2011 Tour of Britain
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The 2011 Tour of Britain was the eighth running of the latest incarnation of the Tour of Britain
and the 72nd British tour in total. The race started on 11 September in Peebles
, Scotland
and finished on 18 September in London
, England
, with the race also visiting Wales
for one stage.
The race consisted of eight stages – down from the original itinerary of nine stages due to bad weather – and included the Tour's first individual time trial
since 2007
, as part of two stages on the race's final day, with a criterium to finish the race. The race was held as part of the 2010–2011 UCI Europe Tour
, and was categorised by the UCI
as a 2.1 category race.
The race was won by rider Lars Boom
, who claimed the leader's gold jersey after two stage victories, as well as a strong finish on the individual time trial stage. Boom maintained his advantage to the end of the race, with a winning margin over runner-up 's Steve Cummings
of 36 seconds, and 's Jan Bárta
completed the podium, 19 seconds behind Cummings and 55 seconds down on Boom.
In the race's other classifications, 's Geraint Thomas
won the points classification, rider Pieter Ghyllebert
led the sprints classification from start to finish and Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
took home the polka-dot jersey for , as he finished at the top of the mountains classification. As well as Thomas' points victory, finished on top of the teams classification.
UCI Professional Continental teams
UCI Continental teams
to Dumfries
, 170.3 km (105.8 mi)
A pair of riders – 's Pieter Ghyllebert
and 's Russell Hampton – made the early breakaway from the field, locking out the top two placings at each of the three intermediate sprint points and the three categorised climbs during the stage. Ghyllebert finished first at the sprints, and thus took the race's first sprints jersey, while Hampton earned the polka-dot jersey for heading the mountains classification, and also earned the award for the day's most combative rider. The breakaway, which had an advantage of six minutes over the field at one point during the stage, was caught with around 10 km (6.2 mi) remaining, which would ultimately set up a sprint finish in Dumfries.
, and moved their riders towards the front of the field, in order to win the sprint for the line and the ten-second time bonus available for the first rider to complete the stage. As it was, were the strongest in the closing stages and Mark Renshaw
led Mark Cavendish
– only racing in the Tour with special dispensation from the Union Cycliste Internationale
after his stage 4 exit from the Vuelta a España
– out to claim the stage victory, his first in the race since 2007
. The stage victory gave Cavendish the lead in the general classification, and also the points classification, from points gained at the finish. Renshaw finished just behind Cavendish, with 's Theo Bos
completing the top three placings.
to Blackpool
, 137.7 km (85.6 mi)
Prior to the start of the stage, race organisers cancelled the stage on police advice due to high wind
s in Northern England, as Hurricane Katia, now a post-tropical cyclone hit the country.
Remained the General Classification after Stage 2
to Stoke-on-Trent
, 140 km (87 mi)
Although not as prominent as the previous day, windy conditions caused problems for the riders during the stage, with the field being split into several groups, behind a trio of breakaway riders. 's Boy Van Poppel, 's Andrew Fenn
, and the mountains classification leader Russell Hampton of formed the day's breakaway, and they accelerated away from the field to a maximum advantage of over three minutes. The lead trio also took the maximum points from the first two intermediate sprints and the second category climb at Ramshorn. They stayed ahead of the field – and were later joined by rider Jonathan Tiernan-Locke – until just after Gun Hill
, where , and advanced some of their riders into a gruppetto of 27 riders. After advancing all six of their riders into the gruppetto, sent one of their riders on the attack with around 15 km (9.3 mi) remaining on the stage.
The newly-crowned British time trial champion Alex Dowsett
attempted to take a solo victory for the second time in a few weeks, after a similar performance at the Tour du Poitou-Charentes
a couple weeks prior to the Tour of Britain. Dowsett was caught within the final 2 km (1.2 mi) of the stage, which allowed several teams to launch mini-attacks on their rivals, in an attempt to break them. Ultimately, it was the duo Michael Matthews
and Lars Boom
that set up the sprint akin to the sprint that Mark Renshaw
and Mark Cavendish
accomplished for in Dumfries
in Stage 1. Boom won the stage ahead of Matthews, with Geraint Thomas
best of the rest in third for Team Sky, ahead of team-mate Steve Cummings
and Cavendish. Boom's win – coupled with bonus seconds on the finish and intermediate sprints – enabled him to take the general classification lead from Cavendish by three seconds.
to Caerphilly
, 183.7 km (114.1 mi)
Just like the previous day's stage, a trio of riders went away from the field to form the day's breakaway. 's Kristian House
, 's Jack Bauer
, and the sprints classification leader Pieter Ghyllebert
of formed the breakaway, and they accelerated away from the field to a maximum advantage of almost six minutes. The lead trio also took the maximum points from all three intermediate sprints – a result that boosted Ghyllebert's lead in the sprints classification – and the first two categorised climbs of the day, at Llyswen Hill
and over the first category climb at the Brecon Beacons
.
The field steadily brought back the breakaway, and by the foot of the final climb of the day coming at Caerphilly mountain
with just 5 km (3.1 mi) remaining, the field was all back together again. The climb split the field apart so much so, that only 22 riders were in contention of winning the stage at Caerphilly Castle
. The world road race champion, Thor Hushovd
, was set up for the sprint by team-mate Julian Dean
, and proceeded to take the stage victory. Lars Boom
, the race leader, finished behind Hushovd, and ahead of Cesare Benedetti, Ian Bibby and Boy Van Poppel. Boom extended his lead in the general classification, thanks to his time bonus of six seconds on the finish line, and also assumed the lead of the points classification from Mark Cavendish
.
to Exmouth
, 180.3 km (112 mi)
After several mini-attacks in the early running of the stage, it was not until around 40 km (24.9 mi) into the stage that the breakaway developed. The breakaway had been instigated by rider Jonathan Tiernan-Locke at the foot of the first climb at Haytor Rocks, and would eventually swell to a total of thirteen riders, who held a maximum advantage of almost six minutes. Tiernan-Locke, as well as winning maximum points at Haytor Rocks, claimed both of the second category climbs that were held later on the stage. As a result of his points on the day, he assumed the lead of the mountains classification from 's Russell Hampton, who had held the lead of the classification since the opening stage in Scotland.
The field brought back the breakaway quickly, although there was a counter-attack from the break, with Damien Gaudin
of going off the front with 25 km (15.5 mi) remaining. Gaudin's bid for victory was eventually stunted within the closing 3 km (1.9 mi) of the stage. made their presence at the front of the field, in a bid to repeat their victory on Stage 1 with Mark Cavendish
. However, Cavendish decided not to fully sprint for the line to allow Mark Renshaw
– a rider who has led out Cavendish to many of his victories over their time at the team – to take the stage victory. Cavendish led the rest of the field over the line, ahead of Robert Förster
, Geraint Thomas
and Andrew Fenn
. 's Lars Boom
maintained his twelve-second lead in the general classification over Thomas, who took the lead of the points classification from Boom.
to Wells
, 146 km (90.7 mi)
Four riders made up the day's breakaway – 's Ben Swift
, 's Mark McNally, Paul Voss
of and Lars Bak
for the team – but none of the quartet were in great contention to take any of the jerseys during the stage. The day's first intermediate sprint, coming at 20 km (12.4 mi) into the stage, saw several riders fall while contesting the sprint; most notably points classification leader Geraint Thomas
and Ian Bibby of , with the latter forced to abandon the race due to a broken collarbone. The sprint itself was won by race leader Lars Boom
, putting another three seconds onto his overall lead, prior to the breakaway move, who held station off the front until the closing 25 km (15.5 mi) of the stage, when 17 other riders bridged the gap to them, and provided for a reduced field sprint finish. Boom was the strongest rider in the remaining riders, and comfortably took the stage win, extending his general classification lead to 28 seconds over 's Leopold König
, who finished third on the stage. Boom also regained the points classification lead from the delayed Thomas.
, 199.7 km (124.1 mi)
The breakaway was the key to the day's stage, having made an escape from the field after just 5.5 km (3.4 mi), and ultimately held an advantage of almost 90 seconds all the way to the end of the stage. Six riders from six different teams – Gediminas Bagdonas of , Ian Wilkinson
of , 's Mathieu Claude
, 's Stijn Neirynck, and riding for British continental teams and , Richard Handley and Wouter Sybrandy – were left to fight for the victory themselves, with ending a pursuit to catch them with around 30 km (18.6 mi) remaining, instead deciding to protect their leader Lars Boom
and his lead overall. Bagdonas ultimately took the stage win ahead of Wilkinson, Claude and Neirynck, as Boom maintained his lead of 28 seconds in the general classification over 's Leopold König
, ahead of the final day's split-stages. Boom and König both finished in the pack led home by Mark Cavendish
, 83 seconds behind Bagdonas.
, 8.8 km (5.5 mi) individual time trial
(ITT)
The first of the final day's pair of stages was a short circuit through London, around Whitehall
and the Thames Embankment
, measuring 8.8 km (5.5 mi). The early benchmark was set by the second rider out on the course, Rick Flens
of , with a time of 10' 41" that stood well against the majority of the early runners, and was not bettered until 's Alexander Wetterhall, the former Swedish national time trial champion, broke the timing beam with a time of 10' 33". Just like Flens before him, Wetterhall's time also managed to give him the best time for a while, and it was not until Lieuwe Westra
of that Wetterhall was displaced from the top spot.
Westra's time of 10' 19" remained unchallenged for another fifteen minutes – riders outside the top ten in the general classification left the start at one-minute intervals – until 's Alex Dowsett
went round the course some five seconds quicker than Westra did. Dowsett's time was ultimately good enough for the stage victory, for his first victory in the race. As the top ten took to the course in two-minute intervals, it was Dowsett's team-mate Steve Cummings
that made up the most ground on time, as he finished nine seconds off Dowsett's time, a result that would lift him from fifth place to second place in the general classification. Despite Cummings' position gain, he lost four seconds to race leader Lars Boom
, as he finished the course marginally quicker than Westra, to claim second place on the stage.
The race's final stage was held over the same circuit as the individual time trial that had taken place hours before, with ten laps of the circuit making up the stage distance of 88 km (54.7 mi). As had been the case in many of the week's stage, a rider from the team made their way into the stage breakaway, with Ronan McLaughlin latterly joined by rider Kristian House
towards the end of the first lap of the circuit, but their advantage never exceeded more than 40 seconds as and looked to keep the gap at a minimum in preparation for the finish.
After starting the stage in dry conditions, rain started to fall towards the end of the eighth lap of the race, providing the race's 79 remaining riders with an added danger in the closing stages. House attacked off McLaughlin on the final lap, but was eventually swallowed up by the main field prior to the bunch sprint at the finish. Robert Förster
of led the sprint out ahead of Mark Renshaw
and Geraint Thomas
, but it was Mark Cavendish
, who turned into the final straight in fifth position, who took the stage victory ahead of Renshaw – 's third one-two finish of the Tour – and allowed Cavendish to head to the UCI Road World Championships
in Copenhagen
, Denmark
on a high. Lars Boom
finished in the main field to seal the race victory, and he became the first Dutch rider to win the Tour of Britain. Despite his overall victory, Boom surrendered the victory in the points classification on the finish to Thomas, after his fourth place on the stage behind Cavendish, Renshaw and Förster.
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....
and the 72nd British tour in total. The race started on 11 September in Peebles
Peebles
Peebles is a burgh in the committee area of Tweeddale, in the Scottish Borders, lying on the River Tweed. According to the 2001 Census, the population was 8,159.-History:...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
and finished on 18 September in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, with the race also visiting Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
for one stage.
The race consisted of eight stages – down from the original itinerary of nine stages due to bad weather – and included the Tour's first individual time trial
Individual time trial
An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...
since 2007
2007 Tour of Britain
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...
, as part of two stages on the race's final day, with a criterium to finish the race. The race was held as part of the 2010–2011 UCI Europe Tour
2010–2011 UCI Europe Tour
The 2010–2011 UCI Europe Tour is the seventh season of the UCI Europe Tour. The 2010–2011 season begins 28 October 2010 with the Tour of Marmara in Turkey and is scheduled to end 16 October 2011 with the Chrono des Nations.- Events :...
, and was categorised by the 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....
as a 2.1 category race.
The race was won by rider Lars Boom
Lars Boom
Lars Anthonius Johannes Boom is a professional cyclo-cross and road racing cyclist who was born in Vlijmen in the Netherlands. Boom rides for UCI ProTeam Rabobank cycling team, having previous ridden for the junior and continental teams. Boom won the cyclo-cross world championships in 2008...
, who claimed the leader's gold jersey after two stage victories, as well as a strong finish on the individual time trial stage. Boom maintained his advantage to the end of the race, with a winning margin over runner-up 's Steve Cummings
Steve Cummings
Stephen Philip Cummings is an English racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team .-Biography:Cummings won the team pursuit at the 2005 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Los Angeles and at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He also took bronze in the individual pursuit...
of 36 seconds, and 's Jan Bárta
Jan Bárta
Jan Bárta is a professional Czech road cyclist, currently riding for Team NetApp.-Palmarès:200320082009...
completed the podium, 19 seconds behind Cummings and 55 seconds down on Boom.
In the race's other classifications, 's Geraint Thomas
Geraint Thomas
Geraint Howell Thomas, MBE is a Welsh professional racing cyclist who rides for the UCI ProTour team . A track cycling world champion and Olympic gold medalist in the team pursuit, Thomas has also enjoyed success on the road, winning the Junior Paris-Roubaix in 2004, the British National...
won the points classification, rider Pieter Ghyllebert
Pieter Ghyllebert
Pieter Ghyllebert is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team An Post–Sean Kelly.-External links:...
led the sprints classification from start to finish and Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke is a British professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI Continental team . Tiernan-Locke started racing mountain bikes at the age of 15 before taking up road racing when he was 18. He won the King of the Mountains competition and finished fifth in the general...
took home the polka-dot jersey for , as he finished at the top of the mountains classification. As well as Thomas' points victory, finished on top of the teams classification.
Participating teams
UCI ProTeams- GRM –
- THR –
- LEO –
- RAB –
- SKY –
- VCD –
UCI Professional Continental teams
- APP –
- EUC –
- TSV –
- UHC –
UCI Continental teams
- EDR –
- MPT –
- RAL –
- RCS –
- SGS –
- SKT –
Stage 1
11 September 2011 – PeeblesPeebles
Peebles is a burgh in the committee area of Tweeddale, in the Scottish Borders, lying on the River Tweed. According to the 2001 Census, the population was 8,159.-History:...
to Dumfries
Dumfries
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...
, 170.3 km (105.8 mi)
A pair of riders – 's Pieter Ghyllebert
Pieter Ghyllebert
Pieter Ghyllebert is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team An Post–Sean Kelly.-External links:...
and 's Russell Hampton – made the early breakaway from the field, locking out the top two placings at each of the three intermediate sprint points and the three categorised climbs during the stage. Ghyllebert finished first at the sprints, and thus took the race's first sprints jersey, while Hampton earned the polka-dot jersey for heading the mountains classification, and also earned the award for the day's most combative rider. The breakaway, which had an advantage of six minutes over the field at one point during the stage, was caught with around 10 km (6.2 mi) remaining, which would ultimately set up a sprint finish in Dumfries.
, and moved their riders towards the front of the field, in order to win the sprint for the line and the ten-second time bonus available for the first rider to complete the stage. As it was, were the strongest in the closing stages and Mark Renshaw
Mark Renshaw
Mark Renshaw is an Australian racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam , who is considered one of the best lead-out men in the world.- Early career :...
led 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...
– only racing in the Tour with special dispensation from the Union Cycliste Internationale
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....
after his stage 4 exit from the Vuelta a España
2011 Vuelta a España
The 2011 Vuelta a España was held from 20 August to 11 September. The race began in Benidorm with a team time trial and ended, as is traditional, in Madrid. The 2011 Vuelta was the 66th edition of the race and was the first Vuelta in 33 years that visited the Basque Country...
– out to claim the stage victory, his first in the race since 2007
2007 Tour of Britain
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...
. The stage victory gave Cavendish the lead in the general classification, and also the points classification, from points gained at the finish. Renshaw finished just behind Cavendish, with 's Theo Bos
Theo Bos
Theo Bos is a Dutch road cyclist and track cyclist, Olympic silver medalist and five-time world champion. He lives in Alkmaar, Netherlands. Theo Bos is the brother of Olympic medalist in speed skating Jan Bos. Bos rides for UCI ProTeam .-Early life:Theo Bos was born on 22 August 1983 in Hierden,...
completing the top three placings.
Stage 1 Result
|
General Classification after Stage 1
|
Stage 2
12 September 2011 – KendalKendal
Kendal, anciently known as Kirkby in Kendal or Kirkby Kendal, is a market town and civil parish within the South Lakeland District of Cumbria, England...
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...
, 137.7 km (85.6 mi)
Prior to the start of the stage, race organisers cancelled the stage on police advice due to high wind
Wind
Wind is the flow of gases on a large scale. On Earth, wind consists of the bulk movement of air. In outer space, solar wind is the movement of gases or charged particles from the sun through space, while planetary wind is the outgassing of light chemical elements from a planet's atmosphere into space...
s in Northern England, as Hurricane Katia, now a post-tropical cyclone hit the country.
Remained the General Classification after Stage 2
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |   |
||
| 2 | + 4" | ||
| 3 | + 6" | ||
| 4 | + 9" | ||
| 5 | + 9" | ||
| 6 | + 9" | ||
| 7 | + 10" | ||
| 8 | + 10" | ||
| 9 | + 10" | ||
| 10 | + 10" |
Stage 3
13 September 2011 – Stoke-on-TrentStoke-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...
to 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...
, 140 km (87 mi)
Although not as prominent as the previous day, windy conditions caused problems for the riders during the stage, with the field being split into several groups, behind a trio of breakaway riders. 's Boy Van Poppel, 's Andrew Fenn
Andrew Fenn
Andrew Fenn is an English born - although he rode for Scotland in the 2010 Commonwealth Games - road and track cyclist from Hertfordshire who rides for the An Post–Sean Kelly team. He now lives in West Malling, Kent. He is a former member of British Cycling's Olympic Academy...
, and the mountains classification leader Russell Hampton of formed the day's breakaway, and they accelerated away from the field to a maximum advantage of over three minutes. The lead trio also took the maximum points from the first two intermediate sprints and the second category climb at Ramshorn. They stayed ahead of the field – and were later joined by rider Jonathan Tiernan-Locke – until just after Gun Hill
Gun Hill
Gun Hill is a noticeable peak situated in the South Western extremity of the Peak District National Park.-Nearby Peaks:The Roaches, a popular gritstone crag is situated nearby....
, where , and advanced some of their riders into a gruppetto of 27 riders. After advancing all six of their riders into the gruppetto, sent one of their riders on the attack with around 15 km (9.3 mi) remaining on the stage.
The newly-crowned British time trial champion Alex Dowsett
Alex Dowsett
Alex Dowsett is an English racing cyclist who rides for Team Sky. He was educated at Elm Green Preparatory School in Little Baddow, followed by King Edward VI Grammar School in Chelmsford.-Career:...
attempted to take a solo victory for the second time in a few weeks, after a similar performance at the Tour du Poitou-Charentes
Tour du Poitou-Charentes
Tour du Poitou-Charentes is a road bicycle race held annually in the region of Poitou-Charentes, France. It was first held in 1987 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...
a couple weeks prior to the Tour of Britain. Dowsett was caught within the final 2 km (1.2 mi) of the stage, which allowed several teams to launch mini-attacks on their rivals, in an attempt to break them. Ultimately, it was the duo Michael Matthews
Michael Matthews (cyclist)
Michael Matthews is an Australian track and road cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam . In 2010 he became the Under 23 Road Race World Champion.- Results :2008...
and Lars Boom
Lars Boom
Lars Anthonius Johannes Boom is a professional cyclo-cross and road racing cyclist who was born in Vlijmen in the Netherlands. Boom rides for UCI ProTeam Rabobank cycling team, having previous ridden for the junior and continental teams. Boom won the cyclo-cross world championships in 2008...
that set up the sprint akin to the sprint that Mark Renshaw
Mark Renshaw
Mark Renshaw is an Australian racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam , who is considered one of the best lead-out men in the world.- Early career :...
and 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...
accomplished for in Dumfries
Dumfries
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...
in Stage 1. Boom won the stage ahead of Matthews, with Geraint Thomas
Geraint Thomas
Geraint Howell Thomas, MBE is a Welsh professional racing cyclist who rides for the UCI ProTour team . A track cycling world champion and Olympic gold medalist in the team pursuit, Thomas has also enjoyed success on the road, winning the Junior Paris-Roubaix in 2004, the British National...
best of the rest in third for Team Sky, ahead of team-mate Steve Cummings
Steve Cummings
Stephen Philip Cummings is an English racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team .-Biography:Cummings won the team pursuit at the 2005 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Los Angeles and at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He also took bronze in the individual pursuit...
and Cavendish. Boom's win – coupled with bonus seconds on the finish and intermediate sprints – enabled him to take the general classification lead from Cavendish by three seconds.
Stage 3 Result
|
General Classification after Stage 3
|
Stage 4
14 September 2011 – WelshpoolWelshpool
Welshpool is a town in Powys, Wales, or ancient county Montgomeryshire, from the Wales-England border. The town is low-lying on the River Severn; the Welsh language name Y Trallwng literally meaning 'the marshy or sinking land'...
to Caerphilly
Caerphilly
Caerphilly is a town in the county borough of Caerphilly, south Wales, located at the southern end of the Rhymney Valley, with a population of approximately 31,000. It is a commuter town of Cardiff and Newport, which are located some 7.5 miles and 12 miles away, respectively...
, 183.7 km (114.1 mi)
Just like the previous day's stage, a trio of riders went away from the field to form the day's breakaway. 's Kristian House
Kristian House
Kristian House is a British racing cyclist who rides for the Rapha Condor team. He was the 2009 British Road Race Champion. He has raced in Europe and Australia. He rode for Great Britain in UCI World Cup track events...
, 's Jack Bauer
Jack Bauer (cyclist)
Jack Bauer is a professional road racing cyclist who rides for the British team Endura Racing. In January 2010 he became the elite New Zealand National Road Race champion....
, and the sprints classification leader Pieter Ghyllebert
Pieter Ghyllebert
Pieter Ghyllebert is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team An Post–Sean Kelly.-External links:...
of formed the breakaway, and they accelerated away from the field to a maximum advantage of almost six minutes. The lead trio also took the maximum points from all three intermediate sprints – a result that boosted Ghyllebert's lead in the sprints classification – and the first two categorised climbs of the day, at Llyswen Hill
Llyswen
Llyswen is a small village in Powys, Wales on the west bank of the River Wye. It was formerly within the county of Brecknockshire and now forms part of the Community of Bronllys...
and over the first category climb at the Brecon Beacons
Brecon Beacons
The Brecon Beacons is a mountain range in South Wales. In a narrow sense, the name refers to the range of popular peaks south of Brecon, including South Wales' highest mountain, Pen y Fan, and which together form the central section of the Brecon Beacons National Park...
.
The field steadily brought back the breakaway, and by the foot of the final climb of the day coming at Caerphilly mountain
Caerphilly mountain
Caerphilly mountain lies between Cardiff and Caerphilly at the southern edge of the South Wales coal field. It is 271 metres in height.Since 1957 there has been a small wooden Snack Bar located near to the summit. In September 2011 this is being replaced by an eco-friendly permanent building, with...
with just 5 km (3.1 mi) remaining, the field was all back together again. The climb split the field apart so much so, that only 22 riders were in contention of winning the stage at Caerphilly Castle
Caerphilly Castle
Caerphilly Castle is a medieval castle that dominates the centre of the town of Caerphilly in south Wales. It is the largest castle in Wales and the second largest in Britain after Windsor Castle...
. The world road race champion, Thor Hushovd
Thor Hushovd
Thor Hushovd is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer riding . He has signed for from 2012 onwards. He is known for sprinting and time trialing and is the 2010 Norwegian and world road champion. He is the first Norwegian to lead the Tour de France, and first Scandinavian to win the road...
, was set up for the sprint by team-mate Julian Dean
Julian Dean
Julian Dean is a road racing cyclist who rides for . Dean rode in the 2008 Tour de France, 2007 Tour de France, 2006 Tour de France and the 2004 Tour de France, finishing all four times. In 2008, he finished 9th in the points classification...
, and proceeded to take the stage victory. Lars Boom
Lars Boom
Lars Anthonius Johannes Boom is a professional cyclo-cross and road racing cyclist who was born in Vlijmen in the Netherlands. Boom rides for UCI ProTeam Rabobank cycling team, having previous ridden for the junior and continental teams. Boom won the cyclo-cross world championships in 2008...
, the race leader, finished behind Hushovd, and ahead of Cesare Benedetti, Ian Bibby and Boy Van Poppel. Boom extended his lead in the general classification, thanks to his time bonus of six seconds on the finish line, and also assumed the lead of the points classification 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...
.
Stage 4 Result
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General Classification after Stage 4
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Stage 5
15 September 2011 – ExeterExeter
Exeter is a historic city in Devon, England. It lies within the ceremonial county of Devon, of which it is the county town as well as the home of Devon County Council. Currently the administrative area has the status of a non-metropolitan district, and is therefore under the administration of the...
to Exmouth
Exmouth
Exmouth is a town in Devon. It may also refer to:Places*Exmouth Peninsula in Southern Chile*Exmouth, Western AustraliaPeople*Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth , a British naval officerShips...
, 180.3 km (112 mi)
After several mini-attacks in the early running of the stage, it was not until around 40 km (24.9 mi) into the stage that the breakaway developed. The breakaway had been instigated by rider Jonathan Tiernan-Locke at the foot of the first climb at Haytor Rocks, and would eventually swell to a total of thirteen riders, who held a maximum advantage of almost six minutes. Tiernan-Locke, as well as winning maximum points at Haytor Rocks, claimed both of the second category climbs that were held later on the stage. As a result of his points on the day, he assumed the lead of the mountains classification from 's Russell Hampton, who had held the lead of the classification since the opening stage in Scotland.
The field brought back the breakaway quickly, although there was a counter-attack from the break, with Damien Gaudin
Damien Gaudin
Damien Gaudin is a French road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team .-Palmares:2003...
of going off the front with 25 km (15.5 mi) remaining. Gaudin's bid for victory was eventually stunted within the closing 3 km (1.9 mi) of the stage. made their presence at the front of the field, in a bid to repeat their victory on Stage 1 with 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...
. However, Cavendish decided not to fully sprint for the line to allow Mark Renshaw
Mark Renshaw
Mark Renshaw is an Australian racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam , who is considered one of the best lead-out men in the world.- Early career :...
– a rider who has led out Cavendish to many of his victories over their time at the team – to take the stage victory. Cavendish led the rest of the field over the line, ahead of Robert Förster
Robert Förster
Robert Förster is a German professional road racing cyclist, specialising in bunch sprints, currently riding for .He turned professional in 2001, initially riding for Team Nürnberger...
, Geraint Thomas
Geraint Thomas
Geraint Howell Thomas, MBE is a Welsh professional racing cyclist who rides for the UCI ProTour team . A track cycling world champion and Olympic gold medalist in the team pursuit, Thomas has also enjoyed success on the road, winning the Junior Paris-Roubaix in 2004, the British National...
and Andrew Fenn
Andrew Fenn
Andrew Fenn is an English born - although he rode for Scotland in the 2010 Commonwealth Games - road and track cyclist from Hertfordshire who rides for the An Post–Sean Kelly team. He now lives in West Malling, Kent. He is a former member of British Cycling's Olympic Academy...
. 's Lars Boom
Lars Boom
Lars Anthonius Johannes Boom is a professional cyclo-cross and road racing cyclist who was born in Vlijmen in the Netherlands. Boom rides for UCI ProTeam Rabobank cycling team, having previous ridden for the junior and continental teams. Boom won the cyclo-cross world championships in 2008...
maintained his twelve-second lead in the general classification over Thomas, who took the lead of the points classification from Boom.
Stage 5 Result
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General Classification after Stage 5
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Stage 6
16 September 2011 – TauntonTaunton
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....
to Wells
Wells
Wells is a cathedral city and civil parish in the Mendip district of Somerset, England, on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills. Although the population recorded in the 2001 census is 10,406, it has had city status since 1205...
, 146 km (90.7 mi)
Four riders made up the day's breakaway – 's Ben Swift
Ben Swift
Benjamin Swift is an English professional track and road racing cyclist who currently rides for Team Sky.-Biography:...
, 's Mark McNally, Paul Voss
Paul Voss
Paul Voss is a German professional road bicycle racer for Endura Racing.-Palmarès:20102011- External links :...
of and Lars Bak
Lars Bak
Lars Ytting Bak is a Danish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . He became a professional in 2002 for Team Fakta where he rode with fellow Dane Allan Johansen...
for the team – but none of the quartet were in great contention to take any of the jerseys during the stage. The day's first intermediate sprint, coming at 20 km (12.4 mi) into the stage, saw several riders fall while contesting the sprint; most notably points classification leader Geraint Thomas
Geraint Thomas
Geraint Howell Thomas, MBE is a Welsh professional racing cyclist who rides for the UCI ProTour team . A track cycling world champion and Olympic gold medalist in the team pursuit, Thomas has also enjoyed success on the road, winning the Junior Paris-Roubaix in 2004, the British National...
and Ian Bibby of , with the latter forced to abandon the race due to a broken collarbone. The sprint itself was won by race leader Lars Boom
Lars Boom
Lars Anthonius Johannes Boom is a professional cyclo-cross and road racing cyclist who was born in Vlijmen in the Netherlands. Boom rides for UCI ProTeam Rabobank cycling team, having previous ridden for the junior and continental teams. Boom won the cyclo-cross world championships in 2008...
, putting another three seconds onto his overall lead, prior to the breakaway move, who held station off the front until the closing 25 km (15.5 mi) of the stage, when 17 other riders bridged the gap to them, and provided for a reduced field sprint finish. Boom was the strongest rider in the remaining riders, and comfortably took the stage win, extending his general classification lead to 28 seconds over 's Leopold König
Leopold König
Leopold König is a professional Czech road cyclist, currently riding for Team NetApp.-Palmarès:2009Leopold König is a professional Czech road cyclist, currently riding for Team NetApp.-Palmarès:...
, who finished third on the stage. Boom also regained the points classification lead from the delayed Thomas.
Stage 6 Result
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General Classification after Stage 6
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Stage 7
17 September 2011 – Bury St Edmunds to SandringhamSandringham, Norfolk
Sandringham is a village and civil parish in the north of the English county of Norfolk. The village is situated some south of the village of Dersingham, north of the town of King's Lynn and north-west of the city of Norwich....
, 199.7 km (124.1 mi)
The breakaway was the key to the day's stage, having made an escape from the field after just 5.5 km (3.4 mi), and ultimately held an advantage of almost 90 seconds all the way to the end of the stage. Six riders from six different teams – Gediminas Bagdonas of , Ian Wilkinson
Ian Wilkinson (cyclist)
Ian Wilkinson is an elite racing cyclist from Barnoldswick in Lancashire who rides for Endura Racing. A prolific rider, he competes at the top level in cross country and marathon mountain bike racing, cyclo-cross, circuit and road racing. He is a multiple national champion, winning championships...
of , 's Mathieu Claude
Mathieu Claude
Mathieu Claude is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team .- Palmares :* 2005 Giro d'Italia - 147th* Boucles de la Mayenne - 1 stage * Paris–Tours U23...
, 's Stijn Neirynck, and riding for British continental teams and , Richard Handley and Wouter Sybrandy – were left to fight for the victory themselves, with ending a pursuit to catch them with around 30 km (18.6 mi) remaining, instead deciding to protect their leader Lars Boom
Lars Boom
Lars Anthonius Johannes Boom is a professional cyclo-cross and road racing cyclist who was born in Vlijmen in the Netherlands. Boom rides for UCI ProTeam Rabobank cycling team, having previous ridden for the junior and continental teams. Boom won the cyclo-cross world championships in 2008...
and his lead overall. Bagdonas ultimately took the stage win ahead of Wilkinson, Claude and Neirynck, as Boom maintained his lead of 28 seconds in the general classification over 's Leopold König
Leopold König
Leopold König is a professional Czech road cyclist, currently riding for Team NetApp.-Palmarès:2009Leopold König is a professional Czech road cyclist, currently riding for Team NetApp.-Palmarès:...
, ahead of the final day's split-stages. Boom and König both finished in the pack led home by 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...
, 83 seconds behind Bagdonas.
Stage 7 Result
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General Classification after Stage 7
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Stage 8a
18 September 2011 – LondonLondon
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, 8.8 km (5.5 mi) individual time trial
Individual time trial
An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...
(ITT)
The first of the final day's pair of stages was a short circuit through London, around Whitehall
Whitehall
Whitehall is a road in Westminster, in London, England. It is the main artery running north from Parliament Square, towards Charing Cross at the southern end of Trafalgar Square...
and the Thames Embankment
Thames Embankment
The Thames Embankment is a major feat of 19th century civil engineering designed to reclaim marshy land next to the River Thames in central London. It consists of the Victoria and Chelsea Embankment....
, measuring 8.8 km (5.5 mi). The early benchmark was set by the second rider out on the course, Rick Flens
Rick Flens
Rick Flens is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Rabobank.-Palmares:2006...
of , with a time of 10' 41" that stood well against the majority of the early runners, and was not bettered until 's Alexander Wetterhall, the former Swedish national time trial champion, broke the timing beam with a time of 10' 33". Just like Flens before him, Wetterhall's time also managed to give him the best time for a while, and it was not until Lieuwe Westra
Lieuwe Westra
Lieuwe Westra is a Dutch professional racing cyclist, who is riding for the UCI ProTeam .- Palmares :200720082009...
of that Wetterhall was displaced from the top spot.
Westra's time of 10' 19" remained unchallenged for another fifteen minutes – riders outside the top ten in the general classification left the start at one-minute intervals – until 's Alex Dowsett
Alex Dowsett
Alex Dowsett is an English racing cyclist who rides for Team Sky. He was educated at Elm Green Preparatory School in Little Baddow, followed by King Edward VI Grammar School in Chelmsford.-Career:...
went round the course some five seconds quicker than Westra did. Dowsett's time was ultimately good enough for the stage victory, for his first victory in the race. As the top ten took to the course in two-minute intervals, it was Dowsett's team-mate Steve Cummings
Steve Cummings
Stephen Philip Cummings is an English racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team .-Biography:Cummings won the team pursuit at the 2005 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Los Angeles and at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He also took bronze in the individual pursuit...
that made up the most ground on time, as he finished nine seconds off Dowsett's time, a result that would lift him from fifth place to second place in the general classification. Despite Cummings' position gain, he lost four seconds to race leader Lars Boom
Lars Boom
Lars Anthonius Johannes Boom is a professional cyclo-cross and road racing cyclist who was born in Vlijmen in the Netherlands. Boom rides for UCI ProTeam Rabobank cycling team, having previous ridden for the junior and continental teams. Boom won the cyclo-cross world championships in 2008...
, as he finished the course marginally quicker than Westra, to claim second place on the stage.
Stage 8a Result
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General Classification after Stage 8a
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Stage 8b
18 September 2011 – London, 88 km (54.7 mi)The race's final stage was held over the same circuit as the individual time trial that had taken place hours before, with ten laps of the circuit making up the stage distance of 88 km (54.7 mi). As had been the case in many of the week's stage, a rider from the team made their way into the stage breakaway, with Ronan McLaughlin latterly joined by rider Kristian House
Kristian House
Kristian House is a British racing cyclist who rides for the Rapha Condor team. He was the 2009 British Road Race Champion. He has raced in Europe and Australia. He rode for Great Britain in UCI World Cup track events...
towards the end of the first lap of the circuit, but their advantage never exceeded more than 40 seconds as and looked to keep the gap at a minimum in preparation for the finish.
After starting the stage in dry conditions, rain started to fall towards the end of the eighth lap of the race, providing the race's 79 remaining riders with an added danger in the closing stages. House attacked off McLaughlin on the final lap, but was eventually swallowed up by the main field prior to the bunch sprint at the finish. Robert Förster
Robert Förster
Robert Förster is a German professional road racing cyclist, specialising in bunch sprints, currently riding for .He turned professional in 2001, initially riding for Team Nürnberger...
of led the sprint out ahead of Mark Renshaw
Mark Renshaw
Mark Renshaw is an Australian racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam , who is considered one of the best lead-out men in the world.- Early career :...
and Geraint Thomas
Geraint Thomas
Geraint Howell Thomas, MBE is a Welsh professional racing cyclist who rides for the UCI ProTour team . A track cycling world champion and Olympic gold medalist in the team pursuit, Thomas has also enjoyed success on the road, winning the Junior Paris-Roubaix in 2004, the British National...
, but it was 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...
, who turned into the final straight in fifth position, who took the stage victory ahead of Renshaw – 's third one-two finish of the Tour – and allowed Cavendish to head to the UCI Road World Championships
2011 UCI Road World Championships
The 2011 UCI Road World Championships took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, over 19–25 September 2011. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men, women, men under 23, and for the first time since 2004 the junior men and junior women competed at the same event as the elite riders. It...
in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
on a high. Lars Boom
Lars Boom
Lars Anthonius Johannes Boom is a professional cyclo-cross and road racing cyclist who was born in Vlijmen in the Netherlands. Boom rides for UCI ProTeam Rabobank cycling team, having previous ridden for the junior and continental teams. Boom won the cyclo-cross world championships in 2008...
finished in the main field to seal the race victory, and he became the first Dutch rider to win the Tour of Britain. Despite his overall victory, Boom surrendered the victory in the points classification on the finish to Thomas, after his fourth place on the stage behind Cavendish, Renshaw and Förster.
Stage 8b Result
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Final General Classification
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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 |
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| 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... |
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... |
Pieter Ghyllebert Pieter Ghyllebert Pieter Ghyllebert is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team An Post–Sean Kelly.-External links:... |
Russell Hampton | 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... |
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| 3 | Lars Boom Lars Boom Lars Anthonius Johannes Boom is a professional cyclo-cross and road racing cyclist who was born in Vlijmen in the Netherlands. Boom rides for UCI ProTeam Rabobank cycling team, having previous ridden for the junior and continental teams. Boom won the cyclo-cross world championships in 2008... |
Lars Boom Lars Boom Lars Anthonius Johannes Boom is a professional cyclo-cross and road racing cyclist who was born in Vlijmen in the Netherlands. Boom rides for UCI ProTeam Rabobank cycling team, having previous ridden for the junior and continental teams. Boom won the cyclo-cross world championships in 2008... |
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| 4 | Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer riding . He has signed for from 2012 onwards. He is known for sprinting and time trialing and is the 2010 Norwegian and world road champion. He is the first Norwegian to lead the Tour de France, and first Scandinavian to win the road... |
Lars Boom Lars Boom Lars Anthonius Johannes Boom is a professional cyclo-cross and road racing cyclist who was born in Vlijmen in the Netherlands. Boom rides for UCI ProTeam Rabobank cycling team, having previous ridden for the junior and continental teams. Boom won the cyclo-cross world championships in 2008... |
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| 5 | Mark Renshaw Mark Renshaw Mark Renshaw is an Australian racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam , who is considered one of the best lead-out men in the world.- Early career :... |
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke Jonathan Tiernan-Locke Jonathan Tiernan-Locke is a British professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI Continental team . Tiernan-Locke started racing mountain bikes at the age of 15 before taking up road racing when he was 18. He won the King of the Mountains competition and finished fifth in the general... |
Geraint Thomas Geraint Thomas Geraint Howell Thomas, MBE is a Welsh professional racing cyclist who rides for the UCI ProTour team . A track cycling world champion and Olympic gold medalist in the team pursuit, Thomas has also enjoyed success on the road, winning the Junior Paris-Roubaix in 2004, the British National... |
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| 6 | Lars Boom Lars Boom Lars Anthonius Johannes Boom is a professional cyclo-cross and road racing cyclist who was born in Vlijmen in the Netherlands. Boom rides for UCI ProTeam Rabobank cycling team, having previous ridden for the junior and continental teams. Boom won the cyclo-cross world championships in 2008... |
Lars Boom Lars Boom Lars Anthonius Johannes Boom is a professional cyclo-cross and road racing cyclist who was born in Vlijmen in the Netherlands. Boom rides for UCI ProTeam Rabobank cycling team, having previous ridden for the junior and continental teams. Boom won the cyclo-cross world championships in 2008... |
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| 7 | Gediminas Bagdonas Gediminas Bagdonas Gediminas Bagdonas is a professional road racing cyclist who currently rides for the Team.- Major achievements :2007... |
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| 8a | Alex Dowsett Alex Dowsett Alex Dowsett is an English racing cyclist who rides for Team Sky. He was educated at Elm Green Preparatory School in Little Baddow, followed by King Edward VI Grammar School in Chelmsford.-Career:... |
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| 8b | 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... |
Geraint Thomas Geraint Thomas Geraint Howell Thomas, MBE is a Welsh professional racing cyclist who rides for the UCI ProTour team . A track cycling world champion and Olympic gold medalist in the team pursuit, Thomas has also enjoyed success on the road, winning the Junior Paris-Roubaix in 2004, the British National... |
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| Final | Lars Boom Lars Boom Lars Anthonius Johannes Boom is a professional cyclo-cross and road racing cyclist who was born in Vlijmen in the Netherlands. Boom rides for UCI ProTeam Rabobank cycling team, having previous ridden for the junior and continental teams. Boom won the cyclo-cross world championships in 2008... |
Pieter Ghyllebert Pieter Ghyllebert Pieter Ghyllebert is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team An Post–Sean Kelly.-External links:... |
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke Jonathan Tiernan-Locke Jonathan Tiernan-Locke is a British professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI Continental team . Tiernan-Locke started racing mountain bikes at the age of 15 before taking up road racing when he was 18. He won the King of the Mountains competition and finished fifth in the general... |
Geraint Thomas Geraint Thomas Geraint Howell Thomas, MBE is a Welsh professional racing cyclist who rides for the UCI ProTour team . A track cycling world champion and Olympic gold medalist in the team pursuit, Thomas has also enjoyed success on the road, winning the Junior Paris-Roubaix in 2004, the British National... |
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