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.
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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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Teams
editThe 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 September | Beaumaris – Wrexham | 177 km (110 mi) |  |
Hilly stage |  Elia Viviani (ITA) |
[3] |
| 2 | 7 September | Clitheroe – Colne | 162 km (101 mi) | |
Hilly stage |  Petr Vakoč (CZE) |
[4] |
| 3 | 8 September | Cockermouth – Floors Castle | 216 km (134 mi) |  |
Flat stage | Elia Viviani (ITA) |
[5] |
| 4 | 9 September | Edinburgh – Blyth | 218 km (135 mi) | |
Flat stage |  Fernando Gaviria (COL) |
[6] |
| 5 | 10 September | Prudhoe – Hartside Fell, Cumbria | 171 km (106 mi) |  |
Medium-mountain stage |  Wout Poels (NED) |
[7] |
| 6 | 11 September | Stoke-on-Trent – Nottingham | 189 km (117 mi) | |
Hilly stage | Matteo Trentin (ITA) |
[8] |
| 7 | 12 September | Fakenham – Ipswich | 225 km (140 mi) | |
Flat stage |  André Greipel (GER) |
[9] |
| 8 | 13 September | London | 93 km (58 mi) | |
Flat stage | Elia Viviani (ITA) |
[10] |
Stage 1
edit6 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
edit7 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
edit8 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
edit9 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
edit10 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
edit11 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
edit12 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
edit13 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
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Sprint Classification
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Mountains Classification
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Points Classification
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Team Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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| Legend | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Denotes the leader of the General classification |
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Denotes the leader of the Points classification |
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Denotes the leader of the Mountains classification |
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Denotes the leader of the Sprints classification |
General classification
edit| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)
|
MTN–Qhubeka | 34h 52' 52" |
| 2 | Wout Poels (NED)
|
Team Sky | + 13" |
| 3 |  Owain Doull (GBR)
|
WIGGINS | + 42" |
| 4 |  Rasmus Guldhammer (DEN)
|
Cult Energy Pro Cycling | + 43" |
| 5 | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE)
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Etixx–Quick-Step | + 51" |
| 6 |  Rubén Fernández (ESP)
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Movistar Team | + 51" |
| 7 | Steven Kruijswijk (NED)
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LottoNL–Jumbo | + 51" |
| 8 | Dylan van Baarle (NED)
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Cannondale–Garmin | + 53" |
| 9 | Chris Anker Sørensen (DEN)
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Tinkoff–Saxo | + 59" |
| 10 |  Xandro Meurisse (BEL)
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An Post–Chain Reaction | + 1' 02" |
Points classification
edit| Rider | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Owain Doull (GBR)
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WIGGINS | 78 |
| 2 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)
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MTN–Qhubeka | 77 |
| 3 | Jens Debusschere (BEL)
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Lotto–Soudal | 59 |
| 4 | Elia Viviani (ITA)
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Team Sky | 53 |
| 5 | Matteo Trentin (ITA)
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Etixx–Quick-Step | 52 |
| 6 | Juan José Lobato (ESP)
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Movistar Team | 43 |
| 7 | Rasmus Guldhammer (DEN)
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Cult Energy Pro Cycling | 40 |
| 8 | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE)
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Etixx–Quick-Step | 32 |
| 9 | Wout Poels (NED)
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Team Sky | 31 |
| 10 | Alberto Bettiol (ITA)
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Cannondale–Garmin | 31 |
Mountains classification
edit| Rider | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Williams (GBR)
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ONE Pro Cycling | 36 |
| 2 | Tom Stewart (GBR)
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Madison Genesis | 34 |
| 3 | Mark McNally (GBR)
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Madison Genesis | 29 |
| 4 | Ian Bibby (GBR)
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NFTO | 28 |
| 5 |  Conor Dunne (IRL)
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An Post–Chain Reaction | 26 |
| 6 | Wout Poels (NED)
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Team Sky | 21 |
| 7 | Kristian House (GBR)
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JLT–Condor | 20 |
| 8 |  Tyler Farrar (USA)
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MTN–Qhubeka | 18 |
| 9 |  Danilo Wyss (SUI)
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BMC Racing Team | 15 |
| 10 | Steven Kruijswijk (NED)
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LottoNL–Jumbo | 14 |
Sprints classification
edit| Rider | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Williams (GBR)
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ONE Pro Cycling | 18 |
| 2 | Conor Dunne (IRL)
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An Post–Chain Reaction | 11 |
| 3 | Danilo Wyss (SUI)
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BMC Racing Team | 10 |
| 4 | Pim Ligthart (NED)
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Lotto–Soudal | 8 |
| 5 | Alex Dowsett (GBR)
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Movistar Team | 8 |
| 6 | Dylan van Baarle (NED)
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Cannondale–Garmin | 7 |
| 7 | Graham Briggs (GBR)
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JLT–Condor | 7 |
| 8 | Matteo Trentin (ITA)
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Etixx–Quick-Step | 6 |
| 9 | Russell Downing (GBR)
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Cult Energy Pro Cycling | 6 |
| 10 |  Marcin Białobłocki (POL)
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ONE Pro Cycling | 4 |
Team classification
edit| Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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