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Tour Series

British annual cycling series

Summary

British annual cycling series

Field	Value
name	Tour Series
date
region	Great Britain
discipline	Road
type	Criterium series
organiser	Sweetspot
director	Mick Bennett
first
number	13 (as of 2022)
firstwinner	Team Halfords Bikehut
mostwins
mostrecent

The Tour Series is an annual series of cycling criterium races held in the United Kingdom since 2009. It is televised by ITV4 in the UK. The competition emphasises team effort with individual wins deemed less important.

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.

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		Graham Briggs	Matt Cronshaw
2	28 May	Exeter		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		Russell Downing	Dean Downing
8	18 June	Colchester	Team Halfords Bikehut	Tom Southam	Russell Downing
9	23 June	Chester		Darren Lapthorne	Darren Lapthorne
10	25 June	Southend-on-Sea	Team Halfords Bikehut	Rob Hayles	Russell Downing
Series winners

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	Individual winner	Sprint winner
1	25 May	Canary Wharf	Tony Gibb	Liam Holohan
2	27 May	Durham	Malcolm Elliott	Kristian House
3	1 June	Portsmouth	Ian Bibby	Liam Holohan
4	3 June	Exeter	Dean Downing	Graham Briggs
5	8 June	Southport	Alexandre Blain	Graham Briggs
6	10 June	Kettering	Kristian House	Graham Briggs
7	15 June	Peterborough	Dean Downing	Dean Downing
8	17 June	Stoke-on-Trent	Ian Bibby	Graham Briggs
9	21 June	Chester	Jack Bauer	Kristian House
10	24 June	Woking	Dean Windsor	Jefte de Bruin
Series winners

2011 Series

The series was cut to only 8 rounds. The early stages were dominated by 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	Individual winner	Sprint winner
1	24 May	Durham	Zak Dempster	Kristian House
2	26 May	Aberystwyth	Ed Clancy	Kristian House
3	31 May	Peterborough	Graham Briggs	Marcel Six
4	2 June	Colchester	Dean Downing	Jeroen Janssen
5	7 June	Stoke-on-Trent	Scott Thwaites	Scott Thwaites
6	9 June	Oldham	Rob Partridge	Rob Partridge
7	14 June	Woking	Ian Wilkinson	Steven Lampier
8	16 June	Canary Wharf	Jonathan McEvoy	Jonathan McEvoy
Series winners

2012 Series

There were 11 rounds in the 2012 series. The early stages were dominated by 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		Scott Thwaites	Marcel Six
2	17 May	Durham		Kristian House	Kristian House
3	22 May	Oxford		Scott Thwaites	Marcel Six
4	24 May	Redditch		Niklas Gustavsson	Bernard Sulzberger
5	25 May	Aberystwyth	Team UK Youth	Kristian House	Marcel Six
6	29 May	Peterborough		Ed Clancy	Marcel Six
7	31 May	Canary Wharf		Zak Dempster	Yanto Barker
8	5 June	Torquay		Marcin Białobłocki	Bernard Sulzberger
9	7 June	Colchester		Graham Briggs	Graham Briggs
10	12 June	Woking		Zak Dempster	Zak Dempster
11	14 June	Stoke-on-Trent		Team Time Trial
12		Bernard Sulzberger	Bernard Sulzberger
Series winners

2013 Series

There were 12 rounds in the 2013 series.

Rounds

Round	Date	Location	Team winner	Individual winner	Sprint winner
1	14 May	Kirkcaldy		Yanto Barker	Mike Northey
2	16 May	Durham		Kristian House	Kristian House
3	21 May	Stoke-on-Trent		Yanto Barker	Tom Scully
4	24 May	Aberystwyth		Ed Clancy	Alexandre Blain
5	28 May	Torquay		Ed Clancy	Alexandre Blain
6	30 May	Colchester		Jon Mould	Richard Lang
7	4 June	Redditch	Metaltek-Knights of Old	Tom Scully	Tom Scully
8	6 June	Canary Wharf		Chris Opie	Chris Opie
9	11 June	Woking		Ed Clancy	Tom Scully
10	13 June	Aylsham		Chris Opie	Dean Downing
11	14 June	Ipswich		Team Time Trial
12		Tom Scully	Kristian House
Series winners

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	Individual winner	Sprint winner
1	13 May	Stoke-on-Trent	Team Time Trial
	Jon Mould	Jon Mould
2	15 May	BAE Systems, Barrow	Graham Briggs	Tom Scully
3	20 May	Peterborough	Matthew Gibson	Mike Northey
4	23 May	Aberystwyth	Felix English	Tom Scully
5	27 May	Durham	Jon Mould	Jon Mould
6	29 May	Edinburgh	Jon Mould	Jon Mould
7	3 June	Redditch	Matthieu Boulo	Kristian House
8	5 June	Canary Wharf	Tobyn Horton	Kristian House
9	10 June	Woking	Tom Stewart	Jon Mould
10	13 June	Gorey, Jersey	Matthieu Boulo	Hill climb
	Tom Stewart	Kristian House
Series winners

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	Individual winner	Points winner
1	14 May	Ryde	Team Time Trial
	Tom Scully	Tom Stewart
2	19 May	Redditch	Jon Mould	Morgan Kneisky
3	22 May	Aberystwyth	George Harper	Hill climb
	Ed Clancy	Ed Clancy
4	26 May	Motherwell	Kristian House	Chris Opie
5	28 May	Durham	Richard Handley	Richard Handley
6	29 May	Barrow	Chris Lawless	Morgan Kneisky
7	2 June	Croydon	Marcin Białobłocki	Tom Stewart
8	4 June	Canary Wharf	Steele Von Hoff	Jon Mould
9	9 June	Peterborough	Ed Clancy	Morgan Kneisky
10	11 June	Bath	Marcin Białobłocki	Marcin Białobłocki
Series winners

2016 Series

2016}} teammate [[Ed Clancy]] for most wins in the competition's history.

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

Rounds

Round	Date	Location	Individual winner	Points winner
1	12 May	Ramsey, Isle of Man	Team time trial
	Chris Lawless	Morgan Kneisky
2	17 May	Motherwell	Jon Mould	Albert Torres
3	19 May	Edinburgh	Graham Briggs	Rory Townsend
4	26 May	Redditch	Jon Mould	Jon Mould
5	27 May	Aberystwyth	Jon Mould	Tom Stewart
6	31 May	Durham	Jon Mould	Chris Lawless
7	2 June	Stoke-on-Trent	Chris Lawless	Chris Lawless
8	6 June	Stevenage	Jon Mould	Chris Lawless
9	7 June	Croydon	Jon Mould	Sebastián Mora
10	9 June	Portsmouth	Alexandre Blain	Chris Lawless
Series winners

2017 Series

There were 10 rounds (and 11 races) in the 2017 series, condensed into the month of May and including Saturday night races for the first time.

Rounds

Round	Date	Location	Individual winner	Points winner
1	9 May	Redditch	Team Time Trial
	Chris Opie	Sebastián Mora
2	11 May	Stoke-on-Trent	Brenton Jones	Sebastián Mora
3	12 May	Northwich	Enrique Sanz	Jonathan McEvoy
4	16 May	Wembley	Steele Von Hoff	Sebastián Mora
5	18 May	Croydon	Graham Briggs	Sebastián Mora
6	20 May	Bath	Connor Swift	Sebastián Mora
7	23 May	Motherwell	Brenton Jones	Brenton Jones
8	25 May	Aberdeen	Jack Pullar	Harry Tanfield
9	27 May	Durham	Tom Pidcock	Connor Swift
10	29 May	Stevenage	Connor Swift	James Lowsley-Williams
Series winners

2018 Series

The 2018 series was announced in April, with a scheduled eight rounds and 10 races taking place from 10 to 31 May.

Rounds

Round	Date	Location	Men's events	Women's events	Team winner	Individual winner	Points winner	Team winner
1	10 May	Redditch		Gabriel Cullaigh	James Lowsley-Williams	Team Breeze	Megan Barker	Anna Henderson
2	15 May	Motherwell		Matthew Gibson	Matthew Gibson	Team Breeze	Megan Barker	Megan Barker
3	17 May	Aberdeen		Ed Clancy	Harry Tanfield		Nikki Juniper	Nikki Juniper
4	22 May	Durham		Jack Pullar	Hillclimb	colspan=3
	Andy Tennant	Matthew Gibson	NJC–Biemme–Echelon	Nikki Juniper	Nikki Juniper
5	26 May	Aberystwyth		Harry Tanfield	Matthew Gibson		Anna Henderson	Anna Henderson
6	28 May	Stevenage		Team time trial	colspan=3
	Harry Tanfield	Robert Scott	Team Breeze	Anna Henderson	Anna Henderson
7	29 May	Wembley Park		Tom Pidcock	Connor Swift	Team OnForm	Elizabeth-Jane Harris	Elizabeth-Jane Harris
8	31 May	Salisbury		Ed Clancy	Harry Tanfield		Nikki Juniper	Nikki Juniper
Series winners

2019 Series

The 2019 series was announced in April, with a scheduled seven rounds taking place from 9 to 25 May.

Rounds

Round	Date	Location	Women's events	Team winner	Individual winner	Points winner	Team winner
1	9 May	Redditch	Connor Swift	Connor Swift	Brother UK–Tifosi p/b OnForm	Jessica Roberts	Anna Henderson
2	14 May	Motherwell	Jacob Hennessy	Joey Walker	Team Breeze	Jessica Roberts	Jessica Roberts
3	16 May	Aberdeen	Alex Paton	Freddie Scheske	Team Breeze	Jessica Roberts	Jo Tindley
4	18 May	Durham	Joey Walker	Joey Walker	Brother UK–Tifosi p/b OnForm	Anna Henderson	Jessica Roberts
5	21 May	Birkenhead	Matthew Bostock	Steven Lampier	Brother UK–Tifosi p/b OnForm	Rebecca Durrell	Jo Tindley
6	23 May	Salisbury	Freddie Scheske	Freddie Scheske	Brother UK–Tifosi p/b OnForm	Rebecca Durrell	Rebecca Durrell
7	25 May	Brooklands	Rory Townsend	Steven Lampier	Team Breeze	Anna Henderson	Anna Henderson
Series winners

2021 Series

Following the cancellation of the 2020 event, the 2021 series was announced in June, with a scheduled three rounds taking place from 8 to 12 August.

Rounds

Round	Date	Location	Women's events	Team winner	Individual winner	Points winner	Team winner
1	8 August	Guisborough	Matthew Gibson	Matthew Gibson	Great Britain U23 Track Team	Eluned King	Jo Tindley
2	10 August	Sunderland	Will Roberts	Will Roberts		Megan Barker	Jo Tindley
3	12 August	Castle Douglas	Charlie Tanfield	Charlie Tanfield		Megan Barker	Jo Tindley
Series winners

2022 Series

The 2022 series venues were announced in February and March, initially with six rounds until a Grand Final in Manchester was added to the schedule.

The series was sponsored by Sportsbreaks.com.

Rounds

Round	Date	Location	Women's events	Team winner	Individual winner	Points winner	Team winner
1	2 May	Guisborough	Thomas Mein	Thomas Mein	Pro-Noctis–Rotor–Redchilli Bikes	Sophie Lewis	Jo Tindley
2	4 May	Galashiels	Jim Brown	Matthew Bostock	Pro-Noctis–Rotor–Redchilli Bikes	Megan Barker	Jo Tindley
3	10 May	Sunderland	Blake Quick	Harry Tanfield	Jadan–Vive le Velo	Sammie Stuart	Suzetta Guerrini
4	12 May	Stranraer	Luke Lamperti	Harry Tanfield	Pro-Noctis–Rotor–Redchilli Bikes	Emma Jeffers	Sammie Stuart
5	19 May	Clacton-on-Sea	Matthew Bostock	Matthew Bostock	Team Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus	Sammie Stuart	Sammie Stuart
6	21 May	Barking	Ollie Peckover	Matthew Bostock	Torelli–Assure–Cayman Islands–Scimitar	Ellen McDermott	Jo Tindley
7	24 May	Manchester	Matthew Bostock	Matthew Bostock	Team Boompods	Emma Jeffers	Sammie Stuart
Series winners

2023

Event organisers SweetSpot announced in February 2023 that the Tour Series would not take place in 2023, citing pressures on local authority funding and wider economic challenges as the reasons. They stated that they would work on plans for the Series to return in 2024.

Notes

References

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