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.
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Dates | 6–13 September 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 1,451 km (901.6 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 34h 52' 52" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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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
| General Classification after Stage 1
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Stage 2
7 September 2015 — Clitheroe to Colne, 162 kilometres (101 mi)
Stage 2 Result
| 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
| General Classification after Stage 3
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Stage 4
9 September 2015 — Edinburgh to Blyth, 135 kilometres (84 mi)
Stage 4 Result
| 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
| 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
| General Classification after Stage 6
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Stage 7
12 September 2015 — Fakenham to Ipswich, 227 kilometres (141 mi)
Stage 7 Result
| General Classification after Stage 7
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Stage 8
13 September 2015 — London, 93 kilometres (58 mi)
Stage 8 Result
| General Classification after Stage 8
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Classification leadership
Stage | Winner | General classification | Sprint Classification | Mountains Classification | Points Classification | Team Classification |
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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
General classification
Rider | Team | Time | |
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1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | MTN–Qhubeka | 34h 52' 52" |
2 | Wout Poels (NED) | Team Sky | + 13" |
3 | Owain Doull (GBR) | WIGGINS | + 42" |
4 | Rasmus Guldhammer (DEN) | Cult Energy Pro Cycling | + 43" |
5 | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | Etixx–Quick-Step | + 51" |
6 | Rubén Fernández (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 51" |
7 | Steven Kruijswijk (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 51" |
8 | Dylan van Baarle (NED) | Cannondale–Garmin | + 53" |
9 | Chris Anker Sørensen (DEN) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 59" |
10 | Xandro Meurisse (BEL) | An Post–Chain Reaction | + 1' 02" |
Points classification
Rider | Team | Points | |
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1 | Owain Doull (GBR) | WIGGINS | 78 |
2 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | MTN–Qhubeka | 77 |
3 | Jens Debusschere (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | 59 |
4 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Team Sky | 53 |
5 | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | Etixx–Quick-Step | 52 |
6 | Juan José Lobato (ESP) | Movistar Team | 43 |
7 | Rasmus Guldhammer (DEN) | Cult Energy Pro Cycling | 40 |
8 | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | Etixx–Quick-Step | 32 |
9 | Wout Poels (NED) | Team Sky | 31 |
10 | Alberto Bettiol (ITA) | Cannondale–Garmin | 31 |
Mountains classification
Rider | Team | Points | |
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1 | Peter Williams (GBR) | ONE Pro Cycling | 36 |
2 | Tom Stewart (GBR) | Madison Genesis | 34 |
3 | Mark McNally (GBR) | Madison Genesis | 29 |
4 | Ian Bibby (GBR) | NFTO | 28 |
5 | Conor Dunne (IRL) | An Post–Chain Reaction | 26 |
6 | Wout Poels (NED) | Team Sky | 21 |
7 | Kristian House (GBR) | JLT–Condor | 20 |
8 | Tyler Farrar (USA) | MTN–Qhubeka | 18 |
9 | Danilo Wyss (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | 15 |
10 | Steven Kruijswijk (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | 14 |
Sprints classification
Rider | Team | Points | |
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1 | Peter Williams (GBR) | ONE Pro Cycling | 18 |
2 | Conor Dunne (IRL) | An Post–Chain Reaction | 11 |
3 | Danilo Wyss (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | 10 |
4 | Pim Ligthart (NED) | Lotto–Soudal | 8 |
5 | Alex Dowsett (GBR) | Movistar Team | 8 |
6 | Dylan van Baarle (NED) | Cannondale–Garmin | 7 |
7 | Graham Briggs (GBR) | JLT–Condor | 7 |
8 | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | Etixx–Quick-Step | 6 |
9 | Russell Downing (GBR) | Cult Energy Pro Cycling | 6 |
10 | Marcin Białobłocki (POL) | ONE Pro Cycling | 4 |
Team classification
Team | Time | |
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1 | Cannondale–Garmin | 104h 42' 38" |
2 | Team Sky | + 5' 35" |
3 | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 5' 35" |
4 | Movistar Team | + 44' 37" |
5 | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 47' 35" |
6 | IAM Cycling | + 52' 46" |
7 | Great Britain | + 55' 01" |
8 | Etixx–Quick-Step | + 1h 01' 51" |
9 | Cult Energy Pro Cycling | + 1h 09' 40" |
10 | Lotto–Soudal | + 1h 43' 55" |