Report & Results – Stage 8: Tour of Britain

History in the making as Endura Racing’s Jonathan Tiernan-Locke wins The Tour of Britain as Cavendish wins last race in rainbow jersey for 2012

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Stage 8: Reigate to Guildford 147 km(Sunday 16th)

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Jonathan Tiernan Locke has become the first home winner of The Tour of Britain, since it’s revival in 2004, clinching the race leader’s IG Gold Jersey following the final stage in Surrey.

Mark Cavendish rounded out a fantastic week for The Tour of Britain, taking the stage win in Guildford, his third of the 2012 Tour, sprinting to victory atop the cobbled High Street ahead of Boy Van Poppel and Fabio Sabatini, in what will be his last race appearance in the World Champion’s rainbow stripes.

Tiernan Locke finished safely within the main field to maintain his eighteen second advantage and become the first British winner of The Tour of Britain since Robert Millar took the 1989 Kellogg’s Tour.

The Endura Racing rider finished eighteen seconds ahead of Garmin – Sharp’s Nathan Haas, with Liquigas – Cannondale’s Damiano Caruso a further five seconds in arrears to complete the podium.

“It’s well clear of the other wins, right at the top for sure,” said Jonathan Tiernan Locke, reflecting on his victory. “Not just because it’s The Tour of Britain but because of all the crowds and support it’s just been on another level.”

Reflecting on the final stage of the race, as The Tour of Britain visited Surrey for the first time, Tiernan Locke said. “It was a pretty straight forward stage. It was just rolling, we had that one steep climb when the race blew apart but then it came back together.”

“It was a really fast run in, Sky just going flat out and a couple of my team mates were doing it as well. Being close to London, the final stage it being a weekend, the crowds were just unreal. Coming through Guilford with 100km to go it was like the finish of a race, crowds ten deep or whatever they were, it was just amazing.”

British domestic teams took home three of the race’s four leader’s jerseys, in addition to Endura Racing claiming the IG Gold Jersey, Rapha Condor took the SKODA King of the Mountains Jersey, presented to Kristian House by its designer, 14-year-old Surrey schoolchild George Barton-Wood, while Node4 – Giordana Racing’s Peter Williams claimed the Yodel Sprints Jersey, sponsored by parcel delivery company Yodel.

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UnitedHealthcare’s Boy Van Poppel took the Chain Reaction Cycles Points Jersey, while the Saur Sojasun squad took the Team General Classification, with both David Lelay and Jerome Coppel finishing in the top ten.

The Tour’s first ever Surrey stage saw packed crowds across the 147-kilometre route heading into the Surrey Hills from Reigate. A four rider break containing Williams, Wesley Kreder, Jack Bobridge and Team IG – Sigma Sport’s Simon Richardson, who claimed the final day’s Rouleur Combativity Award, moved clear for the first half of the race, but was pulled back before the final SKODA King of the Mountains climb of Barhatch Lane.

Team NetApp and Caerphilly winner Leopold Koenig upped the pace and the race briefly split up, with two distinct groups forming in front of the peloton, the second of which included race leader Tiernan Locke.

Samuel Sanchez, Liam Holohan and Bobridge then went away, with the Australian persevering for the longest, holding off the chasing peloton as The Tour sped back towards Guildford.

The Orica GreenEDGE rider was reeled in though, with Team Sky hitting the front to set up Cavendish, with the Manxman jumping clear with around 100 metres to go on the cobbled uphill run to the line, in which he was never bettered.

“I really wanted to win here in Guildford,” said Mark Cavendish. “I haven’t obviously got great memories of the results here from the Olympics but I’ve got great memories of the crowds here from the Olympics so I wanted to win here on the last stage in Guildford.

“It wasn’t an easy finish. It wasn’t just the last stage in The Tour of Britain; it was the last race for me in the rainbow jersey. The team were incredible, they supported me the whole day; the guys stayed in control and they gave it everything they had – so proud of them.”

Victory means Cavendish has now drawn level with teammate Edvald Boasson Hagen as the most successful rider in the modern Tour, with seven stage wins a piece.

Stage Eight Winner, “I really wanted to win here in Guilford. I haven’t obviously got great memories of the results here from the Olympics but I’ve got great memories of the crowds here from the Olympics so I wanted to win here on the last stage in Guilford.”

“It wasn’t an easy finish. It wasn’t just the last stage in the Tour of Britain; it was the last race for me in the rainbow jersey. The team were incredible, they supported me the whole day; the guys stayed in control and they gave it everything they had – so proud of them.”

“It’s the first British win for the gold jersey, Jonathan Tiernan-Locke’s done a great job. It’s been nine years since it’s been done.”

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Jonathan Tiernan-Locke, Gold Jersey Winner, Endura Racing
Can you put it into words how you’re feeling right now… “Feeling a bit drunk, think I’ve got about half a bottle of champagne down me. I am relived to not have thrown it away at the last minute and finish it off. Just fantastic.”

Was it a routine stage for you… “Fairly, we wanted to ride for a bunch sprint and there was once dangerous moment on the steep climb and I had to go with the move. When you’re expecting an easier day and for something like that to go it was a bit stressful. For Cav to win added some value to the stage.

The Tour of Britain thanks Russell Downing for his help in making the dream of an overall win a reality.

“I didn’t try and go away, I just followed a move. NetApp did a full on lead out withal the guys peeling off until it was just one who attacked and I didn’t want to give him any freedom, even though it was just two minutes, principle really. I wanted it to be a bunch sprint.”

How does this win rank amongst others… “It’s well clear of the others, right at the top for sure. Not just because it’s the Tour of Britain but because of all the crowds and support it’s just been on another level. “

Sets you up nicely for Sunday then…[World Championships] “Like I said I don’t know what my role will be, I am sure it will be discussed next week. After a few days rest from this because I am tired, hopefully I will be able to do a good job.”

A word on the team… “Unbelievable. You’ve seen how professionally we’ve ridden here all week. They haven’t feared reputations, we’ve just taken it up from stage one when we rode. People may have questioned why we were doing it but we got rid of some GC contenders on that day and each day we’ve taken our opportunity and by the end we only had a handful of guys to worry about.”

How does today’s stage compare to others on the Tour… “It was pretty straight forward. It was just rolling, we had that one steep climb when the race blew apart but then it came back together. It was a really fast run in, SKY just going flat out and a couple of my team mates were doing it as well. Being close to London, the final stage it being a weekend, the crowds were just unreal. Coming through Guilford with 100km to go it was like the finish of a race, crowds ten deep or whatever they were, it was just amazing.”

On a possible return for The Tour here next year… “It deserves it, what a reception we got so I hope it is included.”

In January at the team launch it was said it was a main aim to win the Tour of Britain. Did you think that was possible… “We didn’t know the route and lots of things can change so you never know. Towards the end of the season it’s been my goal to build towards it and my form has been good and we started to believe in it. We had a training camp and all the guys backed me and it paid off.”

How does it feel being part of a great summer oh sporting history… “It’s great to contribute to that at the end of it. It’s a week away from the end of my season. Personally to finish off like that, for the team it’s the biggest thing we’ve done and it’s just great to be a part of it.”

Has it sunk in yet… “Not really, it will later on.”

Was there added pressure in being tipped as a favourite… “It’s nice to be included in a list like that but I think you feel the extra pressure, especially going into the stages that you know don’t suit you. Like the first four stages where all I could have got out of those is losing time, I am not going to gain anything on them so those are a bit stressful and not lose time in the bunch sprints or fall off so it was added pressure but we coped with it.”

Kristian House, Skoda King of the Mountains Winner, Rapha Condor – “It’s funny because I was talking about it to Jonathan Tiernan-Locke a few days ago that a few years ago we were trying to get in the breaks every single day and we couldn’t get in the breaks to save our lives and this year I managed to get into four of them and that is the way I managed to win the jersey, just getting in the breaks and taking the points. I am not the best climber out there but it’s an opportunity and you got to take that and make it count when you can.”

What’s the secret to getting in the breaks at the right time… “I don’t think there is a secret, you just learn how to read a race and you can kind of feel it. I have missed it loads of times but things just fall together at the right place and the right time. It’s just something you learn through your career and the older you get, the better you get at it.”

On riding with a young team… “It’s about leading by example. It doesn’t actually mean winning races, it means holding your position in the bunch and riding correctly. That gave the boys a lot of confidence going into the second day. They saw that if I can get a jersey then so can they. Hanley showed that the next day by getting in the move. I felt a bit bad that I kept hogging getting into the breaks but everyone knew what I was trying to do.”

On the importance of getting a jersey… “I’ve ridden GC a number of times and whilst I’ve gotten top tens, I don’t really look for that anymore. Getting into breaks is good or getting a jersey or a stage, a stage is really what I would like but it’s so hard when the race is so controlled a sprint jersey or a mountains jersey is probably your best bet.”

Change in the Tour over the years… “The crowds have been incredible from the first day. When you go through little villages and there are thousands of people there and it was just phenomenal. It has to come down to, Bradley had won the Tour [de France] and then with the Olympics. Not just the cycling in the Olympics but the Olympics in general. It’s been such an amazing thing for sport in this country. Hopefully it just grows and doesn’t diminish over the next few years. “

Is the gap between domestic and European teams narrowing… “There is a narrowing but it’s not as extreme as me and Peter winning jerseys would suggest. Endura have shown that they can compete on that level. It is narrowing but there is still a gap there. It is impressive to see, people just going for the attacks and not afraid of the riders and the distance of the race. It is a lot longer than we race on a weekend basis here.”

Peter Williams, Yodel Sprints Jersey Winner, Node 4-Giordana

On today’s stage…
“I found the break early on, took the three sprints and sealed it. We got caught on the first category climb so it was just a case of trying to hang on and staying in the group. It was nice to finish off the stage race in the break and seal the jersey. “

What was the strategy…
“It wasn’t necessarily just for the points, it was just to get out there for the day and get Node 4-Giordana on the radar. We weren’t going to win the bunch sprint so we wanted to get as much out of the stage as we could.”

If you can’t win a stage is the jersey the next best thing…
“There is live TV and a lot of coverage. For the domestic-based British teams it’s a big thing to get on TV and get the coverage. It’s what the sponsors want and what we’re paid to do.”

Did you expect to keep the jersey…
“Coming into it I knew I had good legs and knew if I got in the breaks there was a possibility of getting the jersey. With a jersey like this if you go out for it early and stake your claim on it, everyone else doesn’t seem to have too much interest in it so that was the plan early on.”

Pete Williams gives his move out front the thumbs up today on stage 8

On his season…
“I’ve gone well all year on the road, it’s just the British calendar is quite limited on the road racing side of things and the criteriums don’t really suit me but I’ve gone well on pretty much every road race I’ve done. So best season so far that I’ve done.”

How hard is it to get into the breaks…
“To read it, you’ve got to kind of wait and use your energy at the right time and I seem to be able to pick it quite well. You’ve just got to sense when it’s going to shut down behind you and make your effort at the right time. It’s never easy really.”

Simon Richardson, Rouleur Combativity Award, Team IG – Sigma Sport – “The whole week for IG Sigma Sport has been about attacking, trying to get into the moves and finally it was my turn today which was great. Sometimes it’s a bit of a lottery getting away early on but it was brilliant today, there was a lot of IG Sigma Sport out there today which was cool.”

Was a break your strategy… “Plan B was that we were really going to have to ride if we didn’t get in the break so everyone was pretty motivated to do so. And you can see why when it clearly means so much to the sponsors so it was good.”

What were you aiming for… “Personally, I always like to ride for GC but that went out the window on the first day when I came down in a crash so I lost time. When that was out the window it became about getting in the breaks. It’s a nice way to ride though.”

How has the week been… “It has been a tough week, everyone is probably saying the same thing, particularly yesterday but when you get in the break you sort of forget about that and it was only when I got caught that I realised how nailed I was.”

Has the level of riding in The Tour increased… “Pro racing, as a small British team, you noticed how much more controlled it is and sometimes you go a lot slower, times when you go a lot faster, at least until the elastic snaps and a few of them go. So there was no real difference there. It’s simply just the public support. It’s been overwhelming this time so you definitely notice the difference there.”

The commissares and officials on the 2012 Edition of the race….

This is what we saw today as we entered the final few hundred meters of the finish… and there were many thousands more out on the course… awesome crowds in Surrey.

More mad people out on the course adding colour to a great turn out in Surrey!

Ian Bibby of Endura Racing leads the peloton on the run in to Guildford where Mark Cavendish won his last race in the rainbow bands before heading for the Road Worlds next weekend.

Jack Bobridge on GreenEdge on the attack at the end of the stage. Perhaps his team should have had him in the World TTT champs … they won bronze.

Marc de Maar on the attack again in the Tour of Britain.

One of the final breaks including Jack Bobridge and Joshua Edmondson.

Liam Holohan of Raleigh GAC in a break with Bobridge and former Olympic champion Sami Sanchez

NetApp on the attack after the final KoM

NetApp on the KoM trying to break Jon Locke but the Devon rider was more than a match for them on the spectator packed slopes.

The break that dominated the first half of the stage which was caught on the final KoM climb. It including Pete Williams, Simon Richardson, Jack Bobridge and Wesley Kreder.

It was clear from the word go that team Sky were going to try and set it up for Mark Cavendish and he never let them down winning easily in Guildford.

Pete Williams pulling away the break early on stage 8.

Matt Cronshaw and a rider from An Post Dolan Bikes having a go in the early part of stage 8.

The race rolls out from Reigate in front of a massive crowd.

The champagne flowed as the top three in the 2012 Tour of Britain celebrated on the podium.

Results

Stage Eight, Reigate to Guildford, 147.8km

Rouleur Combativity Award: Simon Richardson, GBR, Team IG – Sigma Sport

Stage 8
1 Mark Cavendish Sky Procycling 3h 33′ 5”
2 Boy Van Poppel UnitedHealthcare st
3 Fabio Sabatini Liquigas – Cannondale st
4 Russell Downing Endura Racing st
5 Cesare Benedetti Team NetApp at 0′ 3”
6 Yanto Barker UK Youth Cycling st
7 Pieter Ghyllebert An Post Sean Kelly st
8 Bernard Sulzberger Raleigh – GAC st
9 Niels Wytinck An Post Sean Kelly st
10 Richard Lang Rapha Condor st
11 Nathan Haas Garmin – Sharp st
12 Paul Voss Endura Racing st
13 Daniel Lloyd IG – Sigma Sport st
14 Gediminas Bagdonas An Post Sean Kelly st
15 Simon Yates Great Britain st
16 Adrian Saez de Arregui Euskaltel Euskadi st
17 Marcin Bialoblocki Node 4 – Giordana st
18 Damiano Caruso Liquigas – Cannondale st
19 Jonathan Tiernan-Locke Endura Racing st
20 Bartosz Huzarski Team NetApp st
21 Graham Briggs Raleigh – GAC st
22 David Lelay Saur Sojasun st
23 David Clarke Node 4 – Giordana st
24 Ricardo Garcia Euskaltel Euskadi st
25 Peter Hawkins IG – Sigma Sport st
26 Jan Barta Team NetApp st
27 Pierre Cazaux Euskaltel Euskadi st
28 Christopher Jones UnitedHealthcare st
29 Jacek Morajko Vacansoleil – DCM st
30 Leigh Howard Orica – GreenEDGE st
31 Ben Grenda Rapha Condor st
32 Matthias Krizek Liquigas – Cannondale st
33 Leopold Koenig Team NetApp st
34 Josh Edmondson Great Britain st
35 Yannick Talabardon Saur Sojasun st
36 Niklas Gustavsson UK Youth Cycling at 0′ 12”
37 David McGowan UK Youth Cycling st
38 Luke Rowe Sky Procycling st
39 Jerome Coppel Saur Sojasun st
40 Wesley Kreder Vacansoleil – DCM st
41 Peter Williams Node 4 – Giordana st
42 Sep Vanmarcke Garmin – Sharp st
43 Steele Von Hoff Garmin – Sharp st
44 Christian Knees Sky Procycling st
45 Christopher Jennings Rapha Condor st
46 Marco Benfatto Liquigas – Cannondale st
47 Samuel Sanchez Euskaltel Euskadi st
48 Pablo Urtasun Euskaltel Euskadi st
49 Evan Oliphant Raleigh – GAC at 0′ 19”
50 Marc De Maar UnitedHealthcare at 0′ 21”
51 Ivan Basso Liquigas – Cannondale at 0′ 25”
52 Tom Last IG – Sigma Sport st
53 Robert Förster UnitedHealthcare at 0′ 27”
54 Jacob Rathe Garmin – Sharp at 0′ 30”
55 Ronan Mclaughlin An Post Sean Kelly at 0′ 39”
56 Liam Holohan Raleigh – GAC at 0′ 48”
57 Aidis Kruopis Orica – GreenEDGE at 0′ 58”
58 Owain Doull Great Britain st
59 Simon Richardson IG – Sigma Sport at 0′ 59”
60 Kristian House Rapha Condor at 1′ 9”
61 Jonny Clarke UnitedHealthcare st
62 Jeremy Hunt Sky Procycling at 1′ 24”
63 Ian Bibby Endura Racing at 1′ 55”
64 Jonathan McEvoy Endura Racing st
65 Bernhard Eisel Sky Procycling at 2′ 17”
66 Jack Bobridge Orica – GreenEDGE at 4′ 15”
67 George Atkins Great Britain at 10′ 41”
68 Christofer Stevenson UK Youth Cycling st
69 Magnus Backstedt UK Youth Cycling st
70 Daniel Schorn Team NetApp st
71 Alistair Slater Great Britain st
72 Barry Markus Vacansoleil – DCM st
73 Tom Moses Great Britain st
74 Mathew Cronshaw Node 4 – Giordana st
75 Michael Hepburn Orica – GreenEDGE at 13′ 55”
76 Dan Craven IG – Sigma Sport st

IG Gold Jersey, General Classification, Final Standings
1 Jonathan Tiernan-Locke Endura Racing 9h 11′ 22”
2 Nathan Haas Garmin – Sharp at 0′ 18”
3 Damiano Caruso Liquigas – Cannondale at 0′ 23”
4 Leigh Howard Orica – GreenEDGE at 1′ 2”
5 Christopher Jones UnitedHealthcare at 1′ 12”
6 Bartosz Huzarski Team NetApp at 2′ 1”
7 David Lelay Saur Sojasun st
8 Boy Van Poppel UnitedHealthcare at 2′ 14”
9 Christian Knees Sky Procycling at 2′ 35”
10 Jerome Coppel Saur Sojasun at 4′ 30”
11 Leopold Koenig Team NetApp at 4′ 52”
12 David Clarke Node 4 – Giordana at 4′ 54”
13 Paul Voss Endura Racing at 5′ 43”
14 Samuel Sanchez Euskaltel Euskadi at 6′ 2”
15 Pierre Cazaux Euskaltel Euskadi at 6′ 15”
16 Josh Edmondson Great Britain st
17 Jacek Morajko Vacansoleil – DCM at 6′ 20”
18 Luke Rowe Sky Procycling at 7′ 13”
19 Ivan Basso Liquigas – Cannondale at 7′ 33”
20 Yannick Talabardon Saur Sojasun at 7′ 37”
21 Yanto Barker UK Youth Cycling at 11′ 10”
22 Richard Lang Rapha Condor at 12′ 22”
23 Bernard Sulzberger Raleigh – GAC at 12′ 58”
24 Jan Barta Team NetApp at 13′ 2”
25 Marcin Bialoblocki Node 4 – Giordana at 13′ 34”
26 Steele Von Hoff Garmin – Sharp at 13′ 48”
27 Gediminas Bagdonas An Post Sean Kelly at 14′ 26”
28 Marc De Maar UnitedHealthcare at 16′ 43”
29 Evan Oliphant Raleigh – GAC at 16′ 55”
30 Simon Richardson IG – Sigma Sport at 18′ 57”
31 Liam Holohan Raleigh – GAC at 19′ 18”
32 Peter Williams Node 4 – Giordana at 19′ 25”
33 Russell Downing Endura Racing at 19′ 33”
34 Sep Vanmarcke Garmin – Sharp at 20′ 24”
35 Wesley Kreder Vacansoleil – DCM at 20′ 32”
36 David McGowan UK Youth Cycling at 20′ 41”
37 Ben Grenda Rapha Condor at 20′ 44”
38 Adrian Saez de Arregui Euskaltel Euskadi at 21′ 3”
39 Fabio Sabatini Liquigas – Cannondale at 21′ 18”
40 Niels Wytinck An Post Sean Kelly at 21′ 39”
41 Cesare Benedetti Team NetApp at 22′ 13”
42 Matthias Krizek Liquigas – Cannondale at 22′ 32”
43 Pieter Ghyllebert An Post Sean Kelly at 23′ 12”
44 Ricardo Garcia Euskaltel Euskadi at 26′ 14”
45 Mark Cavendish Sky Procycling at 27′ 33”
46 Pablo Urtasun Euskaltel Euskadi at 27′ 50”
47 Jacob Rathe Garmin – Sharp at 28′ 40”
48 Magnus Backstedt UK Youth Cycling at 28′ 58”
49 Daniel Schorn Team NetApp at 31′ 14”
50 Simon Yates Great Britain at 31′ 27”
51 Jonny Clarke UnitedHealthcare at 32′ 25”
52 Jonathan McEvoy Endura Racing at 35′ 18”
53 Christofer Stevenson UK Youth Cycling at 35′ 35”
54 Kristian House Rapha Condor at 36′ 25”
55 Robert Förster UnitedHealthcare at 38′ 2”
56 Jeremy Hunt Sky Procycling at 38′ 30”
57 Daniel Lloyd IG – Sigma Sport at 39′ 28”
58 Christopher Jennings Rapha Condor at 40′ 51”
59 Mathew Cronshaw Node 4 – Giordana at 40′ 53”
60 Graham Briggs Raleigh – GAC at 43′ 28”
61 Peter Hawkins IG – Sigma Sport at 43′ 49”
62 Ian Bibby Endura Racing at 44′ 51”
63 Bernhard Eisel Sky Procycling at 46′ 25”
64 Alistair Slater Great Britain at 46′ 32”
65 Ronan Mclaughlin An Post Sean Kelly at 46′ 52”
66 Niklas Gustavsson UK Youth Cycling at 49′ 12”
67 Tom Last IG – Sigma Sport at 49′ 40”
68 Owain Doull Great Britain at 52′ 4”
69 Aidis Kruopis Orica – GreenEDGE at 53′ 16”
70 Dan Craven IG – Sigma Sport at 53′ 24”
71 Barry Markus Vacansoleil – DCM at 1h 0′ 15”
72 Marco Benfatto Liquigas – Cannondale at 1h 7′ 18”
73 Jack Bobridge Orica – GreenEDGE at 1h 8′ 0”
74 Tom Moses Great Britain at 1h 13′ 15”
75 George Atkins Great Britain at 1h 16′ 39”
76 Michael Hepburn Orica – GreenEDGE at 1h 32′ 37”

Chain Reaction Cycles Points Classification, Final Standings
1) Boy Van Poppel, NED, UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling, 76pts
2) Mark Cavendish, GBR, Team Sky, 59pts
3) Nathan Haas, AUS, Garmin – Sharp, 56pts
4) Russ Downing, GBR, Endura Racing, 56pts
5) Leigh Howard, AUS, Orica GreenEDGE, 53pts

SKODA King of the Mountains Classification, Final Standings
1) Kristian House, GBR, Rapha Condor, 86pts
2) Pablo Urtasun, SPA, Euskaltel – Euskadi, 67pts
3) Bernard Sulzberger, AUS, Team Raleigh – GAC, 49pts
4) Jonathan Tiernan Locke, GBR, Endura Racing, 44pts
5) Jack Bobridge, AUS, Orica GreenEDGE, 44pts

Yodel Sprints Classification, Final Standings
1) Peter Williams, GBR, Node4 – Giordana Racing, 45pts
2) Marcin Bialoblocki, POL, Node4 – Giordana Racing, 23pts
3) Matt Cronshaw, GBR, Node4 – Giordana Racing, 13pts
4) Kristian House, GBR, Rapha Condor, 11pts
5) Leigh Howard, AUS, Orica GreenEDGE, 11pts

Team General Classification, Final Standings
1) Saur Sojasun, FRA, 99:41:34
2) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling, USA, + 2.51
3) Team NetApp, GER, + 5.50
4) Garmin – Sharp, USA, + 12.36
5) Endura Racing, GBR, + 14.33

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THE 2012 TOUR OF BRITAIN
Stage 1: Ipswich to Norfolk Showground – 199km (Sunday 9th)
Stage 2: Nottingham to Knowsley – 178 km (Monday 10th)
Stage 3: Jedburgh to Dumfries – 161 km(Tuesday 11th)
Stage 4: Carlisle to Blackpool – 156 km (Wednesday 12th)
Stage 5: The Stoke-on-Trent Stage 146 km (Thursday 13th)
Stage 6: Welshpool to Caerphilly – 190 km(Friday 14th)
Stage 7: Barnstaple to Dartmouth 170 km (Saturday 15th)
Stage 8: Reigate to Guildford 147 km(Sunday 16th)

 

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