Tour Series

Pearl Izumi Tour Series
Race details
Date May / June
Region Great Britain
Discipline Road
Type Criterium series
Organiser Sweetspot
Race director Mick Bennett
History
First edition 2009 (2009)
Editions 7 (as of 2015)
First winner Team Halfords Bikehut
Most wins JLT–Condor (2 wins)
Most recent Madison Genesis

The Pearl Izumi Tour Series is an annual series of cycling criterium races which started in 2009. It was sponsored by cycling retailer Halfords from 2010 – 2012 and televised by ITV4 in the UK. The competition emphasises team effort with individual wins deemed less important.[1]

The races are held over 1 hour of racing plus 5 laps. The team standings for each round are calculated by adding together the positions of the top three riders of each team (5 riders start for each team) and the team with the lowest score wins, and get 10 points for the overall championship. Each team gets 1 point less than the one in front of them, so second gets 9, third gets 8, and so on. In addition, there is the sprint competition. There are three sprints every race, and the top five riders are awarded points based on place: 1st, 5; 2nd, 4; 3rd, 3; 4th, 2 and 5th, 1. There is a competition each round, as well as an overall competition for the whole series.[2]

2009 Series

The first series had 10 rounds across England. The first ever round was held in Milton Keynes, and the final round was held in Southend. Halfords BikeHut had the strongest team, made up largely of powerful sprinters who were suited to the criteriums. Few of the circuits were hilly, which was seen to aid Halfords.

Rounds

Round Date Location Team winner Individual winner Sprint winner
1 21 May Milton Keynes CandiTV–Marshalls Pasta Graham Briggs Matt Cronshaw
2 28 May Exeter Rapha Condor Dean Downing Ed Clancy
3 2 June Woking Plowman Craven-Madison.co.uk Dean Downing Malcolm Elliott
4 4 June Peterborough Team Halfords Bikehut Ian Wilkinson Russell Downing
5 9 June Blackpool Team Halfords Bikehut Rob Hayles Russell Downing
6 11 June Southport Team Halfords Bikehut Ed Clancy Tony Gibb
7 16 June Stoke-on-Trent Rapha Condor Russell Downing Dean Downing
8 18 June Colchester Team Halfords Bikehut Tom Southam Russell Downing
9 23 June Chester CandiTV–Marshalls Pasta Darren Lapthorne Darren Lapthorne
10 25 June Southend-on-Sea Team Halfords Bikehut Rob Hayles Russell Downing
Series winners Team Halfords Bikehut None Russell Downing

2010 Series

The series was now sponsored by Halfords, who no longer had their own team. There were again 10 rounds, including the round at Durham with its steep cobbled climb. This time Motorpoint, led by veteran Malcolm Elliott came out as victors, with Malcolm himself winning in Durham.

Rounds

Round Date Location Team winner Individual winner Sprint winner
1 25 May Canary Wharf Rapha Condor–Sharp Tony Gibb Liam Holohan
2 27 May Durham Motorpoint–Marshalls Pasta Malcolm Elliott Kristian House
3 1 June Portsmouth Motorpoint–Marshalls Pasta Ian Bibby Liam Holohan
4 3 June Exeter Rapha Condor–Sharp Dean Downing Graham Briggs
5 8 June Southport Endura Racing Alexandre Blain Graham Briggs
6 10 June Kettering Rapha Condor–Sharp Kristian House Graham Briggs
7 15 June Peterborough Rapha Condor–Sharp Dean Downing Dean Downing
8 17 June Stoke-on-Trent Motorpoint–Marshalls Pasta Ian Bibby Graham Briggs
9 21 June Chester Endura Racing Jack Bauer Kristian House
10 24 June Woking Rapha Condor–Sharp Dean Windsor Jefte de Bruin
Series winners Motorpoint–Marshalls Pasta None Graham Briggs

2011 Series

The series was cut to only 8 rounds. The early stages were dominated by Rapha Condor–Sharp who won all of the first four rounds, both individually and as a team. This run was broken by Team Endura in the next two rounds, firstly winning the individual race, and then in the 6th round in Oldham, winning individually and overall.

Rounds

Round Date Location Team winner Individual winner Sprint winner
1 24 May Durham Rapha Condor–Sharp Zak Dempster Kristian House
2 26 May Aberystwyth Rapha Condor–Sharp Ed Clancy Kristian House
3 31 May Peterborough Rapha Condor–Sharp Graham Briggs Marcel Six
4 2 June Colchester Rapha Condor–Sharp Dean Downing Jeroen Janssen
5 7 June Stoke-on-Trent Rapha Condor–Sharp Scott Thwaites Scott Thwaites
6 9 June Oldham Endura Racing Rob Partridge Rob Partridge
7 14 June Woking Endura Racing Ian Wilkinson Steven Lampier
8 16 June Canary Wharf Motorpoint Pro–Cycling Team Jonathan McEvoy Jonathan McEvoy
Series winners Rapha Condor–Sharp None Steven Lampier

2012 Series

There were 11 rounds in the 2012 series. The early stages were dominated by Endura Racing who won all of the first four rounds as a team.

Rounds

Round Date Location Team winner Individual winner Sprint winner
1 15 May Kirkcaldy Endura Racing Scott Thwaites Marcel Six
2 17 May Durham Endura Racing Kristian House Kristian House
3 22 May Oxford Endura Racing Scott Thwaites Marcel Six
4 24 May Redditch Endura Racing Niklas Gustavsson Bernard Sulzberger
5 25 May Aberystwyth Team UK Youth Kristian House Marcel Six
6 29 May Peterborough Team Raleigh–GAC Ed Clancy Marcel Six
7 31 May Canary Wharf Endura Racing Zak Dempster Yanto Barker
8 5 June Torquay Node 4–Giordana Racing Marcin Bialoblocki Bernard Sulzberger
9 7 June Colchester Endura Racing Graham Briggs Graham Briggs
10 12 June Woking Endura Racing Zak Dempster Zak Dempster
11 14 June Stoke-on-Trent Rapha Condor–Sharp Team Time Trial
12 Node 4–Giordana Racing Bernard Sulzberger Bernard Sulzberger
Series winners Endura Racing None Bernard Sulzberger

2013 Series

There were 12 rounds in the 2013 series.

Rounds

Round Date Location Team winner Individual winner Sprint winner
1 14 May Kirkcaldy Team Raleigh Yanto Barker Mike Northey
2 16 May Durham Team Raleigh Kristian House Kristian House
3 21 May Stoke-on-Trent Team UK Youth Yanto Barker Tom Scully
4 24 MayAberystwyth Team UK Youth Ed Clancy Alexandre Blain
5 28 MayTorquay Team UK Youth Ed Clancy Alexandre Blain
6 30 May Colchester Team UK Youth Jon Mould Richard Lang
74 June Redditch Metaltek-Knights of Old Tom Scully Tom Scully
86 JuneCanary Wharf Team UK Youth Chris Opie Chris Opie
911 June Woking Team UK Youth Ed Clancy Tom Scully
1013 JuneAylsham Team UK Youth Chris Opie Dean Downing
11 14 June Ipswich Team UK Youth Team Time Trial
12 Team UK Youth Tom Scully Kristian House
Series winners Team UK Youth None Tom Scully

2014 Series

NFTO Pro Cycling's Jon Mould winning Round 6 of the Series in Edinburgh. Mould tied the record of three wins during a season, equalling Ed Clancy.

There were 10 rounds (and 12 races) in the 2014 series.

Rounds

Round Date Location Team winner Individual winner Sprint winner
1 13 May Stoke-on-Trent Rapha Condor–JLT Team Time Trial
Madison Genesis Jon Mould Jon Mould
2 15 May BAE Systems, Barrow Madison Genesis Graham Briggs Tom Scully
3 20 May Peterborough Rapha Condor–JLT Matthew Gibson Mike Northey
4 23 May Aberystwyth Rapha Condor–JLT Felix English Tom Scully
5 27 May Durham Team Raleigh Jon Mould Jon Mould
6 29 May Edinburgh Team Raleigh Jon Mould Jon Mould
7 3 June Redditch Rapha Condor–JLT Matthieu Boulo Kristian House
8 5 June Canary Wharf Rapha Condor–JLT Tobyn Horton Kristian House
9 10 June Woking Madison Genesis Tom Stewart Jon Mould
10 13 June Gorey, Jersey Rapha Condor–JLT Matthieu Boulo Hill climb
Madison Genesis Tom Stewart Kristian House
Series winners Rapha Condor–JLT None Jon Mould

2015 Series

Kristian House celebrates winning Round 4 of the Series in Motherwell.

There were 10 rounds (and 12 races) in the 2015 series.

Rounds

Round Date Location Team winner Individual winner Points winner
1 14 May Ryde ONE Pro Cycling Team Time Trial
ONE Pro Cycling Tom Scully Tom Stewart
2 19 May Redditch Madison Genesis Jon Mould Morgan Kneisky
3 22 May Aberystwyth ONE Pro Cycling George Harper Hill climb
Madison Genesis Ed Clancy Ed Clancy
4 26 May Motherwell Madison Genesis Kristian House Chris Opie
5 28 May Durham ONE Pro Cycling Richard Handley Richard Handley
6 29 May Barrow Madison Genesis Chris Lawless Morgan Kneisky
7 2 June Croydon ONE Pro Cycling Marcin Białobłocki Tom Stewart
8 4 June Canary Wharf ONE Pro Cycling Steele Von Hoff Jon Mould
9 9 June Peterborough ONE Pro Cycling Ed Clancy Morgan Kneisky
10 11 June Bath Madison Genesis Marcin Białobłocki Marcin Białobłocki
Series winners Madison Genesis None Morgan Kneisky

2016 Series

There will be 10 rounds (and 11 races) in the 2016 series.

Rounds

Round Date Location Team winner Individual winner Points winner
1 12 May Ramsey Team Time Trial
2 17 May Motherwell
3 19 May Edinburgh
4 26 May Redditch
5 27 May Aberystwyth
6 31 May Durham
7 2 June Stoke-on-Trent
8 6 June Stevenage
9 7 June Croydon
10 9 June Portsmouth
Series winners

References

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