The 2010 Tour of Britain was a UCI 2.1[1] category race of eight stages that was held from 11 to 18 September 2010. The race was the seventh edition of the latest version of the Tour of Britain and the 71st British tour in total. It formed part of the 2009–2010 UCI Europe Tour.[1] The race began in Rochdale and ended with a circuit stage in London.[2] The Tour was won by a HTC–Highroad rider for the second successive year, as Switzerland's Michael Albasini won the race by over a minute.[3]
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| Dates | 11–18 September 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,223 km (759.9 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 29h 23' 47" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Participating teams edit
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Stages edit
Stage 1 edit
Stage 1 Result
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General Classification after Stage 1
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Stage 2 edit
- 12 September 2010 – Stoke-on-Trent, 160 km (99 mi)
Stage 2 Result
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General Classification after Stage 2
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Stage 3 edit
Stage 4 edit
- 14 September 2010 – Minehead to Teignmouth, 171 km
Stage 4 Result
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General Classification after Stage 4
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Stage 5 edit
- 15 September 2010 – Tavistock to Glastonbury, 176 km (109 mi)
Stage 5 Result
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General Classification after Stage 5
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Stage 6 edit
- 16 September 2010 – King's Lynn to Great Yarmouth, 189 km (117 mi)
Stage 6 Result
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General Classification after Stage 6
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Stage 7 edit
- 17 September 2010 – Bury St Edmunds to Colchester, 151 km (94 mi)
Stage 7 Result
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General Classification after Stage 7
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Stage 8 edit
- 18 September 2010 – London, 100 km (62 mi)
The final stage of the 2010 edition was a circuit race in Newham, London. It was originally intended that the final stage would be in the centre of London but, due to the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to London, the organisers were forced to find an alternative location.[4]
Stage 8 Result
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Final General Classification
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Classification leadership edit
| Stage | Winner | General classification
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Sprint Classification
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Mountains Classification
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Points Classification
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Team Classification |
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| 1 | André Greipel | André Greipel | Richie Porte | Wout Poels | André Greipel | Colnago–CSF Inox |
| 2 | Greg Henderson | Greg Henderson | Richie Porte | Greg Henderson | Vacansoleil | |
| 3 | Michael Albasini | Michael Albasini | ||||
| 4 | Wout Poels | Johnny Hoogerland | Michael Albasini | |||
| 5 | Marco Frapporti | Michał Gołaś | ||||
| 6 | André Greipel | Greg Henderson | ||||
| 7 | Borut Božič | |||||
| 8 | André Greipel | |||||
| Final | Michael Albasini | Michał Gołaś | Johnny Hoogerland | Greg Henderson | Vacansoleil | |
References edit
- ^ a b "2009–2010 UCI Road Calendar". Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
- ^ Simon Burnton (20 April 2010). "Tour of Britain 2010 to take in Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Wales". The Guardian. UK. Archived from the original on 23 April 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
- ^ Fotheringham, William (18 September 2010). "Henderson wins Tour of Britain points jersey in near miss for Team Sky". The Guardian. UK: Guardian Media Group. Archived from the original on 22 September 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
- ^ Lionel Birnie (15 March 2010). "Pope's visit may force Tour of Britain to move London stage". Archived from the original on 22 March 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
External links edit
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