2015 Tour of Britain
2015 UCI Europe Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Edvald Boasson Hagen in the final stage with his MTN-Qhubeka team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Race details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dates | 6–13 September 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 1,451 km (901.6 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 34h 52' 52" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2015 Aviva Tour of Britain was an eight-stage men's professional road cycling race. It was the twelfth running of the 2004 incarnation of the Tour of Britain and the 76th British tour in total. The race started on 6 September in Beaumaris and finished on 13 September in London.[1] The race was part of the 2015 UCI Europe Tour.
Teams
[edit]The twenty teams invited to participate in the Tour of Britain are:[2]
UCI ProTeams | UCI Professional Continental Teams | UCI Continental Teams | National Teams |
Stages
[edit]Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | Ref | |
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1 | 6 September | Beaumaris – Wrexham | 177 km (110 mi) | ![]() |
Hilly stage | ![]() |
[3] |
2 | 7 September | Clitheroe – Colne | 162 km (101 mi) | ![]() |
Hilly stage | ![]() |
[4] |
3 | 8 September | Cockermouth – Floors Castle | 216 km (134 mi) | ![]() |
Flat stage | ![]() |
[5] |
4 | 9 September | Edinburgh – Blyth | 218 km (135 mi) | ![]() |
Flat stage | ![]() |
[6] |
5 | 10 September | Prudhoe – Hartside Fell, Cumbria | 171 km (106 mi) | ![]() |
Medium-mountain stage | ![]() |
[7] |
6 | 11 September | Stoke-on-Trent – Nottingham | 189 km (117 mi) | ![]() |
Hilly stage | ![]() |
[8] |
7 | 12 September | Fakenham – Ipswich | 225 km (140 mi) | ![]() |
Flat stage | ![]() |
[9] |
8 | 13 September | London | 93 km (58 mi) | ![]() |
Flat stage | ![]() |
[10] |
Stage 1
[edit]6 September 2015 — Beaumaris to Wrexham, 177 kilometres (110 mi)
Stage 1 Result
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General Classification after Stage 1
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Stage 2
[edit]7 September 2015 — Clitheroe to Colne, 162 kilometres (101 mi)
Stage 2 Result
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General Classification after Stage 2
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Stage 3
[edit]8 September 2015 — Cockermouth to Floors Castle, 216 kilometres (134 mi)
Stage 3 Result
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General Classification after Stage 3
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Stage 4
[edit]9 September 2015 — Edinburgh to Blyth, 135 kilometres (84 mi)
Stage 4 Result
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General Classification after Stage 4
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Stage 5
[edit]10 September 2015 — Prudhoe to Hartside Fell, Cumbria, 171 kilometres (106 mi)
Stage 5 Result
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General Classification after Stage 5
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Stage 6
[edit]11 September 2015 — Stoke-on-Trent to Nottingham, 189 kilometres (117 mi)
Stage 6 Result
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General Classification after Stage 6
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Stage 7
[edit]12 September 2015 — Fakenham to Ipswich, 227 kilometres (141 mi)
Stage 7 Result
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General Classification after Stage 7
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Stage 8
[edit]13 September 2015 — London, 93 kilometres (58 mi)
Stage 8 Result
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General Classification after Stage 8
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Classification leadership
[edit]Stage | Winner | General classification![]() |
Sprint Classification![]() |
Mountains Classification![]() |
Points Classification![]() |
Team Classification |
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1 | Elia Viviani | Elia Viviani | Conor Dunne | Kristian House | Elia Viviani | Team Sky |
2 | Petr Vakoč | Petr Vakoč | Peter Williams | Tom Stewart | Juan José Lobato | Etixx–Quick-Step |
3 | Elia Viviani | Juan José Lobato | ||||
4 | Fernando Gaviria | Owain Doull | ||||
5 | Wout Poels | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Peter Williams | Movistar Team | ||
6 | Matteo Trentin | Cannondale–Garmin | ||||
7 | André Greipel | |||||
8 | Elia Viviani | |||||
Final | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Peter Williams | Peter Williams | Owain Doull | Cannondale–Garmin |
Standings
[edit]General classification
[edit]Rider | Team | Time | |
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1 | ![]() ![]() |
MTN–Qhubeka | 34h 52' 52" |
2 | ![]() |
Team Sky | + 13" |
3 | ![]() ![]() |
WIGGINS | + 42" |
4 | ![]() |
Cult Energy Pro Cycling | + 43" |
5 | ![]() |
Etixx–Quick-Step | + 51" |
6 | ![]() |
Movistar Team | + 51" |
7 | ![]() |
LottoNL–Jumbo | + 51" |
8 | ![]() |
Cannondale–Garmin | + 53" |
9 | ![]() |
Tinkoff–Saxo | + 59" |
10 | ![]() |
An Post–Chain Reaction | + 1' 02" |
Points classification
[edit]Rider | Team | Points | |
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1 | ![]() ![]() |
WIGGINS | 78 |
2 | ![]() ![]() |
MTN–Qhubeka | 77 |
3 | ![]() |
Lotto–Soudal | 59 |
4 | ![]() |
Team Sky | 53 |
5 | ![]() |
Etixx–Quick-Step | 52 |
6 | ![]() |
Movistar Team | 43 |
7 | ![]() |
Cult Energy Pro Cycling | 40 |
8 | ![]() |
Etixx–Quick-Step | 32 |
9 | ![]() |
Team Sky | 31 |
10 | ![]() |
Cannondale–Garmin | 31 |
Mountains classification
[edit]Rider | Team | Points | |
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1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
ONE Pro Cycling | 36 |
2 | ![]() |
Madison Genesis | 34 |
3 | ![]() |
Madison Genesis | 29 |
4 | ![]() |
NFTO | 28 |
5 | ![]() |
An Post–Chain Reaction | 26 |
6 | ![]() |
Team Sky | 21 |
7 | ![]() |
JLT–Condor | 20 |
8 | ![]() |
MTN–Qhubeka | 18 |
9 | ![]() |
BMC Racing Team | 15 |
10 | ![]() |
LottoNL–Jumbo | 14 |
Sprints classification
[edit]Rider | Team | Points | |
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1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
ONE Pro Cycling | 18 |
2 | ![]() |
An Post–Chain Reaction | 11 |
3 | ![]() |
BMC Racing Team | 10 |
4 | ![]() |
Lotto–Soudal | 8 |
5 | ![]() |
Movistar Team | 8 |
6 | ![]() |
Cannondale–Garmin | 7 |
7 | ![]() |
JLT–Condor | 7 |
8 | ![]() |
Etixx–Quick-Step | 6 |
9 | ![]() |
Cult Energy Pro Cycling | 6 |
10 | ![]() |
ONE Pro Cycling | 4 |
Team classification
[edit]Team | Time | |
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1 | Cannondale–Garmin | 104h 42' 38" |
2 | Team Sky | + 5' 35" |
3 | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 5' 35" |
4 | Movistar Team | + 44' 37" |
5 | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 47' 35" |
6 | IAM Cycling | + 52' 46" |
7 | Great Britain | + 55' 01" |
8 | Etixx–Quick-Step | + 1h 01' 51" |
9 | Cult Energy Pro Cycling | + 1h 09' 40" |
10 | Lotto–Soudal | + 1h 43' 55" |
References
[edit]- ^ "Tour of Britain returns to Suffolk and Norfolk". BBC News. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ Cycling News. "Tour of Britain announces 2015 teams". Cyclingnews.com.
- ^ "Tour of Britain 2015: Team Sky's Elia Viviani wins first stage". BBC Sport. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Tour of Britain: Petr Vakoc wins stage two to take overall lead". BBC Sport. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ "Tour of Britain: Elia Viviani wins stage three as Petr Vakoc crashes". BBC Sport. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ "Tour of Britain: Mark Cavendish helps Fernando Gaviria to stage win". BBC Sport. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ "Team Sky's Woet Poels wins Tour of Britain stage five". BBC Sport. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ "Mark Cavendish crashes out of Tour of Britain with shoulder injury". BBC Sport. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ "Tour of Britain: Andre Greipel wins stage seven in Ipswich". BBC Sport. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ^ "Tour of Britain: Edvald Boasson Hagen claims race win". BBC Sport. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
External links
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