2010 Tour of Britain - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 2010 Tour of Britain was 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 race of eight stages that was held from 11–18 September 2010. The race was the seventh edition of the latest version of the Tour of Britain and the 71st British tour in total. It formed part of the 2009–2010 UCI Europe Tour

2009–2010 UCI Europe Tour

The 2009–2010 UCI Europe Tour is the sixth season of the UCI Europe Tour. The 2009–2010 season began 18 October 2009 with the Chrono des Nations in France and is scheduled to end 17 October 2010 with the next edition of the same race.- Events :...

. The race began in Rochdale

Rochdale

Rochdale is a large market town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the foothills of the Pennines on the River Roch, north-northwest of Oldham, and north-northeast of the city of Manchester. Rochdale is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan...

and ended with a circuit stage in London. The Tour was won by a rider for the second successive year, as Switzerland's Michael Albasini

Michael Albasini

Michael Albasini is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . Albasini began his career in 2003 with , moved to at the beginning of 2005, and signed with for the 2009 season...

won the race by over a minute.

Participating teams

UCI ProTour

The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the UCI . Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, it comprises a number of 'ProTour' cycling teams, each of whom are required to compete in every round of the series...

Teams

GRM –
THR –
SAX –
SKY –

UCI Professional Continental Teams

CSF –
CTT –
SKS –
TSV –
ISD –
VAC –

UCI Continental Teams

SKT –
EDR – Endura Racing
Endura Racing
Endura Racing are a British UCI Continental cycling team.-Profile:Endura Racing is owned by Endura, a Scottish based cycling clothing company....
MPT –
RAL –
RCS –
SGS –

Other Teams

IRE – Ireland National Team

Stage 1

11 September 2010 – Rochdale
Rochdale
Rochdale is a large market town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the foothills of the Pennines on the River Roch, north-northwest of Oldham, and north-northeast of the city of Manchester. Rochdale is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan...

to Blackpool
Blackpool
Blackpool is a borough, seaside town, and unitary authority area of Lancashire, in North West England. It is situated along England's west coast by the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre estuaries, northwest of Preston, north of Liverpool, and northwest of Manchester...

, 126 km

Stage 1 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General Classification after Stage 1

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 6"
3			+ 8"
4			+ 8"
5			+ 9"
6			+ 11"
7			+ 11"
8			+ 12"
9			+ 12"
10			+ 12"

Stage 2

12 September 2010 – Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent , also called The Potteries is a city in Staffordshire, England, which forms a linear conurbation almost 12 miles long, with an area of . Together with the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Stoke forms The Potteries Urban Area...

, 160 km

Stage 2 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			+ 3"
7			+ 3"
8			+ 3"
9			+ 3"
10			+ 3"

General Classification after Stage 2

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 14"
3			+ 14"
4			+ 14"
5			+ 17"
6			+ 18"
7			+ 18"
8			+ 20"
9			+ 23"
10			+ 23"

Stage 3

13 September 2010 – Newtown to Swansea
Swansea
Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...

, 150 km

Stage 3 Result

	Team	Time
1
2		+ 8"
3		+ 8"
4		+ 21"
5		+ 28"
6		+ 31"
7		+ 1' 15"
8	Endura Racing Endura Racing Endura Racing are a British UCI Continental cycling team.-Profile:Endura Racing is owned by Endura, a Scottish based cycling clothing company....	+ 1' 16"
9		+ 1' 18"
10		+ 1' 24"

General Classification after Stage 3

	Team	Time
1
2		+ 1' 26"
3		+ 1' 28"
4		+ 1' 41"
5		+ 1' 46"
6		+ 2' 08"
7		+ 2' 08"
8		+ 2' 10"
9		+ 2' 10"
10	Endura Racing Endura Racing Endura Racing are a British UCI Continental cycling team.-Profile:Endura Racing is owned by Endura, a Scottish based cycling clothing company....	+ 2' 13"

Stage 4

14 September 2010 – Minehead
Minehead
Minehead is a coastal town and civil parish in Somerset, England. It lies on the south bank of the Bristol Channel, north-west of the county town of Taunton, from the border with the county of Devon and in proximity of the Exmoor National Park...

to Teignmouth
Teignmouth
Teignmouth is a town and civil parish in Teignbridge in the English county of Devon, situated on the north bank of the estuary mouth of the River Teign about 14 miles south of Exeter. It has a population of 14,413. In 1690, it was the last place in England to be invaded by a foreign power...

, 171 km

Stage 4 Result

	Team	Time
1
2		+ 5"
3		+ 5"
4	Endura Racing Endura Racing Endura Racing are a British UCI Continental cycling team.-Profile:Endura Racing is owned by Endura, a Scottish based cycling clothing company....	+ 5"
5		+ 5"
6		+ 5"
7		+ 5"
8		+ 5"
9		+ 11"
10		+ 15"

General Classification after Stage 4

	Team	Time
1
2		+ 1' 28"
3		+ 1' 32"
4		+ 1' 36"
5		+ 1' 42"
6		+ 2' 08"
7		+ 2' 30"
8	Endura Racing Endura Racing Endura Racing are a British UCI Continental cycling team.-Profile:Endura Racing is owned by Endura, a Scottish based cycling clothing company....	+ 2' 32"
9		+ 2' 43"
10		+ 5' 38"

Stage 5

15 September 2010 – Tavistock to Glastonbury
Glastonbury
Glastonbury is a small town in Somerset, England, situated at a dry point on the low lying Somerset Levels, south of Bristol. The town, which is in the Mendip district, had a population of 8,784 in the 2001 census...

, 176 km

Stage 5 Result

	Team	Time
1
2		+ 13"
3		+ 32"
4	Endura Racing Endura Racing Endura Racing are a British UCI Continental cycling team.-Profile:Endura Racing is owned by Endura, a Scottish based cycling clothing company....	+ 32"
5		+ 32"
6		+ 50"
7		+ 51"
8		+ 6' 36"
9		+ 9' 18"
10		+ 9' 18"

General Classification after Stage 5

	Team	Time
1
2		+ 1' 28"
3		+ 1' 32"
4		+ 1' 36"
5		+ 1' 42"
6		+ 2' 08"
7		+ 2' 30"
8	Endura Racing Endura Racing Endura Racing are a British UCI Continental cycling team.-Profile:Endura Racing is owned by Endura, a Scottish based cycling clothing company....	+ 2' 32"
9		+ 2' 43"
10		+ 3' 36"

Stage 6

16 September 2010 – King's Lynn
King's Lynn
King's Lynn is a sea port and market town in the ceremonial county of Norfolk in the East of England. It is situated north of London and west of Norwich. The population of the town is 42,800....

to Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth, often known to locals as Yarmouth, is a coastal town in Norfolk, England. It is at the mouth of the River Yare, east of Norwich.It has been a seaside resort since 1760, and is the gateway from the Norfolk Broads to the sea...

, 189 km

Stage 6 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General Classification after Stage 6

	Team	Time
1
2		+ 1' 26"
3		+ 1' 27"
4		+ 1' 33"
5		+ 1' 37"
6		+ 2' 08"
7		+ 2' 30"
8	Endura Racing Endura Racing Endura Racing are a British UCI Continental cycling team.-Profile:Endura Racing is owned by Endura, a Scottish based cycling clothing company....	+ 2' 32"
9		+ 2' 43"
10		+ 3' 36"

Stage 7

17 September 2010 – Bury St Edmunds to Colchester
Colchester
Colchester is an historic town and the largest settlement within the borough of Colchester in Essex, England.At the time of the census in 2001, it had a population of 104,390. However, the population is rapidly increasing, and has been named as one of Britain's fastest growing towns. As the...

, 151 km

Stage 7 Result

	Team	Time
1
2		s.t.
3		+ 3"
4		+ 3"
5		+ 3"
6		+ 3"
7		+ 3"
8	Endura Racing Endura Racing Endura Racing are a British UCI Continental cycling team.-Profile:Endura Racing is owned by Endura, a Scottish based cycling clothing company....	+ 6"
9	Endura Racing Endura Racing Endura Racing are a British UCI Continental cycling team.-Profile:Endura Racing is owned by Endura, a Scottish based cycling clothing company....	+ 6"
10		+ 6"

General Classification after Stage 7

	Team	Time
1
2		+ 1' 05"
3		+ 1' 14"
4		+ 1' 16"
5		+ 1' 32"
6		+ 2' 12"
7		+ 2' 30"
8	Endura Racing Endura Racing Endura Racing are a British UCI Continental cycling team.-Profile:Endura Racing is owned by Endura, a Scottish based cycling clothing company....	+ 2' 32"
9		+ 2' 35"
10		+ 3' 31"

Stage 8

18 September 2010 – London
London Borough of Newham
The London Borough of Newham is a London borough formed from the towns of West Ham and East Ham, within East London.It is situated east of the City of London, and is north of the River Thames. According to 2006 estimates, Newham has one of the highest ethnic minority populations of all the...

, 100 km
The final stage of the 2010 edition will be a circuit race in Newham

London Borough of Newham

The London Borough of Newham is a London borough formed from the towns of West Ham and East Ham, within East London.It is situated east of the City of London, and is north of the River Thames. According to 2006 estimates, Newham has one of the highest ethnic minority populations of all the...

, London. It was originally intended that the final stage would be in the centre of London but, due to the planned visit of Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI

Benedict XVI is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the leader of the Catholic Church as well as the other 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See...

to London, the organisers were forced to find an alternative location.

Stage 8 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

Final General Classification

	Team	Time
1
2		+ 1' 05"
3		+ 1' 10"
4		+ 1' 13"
5		+ 1' 32"
6		+ 2' 12"
7		+ 2' 30"
8	Endura Racing Endura Racing Endura Racing are a British UCI Continental cycling team.-Profile:Endura Racing is owned by Endura, a Scottish based cycling clothing company....	+ 2' 32"
9		+ 2' 35"
10		+ 3' 31"

Classification leadership

Stage	Winner	General classification General Classification The general classification in bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for bicycle riders in multi-stage bicycle races...	Sprint Classification	Mountains Classification	Points Classification
1	André Greipel Andre Greipel André Greipel is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam .He currently lives in Hürth, close to Cologne in Germany...	André Greipel Andre Greipel André Greipel is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam .He currently lives in Hürth, close to Cologne in Germany...	Richie Porte Richie Porte Richard "Richie" Porte is an Australian professional road bicycle racer on . In his first year in the UCI Pro Tour, Porte has been a consistent performer in the General classification at several stage races....	Wout Poels Wout Poels Wouter Poels is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam .-Career highlights:20082010...	André Greipel Andre Greipel André Greipel is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam .He currently lives in Hürth, close to Cologne in Germany...
2	Greg Henderson Greg Henderson Gregory Henderson is a professional track and road racing cyclist who rides for , but who will ride for Lotto in 2012. His career includes winning the 15 km scratch race at the 2004 world championships and, in road cycling, winning the points competition at the 2005 Tour de Georgia. He...	Greg Henderson Greg Henderson Gregory Henderson is a professional track and road racing cyclist who rides for , but who will ride for Lotto in 2012. His career includes winning the 15 km scratch race at the 2004 world championships and, in road cycling, winning the points competition at the 2005 Tour de Georgia. He...		Richie Porte Richie Porte Richard "Richie" Porte is an Australian professional road bicycle racer on . In his first year in the UCI Pro Tour, Porte has been a consistent performer in the General classification at several stage races....	Greg Henderson Greg Henderson Gregory Henderson is a professional track and road racing cyclist who rides for , but who will ride for Lotto in 2012. His career includes winning the 15 km scratch race at the 2004 world championships and, in road cycling, winning the points competition at the 2005 Tour de Georgia. He...
3	Michael Albasini Michael Albasini Michael Albasini is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . Albasini began his career in 2003 with , moved to at the beginning of 2005, and signed with for the 2009 season...	Michael Albasini Michael Albasini Michael Albasini is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . Albasini began his career in 2003 with , moved to at the beginning of 2005, and signed with for the 2009 season...
4	Wout Poels Wout Poels Wouter Poels is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam .-Career highlights:20082010...			Johnny Hoogerland Johnny Hoogerland Johnny Hoogerland is a Dutch professional cyclist riding for the Dutch Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team. Due to the prominent bull-tattoo on his arm and his roots from the peninsula of Zuid-Beveland he is nicknamed the "Bull of Beveland"....	Michael Albasini Michael Albasini Michael Albasini is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . Albasini began his career in 2003 with , moved to at the beginning of 2005, and signed with for the 2009 season...
5	Marco Frapporti		Michał Gołaś
6	André Greipel Andre Greipel André Greipel is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam .He currently lives in Hürth, close to Cologne in Germany...				Greg Henderson Greg Henderson Gregory Henderson is a professional track and road racing cyclist who rides for , but who will ride for Lotto in 2012. His career includes winning the 15 km scratch race at the 2004 world championships and, in road cycling, winning the points competition at the 2005 Tour de Georgia. He...
7	Borut Božič Borut Božic Borut Božič is a Slovenian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for . Considered a sprinter in the mould of Óscar Freire, Božič's career highlights include winning the 2007 Tour de Wallonie, victory in the first stage of the 2009 Tour de Pologne , winning the sixth stage of the...
8	André Greipel Andre Greipel André Greipel is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam .He currently lives in Hürth, close to Cologne in Germany...
Final		Michael Albasini Michael Albasini Michael Albasini is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . Albasini began his career in 2003 with , moved to at the beginning of 2005, and signed with for the 2009 season...	Michał Gołaś	Johnny Hoogerland Johnny Hoogerland Johnny Hoogerland is a Dutch professional cyclist riding for the Dutch Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team. Due to the prominent bull-tattoo on his arm and his roots from the peninsula of Zuid-Beveland he is nicknamed the "Bull of Beveland"....	Greg Henderson Greg Henderson Gregory Henderson is a professional track and road racing cyclist who rides for , but who will ride for Lotto in 2012. His career includes winning the 15 km scratch race at the 2004 world championships and, in road cycling, winning the points competition at the 2005 Tour de Georgia. He...

External links

Official Website

The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.