a road racing cyclist.... |
Early Modern France |
AGR | 3" |
- Leader of the Points competition – Romain FeilluRomain FeilluRomain Feillu is a French road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam . He is the older brother of Brice Feillu, who is also a road racing cyclist....
- Leader of the King of the Mountains competition – Ben SwiftBen SwiftBenjamin Swift is an English professional track and road racing cyclist who currently rides for Team Sky.-Biography:...
( United Kingdom BAR)
Stage 6 – 15 September 2007: DumfriesDumfriesDumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South...
– GlasgowGlasgowGlasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, 156.5 km
The final stage started in DumfriesDumfries
Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South...
before heading into the Southern Uplands, with three category 3 climbs at Clovehead, Whiteside Hill and Black Hill (56.5 km from the finish line in Glasgow).
Paul Manning
Paul Manning (cyclist)
Paul Christian Manning MBE is a former English professional track and road bicycle racer who rode for the UCI Professional Continental team Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner in 2007 and 2008...
broke for home in the final two kilometres to take the stage win, whilst Romain Feillu
Romain Feillu
Romain Feillu is a French road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam . He is the older brother of Brice Feillu, who is also a road racing cyclist....
beat Adrian Palomares in the final stage to clinch a narrow overall victory. The times were dead level at the end of the race but Feillu was confirmed as the yellow jersey winner by just 0.49 seconds as a result of the times on the opening day's prologue.
Stage 6 result
| Cyclist | Nationality | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Manning Paul Manning (cyclist) Paul Christian Manning MBE is a former English professional track and road bicycle racer who rode for the UCI Professional Continental team Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner in 2007 and 2008... |
United Kingdom |
GBR | 3h 31'04" |
| 2 | Salvatore Commesso Salvatore Commesso Salvatore Commesso is an Italian professional road bicycle racer that rides for the professional continental team Preti Mangimi.... |
 Italy |
TCS Tinkoff Credit Systems Tinkoff Credit Systems was a professional continental cycling team based in Italy that had UCI Professional Continental status, raced in UCI Continental Circuits races and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events... |
7" |
| 3 | Kurt Hovelijnck Kurt Hovelijnck Kurt Hovelijnck is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for Donckers Koffie-Jelly Belly.He fractured his skull during a training accident in Belgium on 17 March 2009, but returned to racing the following February.- External links :... |
Belgium |
JAC Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator is a professional cycling team based in Belgium that participates in UCI Continental Circuits races and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events... |
same time |
Final General Classification
| Cyclist | Nationality | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romain Feillu Romain Feillu Romain Feillu is a French road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam . He is the older brother of Brice Feillu, who is also a road racing cyclist.... |
Early Modern France |
AGR | 21h 21'33" |
| 2 | Adrian Palomares | Spain |
FTV Fuerteventura-Canarias Fuerteventura-Canarias was a UCI Professional Continental cycling team based in Spain. The team was founded in late 2006 ready to compete in the 2007 season, as a follow-up of the Comunidad Valenciana cycling team. The team was managed by Jorge Sastre with Oscar Guerrero and Rufino Murguia assisting... |
same time |
| 3 | Luke Roberts Luke Roberts Luke Roberts is an Australian racing cyclist specialising in both track cycling and road bicycle racing, on for road racing.... |
Australia |
CSC Team CSC Team Saxo Bank-SunGard is a professional cycling team from Denmark. It competes in the UCI ProTour. The team is owned and managed by former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis, under the management of his company Riis Cycling. The sponsor is a Danish investment bank.Founded for 1998 Team home – Jack... |
6" |
- Points competition – Mark CavendishMark CavendishMark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season...
- King of the Mountains competition – Ben SwiftBen SwiftBenjamin Swift is an English professional track and road racing cyclist who currently rides for Team Sky.-Biography:...
( United Kingdom BAR) - Sprints competition – Mark CavendishMark CavendishMark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season...