Tour Series
Race details | |
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Date | May / June |
Region | Great Britain |
Discipline | Road |
Type | Criterium series |
Organiser | Sweetspot |
Race director | Mick Bennett |
History | |
First edition | 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]
Contents
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 May | Aberystwyth | Team UK Youth | Ed Clancy | Alexandre Blain |
5 | 28 May | Torquay | Team UK Youth | Ed Clancy | Alexandre Blain |
6 | 30 May | Colchester | Team UK Youth | Jon Mould | Richard Lang |
7 | 4 June | Redditch | Metaltek-Knights of Old | Tom Scully | Tom Scully |
8 | 6 June | Canary Wharf | Team UK Youth | Chris Opie | Chris Opie |
9 | 11 June | Woking | Team UK Youth | Ed Clancy | Tom Scully |
10 | 13 June | Aylsham | 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
There were 10 rounds (and 12 races) in the 2014 series.
Rounds
Round | Date | Location | Team winner | Individual winner | Sprint winner |
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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
There were 10 rounds (and 12 races) in the 2015 series.
Rounds
Round | Date | Location | Team winner | Individual winner | Points winner |
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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 |
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1 | 12 May | Ramsey, Isle of Man | JLT–Condor[template problem] | Team Time Trial | |
JLT–Condor[template problem] | Chris Lawless | Morgan Kneisky | |||
2 | 17 May | Motherwell | JLT–Condor[template problem] | Jon Mould | Albert Torres |
3 | 19 May | Edinburgh | Madison Genesis | Graham Briggs | Rory Townsend |
4 | 26 May | Redditch | Pedal Heaven | Jon Mould | Jon Mould |
5 | 27 May | Aberystwyth | JLT–Condor[template problem] | Jon Mould | Tom Stewart |
6 | 31 May | Durham | Team Raleigh-GAC | Jon Mould | Chris Lawless |
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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