Tour of Britain 2010: Cycling Weekly's coverage index

By Nigel Wynn

6-Sep-2010 | 0 comments

Tour of Britain 2010 logo

The eight-day 2010 Tour of Britain starts on Saturday, September 11, in Rochdale and finishes on Saturday, September 18, in London.

This year is the seventh running of the race since the British national tour's return in 2004.

A total of 17 teams have signed up for the 2010 race, and include a mixture of ProTour, Continental, British and Irish squads. Each team consists of six riders, bringing the total start list to 102 participants.

On this page you'll find links to all of Cycling Weekly's online coverage of the 2010 Tour of Britain, including news stories, race reports, exclusive photographs, analysis, interviews and background information.

Tour of Britain 2010: stage reports
Stage eight: Albasini wins Tour of Britain, Greipel takes final stage
Stage seven: Bozic gives Vacansoleil second stage win
Stage six: Greipel strikes again in Tour of Britain
Stage five: Frapporti wins, Wiggins second
Stage four: Poels wins in Teignmouth
Stage three: Albasini wins in Swansea
Stage two: Henderson in yellow as Team Sky take charge
Stage one: Greipel takes opener

Tour of Britain 2010: Latest news
Cobbles of Constitution Hill awaiting Tour of Britain
Thomas takes positives from race opener
Tour of Britain riders get ready: in pictures
Tour of Britain set for Scotland start in 2011
Tour of Britain 2010: Start list
Team Sky go green for Tour of Britain
Tour of Britain 2010 route revealed

Tour of Britain 2010: Photos
Stage seven gallery by Andy Jones
Stage six gallery by Andy Jones
Stage five gallery by Andy Jones
Stage four gallery by Andy Jones
Stage three gallery by Andy Jones
Stage two gallery by Andy Jones
Stage one gallery by Andy Jones

Tour of Britain 2010: Stages
Analysis of the 2010 Tour of Britain route>>

Stage	Date	From	To	Length	Preview	Report	Photos
1	Sat 11 September	Rochdale	Blackpool	126km	>>>>	>>>>	>>>>
2	Sun 12 September	Stoke-on-Trent	Stoke-on-Trent	160km	>>>>	>>>>	>>>>
3	Mon 13 September	Newtown	Swansea	150km	>>>>	>>>>	>>>>
4	Tues 14 September	Minehead	Teignmouth	171km	>>>>	>>>>	>>>>
5	Weds 15 September	Tavistock	Glastonbury	176km	>>>>	>>>>	>>>>
6	Thurs 16 September	King's Lynn	Great Yarmouth	189km	>>>>	>>>>	>>>>
7	Fri 17 September	Bury St Edmunds	Colchester	151km	>>>>	>>>>	>>>>
8	Sat 18 September	London (Newham)	London (Newham)	100km	>>>>	>>>>	-

Tour of Britain 2010 map

Tour of Britain 2010: Teams
The full start list is available here>>
An Post-Sean Kelly
Cervelo Test Team
Colnago-CSF Inox
Endura
Garmin-Transitions
Ireland
HTC-Columbia
ISD-Neri
Motorpoint-Marshalls Pasta
Raleigh
Rapha-Condor-Sharp
Saxo Bank
Sigma Sport-Specialized
Skil-Shimano
Team Sky
Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator
Vacansoleil

Tour of Britain 2010: TV schedule
The 2010 Tour of Britain will be shown on digital channel ITV4 in Britain. An hour highlights show will be aired from 7-8pm after each stage (September 11-18), with highlights available afterwards on the ITV4 player.

Tour of Britain 2010: Weather forecast
The Met Office has set up a page including a weather forecast for each stage (external link)>>

Edvald Boasson Hagen, Tour of Britain 2009, stage six
2009 Tour of Britain winner Edvald Boasson Hagen

Tour of Britain: Previous winners
2009 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway)
2008 Geoffroy Lequatre (France)
2007 Romain Feillu (France)
2006 Martin Pedersen (Denmark)
2005 Nick Nuyens (Belgium)
2004 Mauricio Ardila (Colombia)

Tour of Britain: Last year's top ten (2009)
1. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Columbia-HTC
2. Chris Sutton (Aus) Garmin-Slipstream at 23sec
3. Martin Reimer (Ger) Cervelo at 25sec
4. Kai Reus (Ned) Rabobank at 26sec
5. Russell Downing (GB) CandiTV-Marshalls Pasta at 39sec
6. Geraint Thomas (GB) Barloworld at 43sec
7. Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel at 43sec
8. Simon Clarke (Aus) ISD-Neri at 47sec
9. Reiner Honig (Ned) Vacansoleil at 49sec
10. Kristian House (GB) Rapha-Condor at 49sec

External links
Tour of Britain official site