2015 Tour of Britain
| 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" | ||
| Palmares | |||
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Winner |  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) |
(MTN–Qhubeka) |
| Second |  Wout Poels (NED) |
(Team Sky) | |
| Third |  Owain Doull (GBR) |
(WIGGINS) | |
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Points | Owain Doull (GBR) |
(WIGGINS) |
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Mountains | Peter Williams (GBR) |
(ONE Pro Cycling) |
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Sprints | Peter Williams (GBR) |
(ONE Pro Cycling) |
| Team | Cannondale–Garmin | ||
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.
Teams
The twenty teams invited to participate in the Tour of Britain are:[2]
| UCI ProTeams | UCI Professional Continental Teams | UCI Continental Teams | National Teams |
Stages
| 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
6 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
7 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
8 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
9 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
10 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
11 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
12 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
13 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
| Stage | Winner | General classification |
Sprint Classification |
Mountains Classification |
Points Classification |
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
| Legend | |||
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Denotes the leader of the General classification | |
Denotes the leader of the Points classification |
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Denotes the leader of the Mountains classification | |
Denotes the leader of the Sprints classification |
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