Junior Tour of Wales

Junior Tour of Wales
Race details
Date August bank holiday
Region Blaenau Gwent, Wales
English name Junior Tour of Wales
Discipline Junior male Road race
Type Three day 5 stage road race
Organiser John Richards(29 years) Talbot Thrush (5 years) Richard Hopkins 2015 on.
History
First edition 1981
Editions 34
Most recent Republic of Ireland Eddie Dunbar

The Junior Tour of Wales is an annual three day cycle race for junior male riders, held around Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent, Wales. First held in 1981, 2014's race was 34th edition held. Each year the race attracts international teams as well as national teams representing Wales, Scotland and Ireland.

Steve Jones and Eddie Smart were regular helpers at the Junior Tour of Wales, following their death in a car accident, organizer John Richards introduced a shield to be awarded in their honour for the best Welsh rider.[1][2]

In 2009, Jeff Banks became patron of the Junior Tour of Wales. The headquarters moved 2014 from Nantyglo Leisure Centre to Brynmawr Comprehensive Schoolfollowing the demise of the former.

Results

General classification

Year 1st 2nd 3rd
1981 Results missing
1982 Not Held
1983 Results missing
1984 England Gary Brooks England L Clarke
1981 Wales C Roach
1981 Results missing
1986 England Tim Warriner England Chris Taudevin England Tim Ward
1987 England Matthew Stephens Wales Dylan Williams England Robert Langley
1988 England Matthew Stephens England Paul Altridge England Lee Davis
1989 England Steve Whittington England Victor Slinn
1990 England Ken Stewart England Danny Smith Republic of Ireland Bill Moore
1991 England Roger Hammond England Ken Stewart England = Gavin Pardoe
England = Rob Lyne
1992 United Kingdom Ken Stewart United Kingdom Alex Arch United Kingdom Richard Montgomery
1993 England Danny Axford England Ian Mountain Wales Anthony Malarczyk
1994 England Robert Hobby Scotland David Millar England Danny Moore
1995 England Charly Wegelius England Tom Barras England Neil Ellison
1996 Scotland Ross Muir England Steve Joseph England Tom Newton
1997 England Dave Clarke England Kristian House England Neil Swithenbank
1998 England Anthony Spencer England Ryan Smith Netherlands Gerben van der Reep
1999 Belgium Johan Van Summeren Netherlands Arne Kornekoor England James Flanagan
2000 Scotland Alex Coutts Lewys Hobbs
2001 Scotland Alex Coutts Netherlands Marcel Lambrecht England Chris Penketh
2002 Netherlands Marcel Lamberts England Adam Illingworth Wales Craig Cooke
2003 Scotland David Smith England Ryan Bonser Republic of Ireland Mark Cassidy
2004 Republic of Ireland Daniel Martin Wales Geraint Thomas Republic of Ireland Martin Monroe
2005 England Alex Dowsett Norway Edvald Boasson Hagen England Alex Atkins
2006 England Tom Diggle Isle of Man Peter Kennaugh England Alex Dowsett
2007 England Johnny McEvoy England Erick Rowsell Isle of Man Peter Kennaugh
2008 England Erick Rowsell Norway Johan Fredrik Ziesler England Joe Perrett
2009 Isle of Man Tim Kennaugh Wales Sam Harrison England Joshua Edmondson
2010 England Daniel McLay Wales Sam Harrison England Joshua Edmondson
2011 England Brennan Townshend England Matthew Holmes England Luke Grivell-Mellor
2012 England Hugh Carthy England Will Stephenson Wales Ed Laverack
2013 Wales Scott Davies Netherlands Sam Oomen England James Knox
2014 Republic of Ireland Eddie Dunbar England Alexander Braybrooke England Matthew Gibson

Points classification

Year 1st 2nd 3rd
2001 England Martin Quill England Ben Clark Netherlands Stefan de Kok
2002
2003 England Ryan Bonser
2004 Isle of Man Peter Williams Wales Geraint Thomas Wales Rob Blunden
2005 Norway Martin Lundberg England Alex Dowsett England Chris Opie
2006 Wales Matt Rowe England Adam Blythe Isle of Man Jonathan Bellis
2007 Wales Luke Rowe Ben Plain Wales Sam Webster
2008 Isle of Man Mark Christian Belgium Eliot Letaer England Erick Rowsell
2009 Wales Jon Mould England Joshua Edmondson Isle of Man Tim Kennaugh
2010 Wales Owain Doull Republic of Ireland Conor Dunne United Kingdom Daniel McLay
2011 England Alistar Slater England Jonathan Dibben England Jim Lewis
2012 England Sam Lowe England Chris Lawless Wales Ed Laverack
2013 England Jacob Scott Republic of Ireland Eddie Dunbar England Leon Mazzone
2014 Wales Joe Holt England Leon Mazzone England Matthew Gibson

King of the Mountains

Year 1st 2nd 3rd
2001 Netherlands Erik van Bekkum Netherlands Bart Kerkdijk Scotland Alex Coutts
2002 England Adam Illingworth Republic of Ireland Nicholas Roche Netherlands Marcel Lamberts
2003 Scotland David Smith England Ryan Bonser Republic of Ireland Daniel Martin
2004 Isle of Man Peter Williams Wales Geraint Thomas Republic of Ireland Martin Monroe
2005 England Alex Dowsett Norway Edvald Hagen Norway Martin Lundberg
2006 England Alex Dowsett Isle of Man Jonathan Bellis Wales Luke Rowe
2007 Isle of Man Peter Kennaugh Republic of Ireland Johnny McEvoy England Erick Rowsell
2008 Isle of Man Mark Christian Belgium Tosh Vandersande England Joe Perrett
2009 England Joe Perret Wales Sam Harrison England Joshua Edmondson
2010 England Joshua Edmondson England Simon Yates England Matt Hill
2011 England Matthew Holmes England Luke Grivell-Mellor England Brennan Townshend
2012 England Hugh Carthy England Chris Lawless England Will Stephenson
2013 England James Knox Wales Scott Davies Netherlands Sam Oomen
2014 England Ben Chapman Republic of Ireland Eddie Dunbar England Dan Gardner

Team classification

Year 1st 2nd 3rd
2004  Ireland United Kingdom Dataphonics RT  Wales A
2005 England Glendene CC  Norway United Kingdom Kinesis UK
2006 England Glendene CC United Kingdom Kinesis UK United Kingdom Merlin Development
2007 England Glendene CC / Bike Trax  Wales United Kingdom In Gear Development
2008 Belgium Avia Cycling Team Norway Nymark Cycling Team England Glendene / Bike Trax A
2009 England Glendene CC / Bike Trax  Ireland  Wales
2010 England Glendene CC/Ridley/Vitesse/OCE England Herbal Life/Wheelbase England Maxgear RT
2011 England Hargroves Cycles/Specialised/Trant England Yorkshire England Team South West
2012 Wales Wales England Sportscover Altura RT England Team De Ver/Stevens/Mosquito/Prestige
2013 Netherlands TWC Pijnenburg England Team De Ver England RST Racing Team
2014 Republic of Ireland Sensa Munster England HARIBO Beacon Cycling Team England Velocity WD-40

References

  1. "Dudley's Shopfitters Junior Tour of Wales Cycle Race 2005". Welsh Cycling. 8 August 2005.
  2. "RIS JUNIOR TOUR OF WALES". Welsh Cycling. 10 August 2006.

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