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{{short description|Cycling race}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{For|the women's event|Tour of Britain Women}}
{{Infobox cycling race
| name          = Tour of Britain
| current_event = 2024 Tour of Britain
| image         = File:Tour of Britain men logo.jpg
| date          = September
| region        = Great Britain
| english       = 
| localnames    = The Tour
| nickname      = 
| discipline    = Road
| competition   = [[UCI Europe Tour]] (2004–2021) <br/> [[UCI ProSeries]] (2021–present)
| type          = [[Stage race]]
| organiser     = British Cycling
| director      = 
| first         = {{start date|1945}}
| number        =  
| firstwinner   = {{flagathlete|[[Robert Batot]]|FRA}}
| mostwins      = 
| mostrecent    = {{flagathlete|[[Stephen Williams (cyclist)|Stephen Williams]]|GBR}}
}}

The '''Tour of Britain''' is a multi-stage [[road bicycle racing|cycling race]], conducted on British roads, in which participants race across Great Britain to complete the race in the fastest time.

The event dates back to the first British stage races held just after the Second World War. Since then, various different events have been described as the Tour of Britain, including the '''Milk Race''', the '''Kellogg's Tour of Britain''' and the '''PruTour'''.

The most recent version of the Tour of Britain began in 2004 as part of the [[UCI Europe Tour]]. From 2014, the race was rated [[UCI race classifications#Road racing|2.HC]] by the UCI.<ref>{{Cite web
|url=http://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/news/8991#.UvEoxPumXfUsp
|title=The Tour of Britain upgraded to 2.HC status by UCI
|date=4 February 2014
|access-date=4 February 2014
|publisher=The Tour of Britain
}}</ref> The race became part of the new [[UCI ProSeries]] in 2020.

==Tour of Britain (1945–1999)==

===Origins===
The Tour of Britain has its origins in a dispute between cyclists during the Second World War. The British administrative body, the [[National Cyclists' Union]] (NCU), had feared since the 19th century that massed racing on the roads would endanger all racing, including early-morning [[time trials]] and, originally, the very place of cyclists on the road.<ref>"From James Moore to Laurent Fignon", Cyclist Monthly, September 1983</ref>

A race organised from [[Llangollen]] to [[Wolverhampton]] on 7 June 1942, in defiance of the NCU, led to its organisers and riders being banned. They formed a new body, the [[British League of Racing Cyclists]] (BLRC), which wanted not only massed racing but a British version of the [[Tour de France]].<ref>"100 years of racing", ''[[Cycling Weekly|Cycling]]'', 29 April 1978</ref>

The first multi-day stage race in Britain was the Southern Grand Prix in [[Kent]] in August 1944.<ref name=ride>{{cite book| last=Messenger| first=Chas| author-link=Chas Messenger| title=Ride and be Damned| publisher=Pedal Publishing| location=Harpenden| year=1998| isbn=978-0-9534096-0-0| page=151}}</ref> It was won by Les Plume of [[Manchester]]. The first stage was won by [[Percy Stallard]], the organiser of the Llangollen-Wolverhampton race in 1942.

The experience encouraged the BLRC to run a bigger race, the Victory Cycling Marathon, to celebrate the end of the war in 1945. It ran from [[Brighton]] to [[Glasgow]] in five stages and was won by Robert Batot of France, with Frenchmen taking six of the top 10 places, the mountains competition and best team.

[[Chas Messenger]], a BLRC official and historian, said: "No one had ever put on a stage race in this country, other than the Southern Grand Prix, and even fewer people had even seen one. So raw were they that Jimmy Kain (the organiser) even wrote to the [[Auto-Cycle Union]] – the body for motorcycle racing – and the flags used by them were taken as a guide to what was needed.<ref name=ride/> Kain recalled the precarious budget: "£44 entry fees and £130 of my own money and £16 when I went round with the hat after the Bradford stage."<ref>Letter to Percy Stallard, 1 January 1979</ref>

The writer Roger St Pierre said:
:"It was reported that 20,000 watched the start but I've seen a picture which would indicate it was probably three or four times that number. What outsiders didn't see though was just what a ramshackle affair it all was, with riders finishing stages often miles longer than billed then having to find a bed for the night – with the poorer riders ending up spending the night huddled in barns, haylofts or even under the hedgerows."<ref>St Pierre, Roger, Cycling Plus, UK, undated</ref>

The BLRC was not recognised by the world governing body, the [[Union Cycliste Internationale]] and so it recruited its French riders from another rebel organisation, the communist Fédération Sportive et Gymnastique du Travail, using French café-owners in [[Soho]], London, as their link.

===Sponsors and politics===

[[File:Gordon Thomas Receiving the 1953 Tour of Britain Winners Cup.jpg|thumb|[[Gordon Thomas (cyclist)|Gordon Thomas]] receiving the 1953 Tour of Britain cup]]
The Victory Cycling Marathon was run on what little money the BLRC could raise. Riders stayed in cheap boarding houses and officials used their own cars. In 1947, the ''[[News of the World]]'' gave £500 to the race, by then called Brighton-Glasgow. Within a year it pulled out again, concerned by the internal arguments that had bedevilled the BLRC from the start. The 1950 race was sponsored by ''Sporting Record'', another newspaper, followed by the ''[[Daily Express]]'' in 1951.

The cycling official John Dennis said in 2002:
:"The most effective sponsor of the Tour of Britain (the ''Daily Express'') was lost as a result of the constant bickering between rival officials and organisations. I was the press officer to the ''Express'' publicity director, Albert Asher, and saw it all happen. He was upset by the petty disagreements and decided to support the new Formula 1 motor-racing instead."<ref>Fellowship News, Fellowship of Cycling Old Timers, issue 28, 2002</ref>

Sponsorship was taken up by the makers of [[Quaker Oats]] in 1954, and then in 1958 by the [[Milk Marketing Board]].

===The Milk Race {{anchor|milkrace}}===
{{redirect|Milk Race|the video game|Milk Race (video game)}}
The [[Milk Marketing Board]] (MMB) was a sales [[monopoly]] for [[dairy farming|dairy farmers]] in England and Wales. A semi-professional cyclist from [[Derby]], Dave Orford, asked the MMB to pay for "Drink more milk" to be embroidered on the jersey of every semi-professional, or independent, rider in the country. The MMB could then advertise that races had been won because of the properties of milk and the winner would receive a £10 bonus as a result.

Orford met the MMB's publicity officer, Reg Pugh, at the board's headquarters in [[Thames Ditton]], west of London. Orford said: "At the end of the discussion he stated that the MMB would prefer to sponsor a major international marathon. So the Milk Race, the Tour of Britain, was born, starting in 1958 and lasting for 35 years, the longest cycle sponsorship in the UK ever."<ref>Private papers, January 2003</ref> A tie-in video game, ''[[Milk Race (video game)|Milk Race]]'', was released in 1987.

The first two races were open to semi-professionals but from 1960 until 1984 it was open only to amateurs. From 1985 until 1993 it was open to both amateurs and professionals. The Milk Race ended in 1993 because the MMB was wound up with the passing of the UK's [[Agriculture Act 1993]].

In May 2013 the ''Milk Race'' name was revived for an annual one-day [[criterium]] in [[Nottingham]], with elite men's and women's races. The event is organised by Race Director [[Tony Doyle (cyclist)|Tony Doyle]] and sponsored by the [[Dairy Council]] and the Milk Marketing Forum.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/537637/milk-race-returns.html |title=Milk Race returns |last1=Wynn |first1=Nigel|date=28 March 2013 |work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|access-date=29 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/22679312 |title=BBC Sport – Milk Race: Dani King wins women's race in Nottingham}}</ref>

===Kellogg's Tour and PruTour===

[[File:Waiting for the race (15377510045).jpg|thumb|The ''[[Caravane (cycling)|caravane]]'' before the race passed near [[Halifax, West Yorkshire|Halifax]]]]
The professional Kellogg's Tour of Britain ran for eight editions from 1987 to 1994. This tour, particularly in its early years, was characterised by very long hilly stages, a typical example being the [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] to [[Manchester]] stage via the [[Yorkshire Dales]] in the 1987 event. The [[Prudential plc]]-sponsored PruTour (1998–1999) ran twice. Concerns about safety during the races contributed to both events' demise through the withdrawal of sponsorship; in the case of the Kellogg's Tour this followed a member of the public driving head-on into the [[peloton]] in the [[Lake District]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cycling-rogue-driver-stuns-riders-1382578.html|title=Cycling: Rogue driver stuns riders|work=The Independent |location=UK|author=Robin Nicholl|date=10 August 1994}}</ref> and in the case of the PruTour a police motorcyclist being killed in a collision with a motorist near [[Worcester, England|Worcester]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cycling-death-of-police-escort-rider-cancels-tour-of-britain-stage-1156744.html|title=Cycling: Death of police escort rider cancels Tour of Britain stage |work=The Independent |location=UK|author=Martin Ayres|date=29 May 1998}}</ref>

===Winners===

{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Race name
! Rider status
! Winner
! Team/Country
|-
| 1945
| Victory Marathon
| amateur
| Robert Batot
| France
|-
| 1946
| Brighton-Glasgow
| am-ind
| Mike Peers
| Manchester
|-
| 1947
| Brighton-Glasgow
| am-ind
| George Kessock
| Paris Cycles
|-
| 1948
| Brighton-Glasgow
| am-ind
| Tom Saunders
| Dayton Cycles
|-
| 1949
| Brighton-Glasgow
| am-ind
| Geoff Clark
| ITP
|-
| 1950
| Brighton-Glasgow
| am-ind
| George Lander
| Fréjus Cycles
|-
| 1951
| Butlin Tour<ref>seven-stage race between Butlin holiday camps</ref>
| amateur
| Stan Blair
| England
|-
| 1951
| Brighton-Glasgow
| amateur
| Ian Greenfield
| Comet CC
|-
| 1951
| Tour of Britain
| am-ind
| [[Ian Steel]]
| Viking Cycles
|-
| 1952
| Brighton-Glasgow
| amateur
| Bill Bellamy
| Romford CC
|-
| 1952
| Tour of Britain
| am-pro
| Ken Russell
| [[Ellis Briggs]]
|-
| 1953
| Brighton-Newcastle
| amateur
| Frank Edwards
| Norfolk Olympic
|-
| 1953
| Tour of Britain
| am-ind
| [[Gordon Thomas (cyclist)|Gordon Thomas]]
| BSA
|-
| 1954
| Circuit of Britain
| amateur
| Viv Bailes
| Teesside
|-
| 1954
| Tour of Britain
| am-ind
| Eugène Tambourlini
| France
|-
| 1955
| Circuit of Britain
| amateur
| [[Desmond Robinson|Des Robinson]]
| Yorkshire
|-
| 1955
| Tour of Britain
| am-ind
| Tony Hewson
| Sheffield
|-
| 1956
| Circuit of Britain
| amateur
| Dick McNeil
| North-east
|-
| 1958
| Milk Race
| am-ind
| Richard Durlacher
| Austria
|-
| 1959
| Milk Race
| am-ind
| Bill Bradley
| England
|-
| 1960
| Milk Race
| amateur
| Bill Bradley
| England
|-
| 1961
| Milk Race
| amateur
| [[William Holmes (cyclist)|Billy Holmes]]<ref>[http://cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=9163 Bill Holmes], cyclingarchives.org</ref>
| England
|-
| 1962
| Milk Race
| amateur
| Eugen Pokorny
| Poland
|-
| 1963
| Milk Race
| amateur
| [[Pete Chisman]]
| England
|-
| 1964
| Milk Race
| amateur
| [[Arthur Metcalfe]]
| England
|-
| 1965
| Milk Race
| amateur
| [[Les West]]
| Midlands
|-
| 1966
| Milk Race
| amateur
| [[Józef Gawliczek]]
| Poland
|-
| 1967
| Milk Race
| amateur
| [[Les West]]
| Britain
|-
| 1968
| Milk Race
| amateur
| [[Gösta Pettersson]]
| Sweden
|-
| 1969
| Milk Race
| amateur
| [[Fedor den Hertog]]
| Netherlands
|-
| 1970
| Milk Race
| amateur
| [[Jiří Mainuš]]
| [[Czechoslovakia]]
|-
| 1971
| Milk Race
| amateur
| Fedor den Hertog
| Netherlands
|-
| 1972
| Milk Race
| amateur
| [[Hennie Kuiper]]
| Netherlands
|-
| 1973
| Milk Race
| amateur
| [[Piet van Katwijk]]
| Netherlands
|-
| 1974
| Milk Race
| amateur
| [[Roy Schuiten]]
| Netherlands
|-
| 1975
| Milk Race
| amateur
| [[Bernt Johansson]]
| Sweden
|-
| 1976
| Milk Race
| amateur
| [[Bill Nickson]]
| Britain
|-
| 1977
| Milk Race
| amateur
| [[Said Gusseinov]]
| [[USSR]]
|-
| 1978
| Milk Race
| amateur
| [[Jan Brzeźny]]
| Poland
|-
| 1979
| Milk Race
| amateur
| [[Yuri Kashirin]]
| USSR
|-
| 1980
| Milk Race
| amateur
| [[Ivan Mitchenko]]
| USSR
|-
| 1981
| Milk Race
| amateur
| [[Sergei Krivosheev]]
| USSR
|-
| 1982
| Milk Race
| amateur
| Yuri Kashirin
| USSR
|-
| 1983
| Milk Race
| amateur
| [[Matt Eaton]]
| USA
|-
| 1984
| Milk Race
| amateur
| [[Oleg Czougeda]]
| USSR
|-
| 1985
| Milk Race
| pro-am
| [[Eric van Lancker]]
| Fangio
|-
| 1986
| Milk Race
| pro-am
| [[Joey McLoughlin]]
| [[ANC–Halfords Cycling Team|ANC]]
|-
| 1987
| Milk Race
| pro-am
| [[Malcolm Elliott]]
| ANC
|-
| 1987
| Kellogg's Tour
| pro
| [[Joey McLoughlin]]
| ANC
|-
| 1988
| Milk Race
| pro-am
| [[Vasily Zhdanov]]
| USSR
|-
| 1988
| Kellogg's Tour
| pro
| [[Malcolm Elliott]]
| Fagor
|-
| 1989
| Milk Race
| pro-am
| [[Brian Walton (cyclist)|Brian Walton]]
| [[7-Eleven (cycling team)|7-Eleven]]
|-
| 1989
| Kellogg's Tour
| pro
| [[Robert Millar]]
| [[Z–Peugeot]]
|-
| 1990
| Milk Race
| pro-am
| [[Shane Sutton]]
| Banana
|-
| 1990
| Kellogg's Tour
| pro
| [[Michel Dernies]]
| Weinnmann-SMM
|-
| 1991
| Milk Race
| pro-am
| [[Chris Walker (cyclist)|Chris Walker]]
| Banana
|-
| 1991
| Kellogg's Tour
| pro
| [[Phil Anderson (cyclist)|Phil Anderson]]
| [[Motorola (cycling team)|Motorola]]
|-
| 1992
| Milk Race
| pro-am
| [[Conor Henry]]
| Ireland
|-
| 1992
| Kellogg's Tour
| pro
| [[Max Sciandri]]
| Motorola
|-
| 1993
| Milk Race
| pro-am
| [[Chris Lillywhite]]
| Banana
|-
| 1993
| Kellogg's Tour
| pro
| Phil Anderson
| Motorola
|-
| 1994
| Kellogg's Tour
| pro
| [[Maurizio Fondriest]]
| [[Lampre]]
|-
|-
| 1998
| PruTour
| pro
| [[Stuart O'Grady]]
| [[Crédit Agricole (cycling team)|Crédit Agricole]]
|-
| 1999
| PruTour
| pro
| [[Marc Wauters]]
| [[Rabobank (cycling)|Rabobank]]
|-
|}

==Tour of Britain (from 2004)==
After a five-year hiatus, the Tour of Britain returned in 2004. It began as a five-stage race before increasing to six days in 2005, seven in 2007 and eventually an eight-stage race in 2008. It is a professional men's race, typically attracting between 10 and 12 UCI WorldTeams, as well as a handful of UCI ProTeams, four British-registered UCI Continental Teams and a Great Britain national squad which often comprises riders from British Cycling's Senior Academy programme.

[[Image:TourofBritain2005.jpg|thumb|upright|Stage 3 of the 2005 race passing through [[Honley]], near [[Huddersfield]]]]

===Winners===
{{see also|General classification in the Tour of Britain}}
{{Cycling past winner start}}
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{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2007 Tour of Britain|2007]]|name={{sortname|Romain|Feillu}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|AGR|2007}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2008 Tour of Britain|2008]]|name={{sortname|Geoffroy|Lequatre}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|AGR|2008}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2009 Tour of Britain|2009]]|name={{sortname|Edvald|Boasson Hagen}}|nat=NOR|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|THR|2009b}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2010 Tour of Britain|2010]]|name={{sortname|Michael|Albasini}}|nat=SUI|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|THR|2010}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2011 Tour of Britain|2011]]|name={{sortname|Lars|Boom}}|nat=NED|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|RAB|2011}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2012 Tour of Britain|2012]]|name={{sortname|Nathan|Haas}}|nat=AUS|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|GRS|2012b}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2013 Tour of Britain|2013]]|name={{sortname|Bradley|Wiggins}}|nat=GBR|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|SKY|2013}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2014 Tour of Britain|2014]]|name={{sortname|Dylan|van Baarle}}|nat=NED|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|GRS|2014}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2015 Tour of Britain|2015]]|name={{sortname|Edvald|Boasson Hagen}}|nat=NOR|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|MTN|2015}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2016 Tour of Britain|2016]]|name={{sortname|Steve|Cummings}}|nat=GBR|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|DDD|2016}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2017 Tour of Britain|2017]]|name={{sortname|Lars|Boom}}|nat=NED|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|RAB|2017}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2018 Tour of Britain|2018]]|name={{sortname|Julian|Alaphilippe}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|QST|2018}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2019 Tour of Britain|2019]]|name={{sortname|Mathieu|van der Poel}}|nat=NED|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|COC|2019}}}}
{{Cycling past winner no race|year=2020 |reason= the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2021 Tour of Britain|2021]]|name={{sortname|Wout|van Aert}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|TJV|2021}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2022 Tour of Britain|2022]]|name={{sortname|Gonzalo|Serrano}}|nat=ESP|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|MOV|2022}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2023 Tour of Britain|2023]]|name={{sortname|Wout|van Aert}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|TJV|2023}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2024 Tour of Britain|2024]]|name={{sortname|Stephen|Williams|Stephen Williams (cyclist)}}|nat=GBR|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|IPT|2024}}}}
{{Cycling past winner end}}

===History===

===2004===
{{Main|2004 Tour of Britain}}
The [[2004 Tour of Britain]] was the first edition of the modern incarnation of the race. It took place over five days between Wednesday 1 – Sunday 5 September, organised by Surrey-based [[SweetSpot Group]] in collaboration with the BCF ([[British Cycling Federation]]). It was the first Tour of Britain to be held since 1999. SweetSpot MD Hugh Roberts and race director Mick Bennett, who were behind the event's return, are still involved with the race in 2020.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/dec/13/cycling.cycling|title=Plans for Tour of Britain to return|first=William|last=Fotheringham|work=The Guardian|location=UK|date=13 December 2003|access-date=18 September 2011}}</ref>

Sponsored by the Regional Development Agencies, it attracted teams such as [[T-Mobile Team|T-Mobile]] and [[U.S. Postal Service cycling team|U.S. Postal Service]]. It was designated a 2.3 category race on the [[Union Cycliste Internationale]] (UCI) calendar. Highlights of the event were shown as part of BBC'S Grandstand programme a week after the final stage.

The tour climaxed with a {{convert|45|mi}} [[criterium]] in London, where an estimated 100,000 spectators saw a long break by [[Bradley Wiggins]] last until the penultimate lap, before [[Enrico Degano]] of [[Team Barloworld]] took the sprint on the line. The Colombian [[Mauricio Ardila]], of [[Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen|Chocolade Jacques]], won the [[General classification in the Tour of Britain|General Classification]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tourofbritain.com/_ns_history/history_2004.asp|title=Tour of Britain 2004|publisher=Tour of Britain|access-date=18 September 2011}}</ref>

===2005===
{{Main|2005 Tour of Britain}}
The [[2005 Tour of Britain|2005 race]] was run as a UCI 2.1 category in six stages starting in [[Glasgow]] on Tuesday 30 August and finishing in London on Sunday 4 September. British rider Roger Hammond took victory in Blackpool on stage two, becoming the first home rider to [https://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/video-relive-the-2005-tour-of-britain/ win a stage of the modern race]. However, the overall title was won by Belgian rider Nick Nuyens, who is only one of two riders to have led the modern race from start to finish.

Future [[Tour de France]] champion [[Geraint Thomas]] and [[Mark Cavendish]] both made their first appearances in the race during the 2005 Tour; Thomas placed 42nd overall,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/a-look-back-at-geraint-thomass-ovo-energy-tour-of-britain-career/ |title=A look back at Geraint Thoma's Tour of Britain record |last=Bull |first=Nick |date=16 December 2018|publisher=Tour of Britain}}</ref> Cavendish (who finished third in Blackpool on stage two and sixth in Nottingham two days later) 84th.

===2006===
{{Main|2006 Tour of Britain}}
The [[2006 Tour of Britain]] took place from Tuesday 29 August to Sunday 3 September as a UCI category 2.1 event. [[Martin Pedersen (cyclist)|Martin Pedersen]] and [[Andy Schleck]] of [[Team CSC]] won the [[General classification in the Tour of Britain|overall]] and [[King of the Mountains]] classification, respectively. [[Mark Cavendish]] ([[T-Mobile Team]]) won the points classification and [[Johan van Summeren]] ([[Davitamon–Lotto]]) the sprints classification. Like Nuyens in 2005, Pedersen topped the overall standings from start to finish. The race's final stage, held between Greenwich Park and The Mall, was [https://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/video-relive-the-2006-tour-of-britain/ televised live on BBC's Grandstand], making it the first and only stage to enjoy such coverage between 2004 and 2011.

===2007===
{{Main|2007 Tour of Britain}}
The [[2007 Tour of Britain]] was extended to seven days, with the extra day being used to run a stage in [[Somerset]] for the first time. Instead of finishing in London, the 2007 race started in London and finished in [[Glasgow]], which used the event to boost its bid to host the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]]. French rider [[Romain Feillu]] won [[General classification in the Tour of Britain|overall]] by just 0.49 seconds over Spaniard (and stage four winner in Bradford) Adrián Palomares. His victory margin remains the smallest in modern race history. [[Mark Cavendish]] won the race's opening two stages (a 2.5&nbsp;km prologue at [[Crystal Palace Park]] and in Southampton) as well as the points competition, while Yorkshire's [[Ben Swift]] won the mountains competition.

===2008===
{{Main|2008 Tour of Britain}}
The tour increased by yet another day for [[2008 Tour of Britain|2008]], with eight stages scheduled, from Sunday 7 to Sunday 14 September.  The race began in London and finished in [[Liverpool]].<ref>{{Cite web
|url=https://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/video-relive-the-2008-tour-of-britain/
|title=Video: Relive the 2008 Tour of Britain
|date=16 May 2008
|access-date=28 January 2020
|publisher=The Tour of Britain
}}</ref> [[ITV4]] broadcast the race for the first time, with each stage enjoyed hour-long highlight shows presented by [[Ned Boulting]]. As per compatriot Romain Feillu in 2007, overall champion [[Geoffroy Lequatre]] claimed the victory despite not winning a single stage of the Tour. Italian rider [[Alessandro Petacchi]] and future champion [[Edvald Boasson Hagen]] both won three stages apiece; Petacchi triumphed in London (stage one), Gateshead (six) and Liverpool (eight), while Boasson Hagen was first across the line in Stoke-on-Trent (stage four), [[Dalby Forest]] (five) and [[Drumlanrig Castle]] (seven).

===2009===
{{Main|2009 Tour of Britain}}
The sixth edition, the [[2009 Tour of Britain]], was also raced over eight days, Saturday 12 to Saturday 19 September. The race started in [[Scunthorpe]] and finished in London. Boasson Hagen was the dominant overall winner, claiming [https://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/video-relive-the-2009-tour-of-britain/ a record four-consecutive stage victories] (in Peebles, Blackpool, Stoke-on-Trent and Bideford) en route to the title. In his first season as a pro, [[Katusha–Alpecin]] rider Ben Swift memorably took his maiden career victory ahead of team-mate [[Filippo Pozzato]] in [[Yeovil]].

===2010===
{{Main|2010 Tour of Britain}}
The [[2010 Tour of Britain|2010 edition]] of the Tour of Britain was held from Saturday 11 to Saturday 18 September and was won by [[Michael Albasini]]. His winning margin of 65 seconds over Slovenian rider [[Borut Božič]] is the largest in modern race history. Albasini laid the foundations of his victory by winning in [[Swansea]] on stage three; that day's route included two ascents of the city's famed Constitution Hill, a 300-metre cobbled climb that averages a gradient of 19.3%.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://veloviewer.com/segment/6670867|title=Constitution Hill, Swansea segment|publisher=VeloViewer}}</ref> [[Team Sky]] made their race debut in the 2010 Tour, winning stage two in Stoke-on-Trent with New Zealander [[Greg Henderson]]. While the race finished in London for the fifth time in seven editions, the 2010 Tour finale took place around [[ExCeL London]] owing to a clash with the Pope's visit to London, which meant that the centre of the city was out of bounds to the race on the orders of the police and security services.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/tour-of-britain-2010-route-revealed-61629|title=Tour of Britain 2010 route revealed|publisher=Cycling Weekly |date=20 April 2010}}</ref>

===2011===
{{Main|2011 Tour of Britain}}
The [[2011 Tour of Britain]] was held from Sunday 11 to Sunday 18 September. Stage two, scheduled to take place between Kendal and Carlisle, was cancelled due to bad weather.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cycling/14879182.stm|title=Tour of Britain: Second stage cancelled because of high winds|publisher=BBC Sport |date=12 September 2011|access-date=18 September 2011}}</ref> It remains the only stage of the modern race not to run as planned. The [[General classification in the Tour of Britain|general classification]] was won by Dutch rider [[Lars Boom]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/sep/18/mark-cavendish-tour-of-britain|title=Mark Cavendish warms up for Worlds with Tour of Britain stage win|work=The Guardian|location=UK|first=William|last=Fotheringham|date=18 September 2011|access-date=18 September 2011}}</ref> This edition of the race outlined the event's growing stature on the international cycling calendar, as [[Thor Hushovd]] became only the second reigning [[Union Cycliste Internationale|UCI]] road world champion to win a stage of the race wearing the iconic [[Rainbow Jersey]] when he triumphed in [[Caerphilly]] on stage four. Furthermore, [[Mark Cavendish]] returned to the race for the first time since the [[2007 Tour of Britain]] less than two months after he won the [[Points classification in the Tour de France]]. The Manxman won the opening stage in Dumfries and London circuit race finale; he also set up [[HTC–Highroad]] team-mate [[Mark Renshaw]] to win in Exmouth on day five.

===2012===
{{Main|2012 Tour of Britain}}
The [[2012 Tour of Britain]] was held from Sunday 9 to Sunday 16 September.<ref>[http://www.tourofbritain.com/_ns_race/ Tour of Britain 2012]</ref> With the British public's interest in cycling high off the back of [[Bradley Wiggins]]' victory in that summer's [[Tour de France]] and the [[London 2012]] Olympic Games, the final two hours of each stage during the 2012 race were shown live on [[ITV4]] and [[Eurosport]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/daily-live-tv-coverage-for-tour-of-britain-39470 |title=Daily live coverage for the Tour of Britain |last=Bull |first=Nick |date=6 September 2012|publisher=Cycling Weekly}}</ref>

[[Jonathan Tiernan-Locke]] originally won the event, the first British rider to do so since its relaunch.  In 2014, following investigation for [[biological passport]] irregularities, Tiernan-Locke was banned for two years and stripped of his 2012 title.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/28354686|title=Team Sky's Jonathan Tiernan-Locke gets two-year doping ban|date=17 July 2014|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> The race was retrospectively awarded to Australia's [[Nathan Haas]], riding for the [[Garmin–Sharp]] team.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/29031440 |title=Sir Bradley Wiggins to defend Tour of Britain title|date=2 September 2014|publisher=BBC Sport|quote=2012 Nathan Haas (Aus) ... Britain's Jonathan Tiernan-Locke had title stripped for doping offence}}</ref> [[Mark Cavendish]], in his last race as World Champion, won three stages including the final stage in an uphill sprint up Guildford's cobbled high street. Tour de France 2012 winner, [[Bradley Wiggins]] was forced to pull out of the Tour after stage 5, as a result of a stomach bug.

===2013===
{{Main|2013 Tour of Britain}}
The tenth edition, the [[2013 Tour of Britain]], took place from Sunday 15 to Sunday 22 September<ref>[http://www.ucieuropetour.com/templates/UCI/UCI1/layout.asp?MenuId=MjA2Ng&LangId=1 UCI Europe Tour calendar], accessed 25 September 2012</ref> comprising eight stages. Wiggins won in what proved to be Team Sky's only general classification victory in the race,<ref>[http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/534819/tour-of-britain-back-in-surrey-for-2013.html Cycling Weekly] 18 September 2012, accessed 25 September 2012</ref> beating [[IAM Cycling]]'s [[Martin Elmiger]] by 26 seconds, having put 54 seconds into the Swiss rider during the stage three individual time trial around [[Knowsley, Merseyside]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/bradley-wiggins-i-had-to-win-the-tour-of-britain-time-trial-25352|title=Bradley Wiggins: I had to win the Tour of Britain time trial|publisher=Cycling Weekly |last=Bull |first=Nick |date=17 September 2013}}</ref> The race notably featured its first hill-top finish, which took place upon [[Haytor]], Devon, on stage six. Riding for the Great Britain national team, future [[Vuelta a España]] winner [[Simon Yates (cyclist)|Simon Yates]] – then aged just 21 – took a famous victory.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/tour-of-britain/simon-yates-reflects-on-his-best-career-win-to-date-at-the-tour-of-britain-25182|title=Simon Yates reflects on his best career win to date at the Tour of Britain|publisher=Cycling Weekly |date=20 September 2013}}</ref>

===2014===
{{Main|2014 Tour of Britain}}
The eleventh edition, the [[2014 Tour of Britain]], consisted of eight stages between Sunday 7 and Sunday 14 September. For the first time, it was categorised as a UCI 2.HC race and featured a title sponsor: [[Friends Life Group]]. It began in Liverpool and finished in London, with two stage finishes in Wales, three in the west of England, and two in the south-east. The race was won by [[Dylan van Baarle]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/sep/14/tour-of-britain-cycling |title=Dylan van Baarle holds off Bradley Wiggins to win Tour of Britain |last=Fotheringham |first=William |author-link=William Fotheringham|date=14 September 2014|website=[[theguardian.com]] |access-date=9 September 2016}}</ref> German sprinter [[Marcel Kittel]] won the stages in Liverpool and London just weeks after he triumphed in two of the three British stages that featured in the [[2014 Tour de France]]; his London victory in the Tour of Britain came on [[Whitehall]], whereas stage three of the 2014 Tour de France finished on [[The Mall, London]]. Another British victory looked likely when Essex's [[Alex Dowsett]], riding for the [[Movistar Team (men's team)]], moved into the race lead after forming part of a three-man breakaway on stage six between Bath and Hemel Hempstead. However, he lost the lead after the following day's stage between Camberley and Brighton,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/tour-of-britain/alex-dowsett-knew-suffering-tour-britain-136290 |title=Alex Dowsett: I knew I was suffering at the Tour of Britain |last=Bull |first=Nick |date=13 September 2014|publisher=Cycling Weekly}}</ref> and went on to finish eighth overall.

===2015===
{{Main|2015 Tour of Britain}}
[[Edvald Boasson Hagen]] made more history at the [[2015 Tour of Britain]] when he became the first rider to win the modern edition for a second time. The 12th edition of the modern race, held between Sunday 6 and Sunday 13 September, was sponsored by [[Aviva]] following their acquisition of Friends Life in April 2015. In another first, [[Anglesey]] hosted the Grand Départ, becoming the first of Britain's small islands to welcome the Tour. The race visited the cities of Edinburgh (stage four start), Stoke-on-Trent (stage six start) and Nottingham (stage six finish), as well as smaller towns such as [[Prudhoe]] (population of 11,675 in the [[2011 United Kingdom census]]) and [[Fakenham]] (population: 7,357). London again hosted the final stage, however the Tour used a new circuit centred around [[Regent Street]] and [[Piccadilly]] as opposed to its traditional Whitehall loop, versions of which featured in seven editions of the race between 2004 and 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/tour-of-britain/tour-of-britain-2015-route-unveiled-162374 |title=Tour of Britain 2015 route unveiled |last=Bull |first=Nick |date=17 March 2015|publisher=Cycling Weekly}}</ref> German rider [[André Greipel]], riding for [[Lotto–Soudal]] was first across the line but was subsequently disqualified for a dangerous sprint.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/tour-of-britain/andre-greipel-denies-wrong-doing-after-being-relegated-in-tour-of-britain-finale-191412 |title=André Greipel denies wrongdoing after being relegated in Tour of Britain finale |last=Bull |first=Nick |date=13 September 2015|publisher=Cycling Weekly}}</ref> In doing so, he became the first rider to be stripped of a stage win in modern race history; [[Elia Viviani]] was awarded the victory to go alongside successes in [[Wrexham]] on stage one and [[Floors Castle]] on stage three.

===2016===
{{Main|2016 Tour of Britain}}
The [[2016 Tour of Britain]], held between Sunday 4 and Sunday 11 September,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/tour-of-britain/tour-of-britain-2016-route-confirmed-with-stages-in-scotland-wales-and-dartmoor-213397 |title=Tour of Britain 2016 route confirmed with stages in Scotland, Wales and Dartmoor |last=Bull |first=Nick |date=25 February 2016|publisher=Cycling Weekly}}</ref> was won by home rider [[Steve Cummings]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/tour-of-britain/im-simple-guy-just-wants-ride-bike-283844 |title=Steve Cummings: "I'm a simple guy who just wants to ride his bike" |last=Bull |first=Nick |date=11 September 2016|publisher=Cycling Weekly}}</ref> who had previously finished second in 2008 and 2011. The race ran without a title sponsor for the first time since 2013 following the conclusion of a sponsorship agreement with Aviva in June of that year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/tour-of-britain-seeks-new-title-partner/ |title=Tour of Britain seeks new title partner|date=19 January 2016|publisher=Tour of Britain}}</ref>

Glasgow hosted the race's Grand Départ for the first time in 10 years; as per the 2006 Tour, Castle Douglas also welcomed the first finish of the race, won by [[André Greipel]]. Cummings formed the basis of his overall victory by placing second on [[Kendal]]'s steep Beast Banks climb on stage two, before moving into the race lead after the individual time trial in Bristol on stage 7a (the 2016 race was the third and, at present, last edition to feature a split stage). {{UCI team code|IGD|2016}} enjoyed a productive week, with [[Ian Stannard]] soloing to a memorable victory at [[Tatton Park]] and [[Wout Poels]] taking victory atop a wind-swept Haytor on stage six. Poels' success followed his win on Hartside Pass in the 2015 race's hill-top finish stage. The 2016 Tour also proved to be the last professional race of [[Bradley Wiggins]]' cycling career before he retired from the sport. He placed 105th overall, riding for the eponymous {{UCI team code|WGN|2016}} squad.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/dec/28/bradley-wiggins-announces-retirement-from-cycling |title=Bradley Wiggins announces retirement from professional cycling |last=Glendenning |first=Barry |date=29 December 2016|work=The Guardian}}</ref>

===2017===
{{Main|2017 Tour of Britain}}
The [[2017 Tour of Britain]], which took place between Sunday 3 and Sunday 10 September, was won by Dutch rider [[Lars Boom]]. The {{UCI team code|TJV|2017}} rider's victory saw him become the second rider to win the modern race overall for a second time following [[Edvald Boasson Hagen]]'s wins in 2009 and 2015.

This edition of the race was sponsored by [[OVO Energy]], the first of three editions that the Bristol-based energy supply company were the title partner of. In another move that emphasised the race's status on the international cycling calendar, [[ITV4]] broadcast each stage live in full for the first time.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cyclist.co.uk/news/3334/tour-of-britain-to-broadcast-in-full-on-itv4 |title=Tour of Britain to broadcast on ITV4 |last=Robinson |first=Joseph |date=23 August 2017|work=[[Cyclist (magazine)|Cyclist]]}}</ref>

===2018===
{{Main|2018 Tour of Britain}}
[[Julian Alaphilippe]] became the first Frenchman to win the Tour of Britain since 2008 when he triumphed in the 2018 edition. Held between Sunday 2 and Sunday 9 September, the [[2018 Tour of Britain]] was watched by over 1.5 million roadside spectators and featured the likes of [[Chris Froome]] – his first participation in the event since 2009 – and that year's [[Tour de France]] champion [[Geraint Thomas]]. Fittingly for Thomas, the race started in Wales, with the other seven stages taking place in England.

Outlining the event's innovative nature, the race's first-ever [[team time trial]] stage took place on day five of the Tour. Starting in [[Cockermouth]], the 14&nbsp;km uphill stage finished at [[Whinlatter]] having climbed the western side of the fell. The following day's stage also finished atop Whinlatter, albeit after two ascents of its eastern side.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/2018-ovo-energy-tour-of-britain-route-revealed/ |title=2018 Tour of Britain route revealed |last=Bull |first=Nick |date=5 June 2018|publisher=Tour of Britain}}</ref>

===2019===
{{Main|2019 Tour of Britain}}
The [[2019 Tour of Britain]], the first edition of the race to be run from Saturday to Saturday since 2010 (7 to 14 September),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/2019-tour-of-britain-route-revealed/ |title=Explore the Tour of Britain 2019 route |last=Bull |first=Nick |date=3 September 2019|publisher=Tour of Britain}}</ref> was won by [[Mathieu van der Poel]] after a race-long battle with Italian rider [[Matteo Trentin]] ([[Mitchelton–Scott (men's team)|Mitchelton–Scott]]).

Together with compatriot [[Dylan Groenewegen]], van der Poel won three stages of the race, including the [[Greater Manchester]] finale on day eight – one that started in Altrincham and visited all 10 boroughs of the metropolitan county before finishing along [[Deansgate]]. While the 2019 Tour was the first edition of the race since 2012 that did not visit London, [[Glasgow]] and [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]] both featured along the route.

===2020===
Scheduled to take place between Sunday 6 and Sunday 13 September, the 2020 Tour of Britain was due to start with its first [[Cornwall]] Grand Départ.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/route-revealed-for-2020-cornwall-grand-depart/ |title=Route revealed for 2020 Cornwall Grand Départ |date=2 December 2019|publisher=Tour of Britain}}</ref> [[Aberdeenshire]] and [[Aberdeen]] were to host the final stage,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/aberdeen-and-aberdeenshire-announce-two-year-deal-to-host-tour-of-britain/ |title=Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire announce two-year deal to host Tour of Britain |date=11 November 2019|publisher=Tour of Britain}}</ref> marking the furthest point north the race would have visited. The race would have formed part of the [[UCI ProSeries]], comprising the second tier of the men's elite road cycling events, launched by the sport's governing body for 2020. In May 2020, the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The 2021 Tour of Britain followed the route scheduled for the 2020 edition.<ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/cycling/news/21683/11988090/coronavirus-tour-of-britain-cancelled-with-route-retained-for-2021-race| title= Coronavirus: Tour of Britain cancelled with route retained for 2021 race| work=[[Sky Sports]]| date=14 May 2020| access-date=14 May 2020}}</ref>

===2021===
{{Main|2021 Tour of Britain}}

The men's Tour of Britain racereturned to its usual September format after the previous year's cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The race started on 5 September in Penzance, Cornwall, and finished on 12 September in Aberdeen, Scotland.

===2022===
{{Main|2022 Tour of Britain}}The race returned to [[Yorkshire]] for the first time since 2009 and was scheduled to pass through [[Dorset]] for the first time.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Tour of Britain to return to Yorkshire|publisher=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cycling/60331091|access-date=2022-02-13}}</ref> The final three stages were cancelled, and the race declared completed, due to the [[death of Elizabeth II]].<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Kirsten Frattini |date=2022-09-08 |title=Tour of Britain cancelled following the death of Queen Elizabeth II |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-of-britain-stage-6-cancelled-following-the-death-of-queen-elizabeth-ii/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=cyclingnews.com }}</ref>

===2023===
{{Main|2023 Tour of Britain}}
The 2023 race began in [[Manchester]] on 3 September and finished in [[Wales]] on Sunday 10 September. Full details of the route were announced in summer 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tour of Britain 2023 to start in Manchester |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-63901076 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=9 January 2023 |date=8 December 2022}}</ref>

=== 2024 ===
{{Main|2024 Tour of Britain}}
In late 2023, [[British Cycling]] terminated its agreement with race organiser and promoter SweetSpot due to a financial dispute; it was reported that SweetSpot was alleged to owe British Cycling £700,000 in unpaid licencing fees.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/nov/07/future-of-tour-of-britain-mens-race-in-balance-over-dispute-with-promoter |title=Future for Tour of Britain men’s race in balance over dispute with promoter |publisher=The Guardian |last=Whittle |first=Jeremy |date=7 November 2023 |access-date=27 September 2024}}</ref> In January 2024, SweetSpot entered liquidation, and the race was removed from the 2024 calendar.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/exclusive-former-tour-of-britain-organiser-appoints-liquidators-placing-future-of-more-british-races-in-doubt  |title=Exclusive: Former Tour of Britain organiser appoints liquidators placing future of more British races in doubt |publisher=Cycling Weekly |last=Thewlis |first=Tom |date=18 January 2024 |access-date=27 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-30 |title=Tour of Britain and Women's Tour no longer listed on UCI calendar. |url=https://road.cc/content/news/tour-britain-and-womens-tour-no-longer-uci-calendar-306487 |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=road.cc |language=en}}</ref> In February, British Cycling stated its intention to take on the organisation of both the Tour of Britain and the Women's Tour, which was renamed to the [[Tour of Britain Women]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/british-cycling-take-over-organisation-of-mens-and-womens-tour-of-britain/ |title=British Cycling take over organisation of men’s and women’s Tour of Britain |publisher=CyclingNews |last=Ostanek |first=Dani |date=2 February 2024 |access-date=27 September 2024}}</ref> Both Tours were eventually re-added to the [[Union Cycliste Internationale|UCI]] calendar.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-31 |title=UCI Calendar |url=https://www.uci.org/calendar/road/2ruOnavHX0dMGTCRozdYAU?discipline=ROA&country=GBR |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=uci.org |language=en}}</ref> Although British Cycling initially intended the 2024 Tour of Britain Men to consist of eight stages, it was reduced to six, with the intention being also to extend the Tour of Britain Women to six stages in 2025, equalising the men's and women's tours.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/mens-tour-of-britain-cut-to-6-stages-for-2024-as-womens-race-set-for-future-equal-billing |title=Exclusive: Men’s Tour of Britain stages cut to seek parity for women’s race |publisher=Cycling Weekly |last=Thewlis |first=Tom |date=3 April 2024 |access-date=27 September 2024}}</ref>  In May, [[Lloyds Bank]] agreed with British Cycling  to become title partner of both the men's and women's Tours, a deal reportedly worth around £20&nbsp;million over five years.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cycling/2024/05/23/tour-of-britain-saved-british-cycling-secures-deal/ |title=Tour of Britain saved as British Cycling secure ‘one of the biggest deals in British sport’ |publisher=The Telegraph |last=Cary |first=Tom |date=23 May 2024 |access-date=27 September 2024}}</ref> The Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men began in [[Kelso, Scottish Borders|Kelso]], [[Scottish Borders]], on Tuesday 3 September, and concluded in [[Felixstowe]], [[Suffolk]] on Sunday 8 September.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/british-cycling-announces-tour-of-britain-stage-host-towns |title=British Cycling announces Tour of Britain stage host towns |publisher=Cycling Weekly |last=Shrubsall |first=James |date=10 July 2024 |access-date=27 September 2024}}</ref> The men's tour was won by Stevie Williams.<ref>{{cite web | title=Williams seals Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men victory as Govekar wins in Felixstowe | publisher=British Cycling | date=8 September 2024 | url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/road/article/20240908-Williams-seals-Lloyds-Bank-Tour-of-Britain-Men-victory-as-Govekar-wins-in-Felixstowe-0}}</ref>

=== 2025 ===
The 2025 edition will take place from Tuesday 2 September to Sunday 7 September.

==See also==
* [[Tour de Yorkshire]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official website}}
* {{Cycling archives race|497}}

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