Five day British race returns to the east coast for Suffolk final stage The Women’s Tour will return to the east of England for its final stage, between the port of Harwich, Essex, and the cathedral city of Bury St […]
“Trott Stage” between home town of Cheshunt and first race venue in Welwyn Garden City The Women’s Tour, the sister event to the men’s Tour of Britain, has confirmed the locations of its third and fourth stages, which will take […]
British race shares ranking with non-upgraded Men’s equivalent Race organiser SweetSpot has declared itself “absolutely delighted” with the International Cycling Union (UCI) 2.1 rating awarded to the first ever edition of the “Women’s Tour” in 2014. The five-day British race, […]
London finale plays out in front of huge crowds Mark Cavendish finished off the Tour of Britain in style today, powering home for his third stage win out of the eight day race. The Omega Pharma Quick Step rider hit […]
Holds off Viviani and Ciolek into Guildford; Wiggins maintains overall lead Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) sprinted long and hung on for his second victory of the Tour of Britain, denying previous stage winners Elia Viviani (Cannondale) and Gerald Ciolek […]
Great Britain amateur shows ability with final kilometre surge while Wiggins contains rivals Biding his time as some of the other climbers fired off attacks on the final climb of Haytor Hill, Great Britain amateur Simon Yates put in a […]
“It was simply him being too fast” Having launched from a good position and sped towards the line at the end of stage five of the Tour of Britain, Omega Pharma Quick Step rider Michal Golas looked for a moment […]
Irishman goes one better than Kendal at the head of an elite final group Sam Bennett (An Post-Chainreaction) celebrated his call up to Ireland’s World championship team with a victory on stage five, between Machynlleth and Caerphilly, to make up […]
Quintana, Martin and others certain to attack today Bradley Wiggins will face one of the most important tests to his leadership of the Tour of Britain today, with climbers such as Dan Martin (Garmin-Sharp) and Tour de France runner-up Nairo […]
Bradley Wiggins holds on to his lead as the break is caught in the final kilometre Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) took a popular victory for the home nation in the fourth stage of the 2013 Tour of Britain, between […]
Briton fired up for Florence, and also to retain lead in Tour of Britain With just over a week to go until the elite world time trial championships, Bradley Wiggins has said that he considers he’s in perfect condition to […]
Tour of Gila winner crashes during Tour of Britain time trial, Cycling Ireland delays worlds selection decision Irish climber Philip Deignan’s hopes of a strong Tour of Britain evaporated today in a crash, and it appears his chances of riding […]
Olympic champion takes gold jersey after another wet day in Knowsley Safari Park Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) threw down the gauntlet to his World championship rivals with a dominant victory in the 16km third stage time trial of the Tour […]
Former European track champion building on stream of solid recent results Young Irish rider Sam Bennett took a step towards his goal of securing a pro contract on stage two of the Tour of Britain on Monday, powering clear of […]
German outsprints Sam Bennett on uphill Kendal finish after a day of attacks Gerald Ciolek (MTN-Qhubeka) won the second stage of the Tour of Britain, between Carlisle and Kendal, as the peloton endured another day of pouring rain across Cumbria’s […]
Ciolek sprints well but goes too soon, Petacchi nabs second Italian rider Elia Viviani took first blood in the Tour of Britain, timing his finishing effort best of the sprinters at the end of the opening stage of the race. […]
Milano-Samremo winner to make his debut in eight-day British race Gerald Ciolek will lead the MTN-Qhubeka team at the Tour of Britain, which starts on Sunday, September 15th in Peebles, Scotland, as he makes his debut in the event. The […]
Strongest field to date lined up, Martin likely to ride Tour de France runner-up Nairo Quintana and the rider regarded by many in recent years as the fastest sprinter in cycling, Mark Cavendish, are amongst a strong field set to […]
