The Junior Tour of Wales is an annual cycle race for junior male riders, held around Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent, Wales. First held in 1981, the race is the final round of the British Cycling Junior Road Series – and as such attracts the best junior racing cyclists from across the UK, as well as elite international junior teams from across Europe and beyond. From 1981 until 1993 the race consisted of three stages held over two days. In 1993 it was expanded to three days and held on the August Bank Holiday for the first time. In 2017 it switched to a four-day format. In recent years the race's final stage has finished on the Tumble: this climb often decides the winner of the race.[1]
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | August bank holiday |
| Region | Blaenau Gwent, Wales |
| English name | Junior Tour of Wales |
| Discipline | Junior male Road race |
| Type | Four day 5 stage road race |
| Organiser | John Richards (29 years) Talbot Thrush (5 years) Richard Hopkins (2015– |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1981 |
| Editions | 42 (as of 2023) |
| Most recent |  Tomos Pattinson (WAL) |
Steve Jones and Eddie Smart were regular helpers at the Junior Tour of Wales. Following their death in a car accident, organiser John Richards introduced a shield to be awarded in their honour for the best Welsh rider.[2][3]
In 2009, Jeff Banks became patron of the Junior Tour of Wales, to be succeeded in 2012 by Geraint Thomas. The headquarters moved 2014 from Nantyglo Leisure Centre to Brynmawr Foundation School following the closure of the former.
Results
editGeneral classification
edit| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Results missing | ||
| 1982 | Not held | ||
| 1983 | Results missing | ||
| 1984 |  Gary Brooks |
L Clarke |
|
| 1985 | Results missing | ||
| 1986 | Tim Warriner |
Chris Taudevin |
Tim Ward
|
| 1987 | Matthew Stephens |
 Richard Jones
|
Robert Langley
|
| 1988 | Matthew Stephens |
Paul Altridge |
Lee Davis
|
| 1989 | Steve Whittington |
Victor Slinn |
|
| 1990 | Ken Stewart |
Danny Smith |
 Bill Moore
|
| 1991 | Roger Hammond |
Ken Stewart |
= Gavin Pardoe = Rob Lyne
|
| 1992 |  Ken Stewart |
Alex Arch |
Richard Montgomery
|
| 1993 | Danny Axford |
Ian Mountain |
Anthony Malarczyk
|
| 1994 | Richard Hobby |
 David Millar |
Danny Moore
|
| 1995 | Charly Wegelius |
Tom Barras |
Neil Ellison
|
| 1996 | Ross Muir |
Steve Joseph |
Tom Newton
|
| 1997 | Dave Clarke |
Kristian House |
Neil Swithenbank
|
| 1998 | Anthony Spencer |
Ryan Smith |
 Gerben van der Reep
|
| 1999 |  Johan Vansummeren |
Arne Kornekoor |
James Flanagan
|
| 2000 | Alex Coutts |
Lewys Hobbs |
Andrew Allen
|
| 2001 | Alex Coutts |
Marcel Lambrecht |
Chris Penketh
|
| 2002 | Marcel Lamberts |
Adam Illingworth |
Craig Cooke
|
| 2003 | David Smith |
Ryan Bonser |
Mark Cassidy
|
| 2004 | Dan Martin |
Geraint Thomas |
Martin Monroe
|
| 2005 | Alex Dowsett |
 Edvald Boasson Hagen |
Alex Atkins
|
| 2006 | Tom Diggle |
 Peter Kennaugh |
Alex Dowsett
|
| 2007 | Johnny McEvoy |
Erick Rowsell |
Peter Kennaugh
|
| 2008 | Erick Rowsell |
Johan Fredrik Ziesler |
Joe Perrett
|
| 2009 | Tim Kennaugh |
Sam Harrison |
Josh Edmondson
|
| 2010 | Dan McLay |
Sam Harrison |
Josh Edmondson
|
| 2011 | Brennan Townshend |
Matthew Holmes |
Luke Grivell-Mellor
|
| 2012 | Hugh Carthy |
Will Stephenson |
Ed Laverack
|
| 2013 | Scott Davies |
Sam Oomen |
James Knox
|
| 2014 | Eddie Dunbar |
Alex Braybrooke |
Matthew Gibson
|
| 2015 | Nathan Draper |
Max Williamson |
Joey Walker
|
| 2016[4] | Fred Wright |
Ethan Hayter |
Jake Stewart
|
| 2017[5] | Tom Pidcock |
Ben Healy |
Fred Wright
|
| 2018[6] | Ben Tulett |
Leo Hayter |
Archie Ryan
|
| 2019[7] | Lewis Askey |
George Mills-Keeling |
 Drew Christensen
|
| 2020 | Not held | ||
| 2021[8] | Tyler Hannay |
Jack Brough |
Lucas Towers
|
| 2022[9] | Noah Hobbs |
Josh Tarling |
Joshua Golliker
|
| 2023 | Tomos Pattinson |
Liam O'Brien |
Cormac Nisbet
|
| 2024 | Sebastian Grindley |
Elliot Rowe |
Killian O'Brien
|
Points classification
edit| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Ronald Schur |
Anthony Spencer |
Iain Redpath
|
| 2000 | Iain Redpath |
James Bell |
Mark Baker
|
| 2001 | Martin Quill |
Ben Clark |
Stefan de Kok
|
| 2002 | Matt Brammeier |
Peter Johnston |
Mark Cavendish
|
| 2003 | Ryan Bonser |
David Smith |
Ben Crawforth
|
| 2004 | Peter Williams |
Geraint Thomas |
Rob Blunden
|
| 2005 | Martin Lundberg |
Alex Dowsett |
Chris Opie
|
| 2006 | Matt Rowe |
Adam Blythe |
Jonathan Bellis
|
| 2007 | Luke Rowe |
Ben Plain |
Sam Webster
|
| 2008 | Mark Christian |
Eliot Letaer |
Erick Rowsell
|
| 2009 | Jon Mould |
Josh Edmondson |
Tim Kennaugh
|
| 2010 | Owain Doull |
Conor Dunne |
Dan McLay
|
| 2011 | Ali Slater |
Jonathan Dibben |
Jim Lewis
|
| 2012 | Sam Lowe |
Chris Lawless |
Ed Laverack
|
| 2013 | Jacob Scott |
Eddie Dunbar |
Leon Mazzone
|
| 2014 | Joe Holt |
Leon Mazzone |
Matthew Gibson
|
| 2015 | Joe Holt |
Etienne Georgi |
Robert Scott
|
| 2016 | Matt Walls |
Ethan Hayter |
Charlie Quarterman
|
| 2017 | Rhys Britton |
Joe Hill |
John Buller
|
| 2018 | Ethan Vernon |
Ben Healy |
Bailey O'Donnell
|
| 2019 | Alfred George |
Samuel Watson |
James Harrison
|
| 2021 | Josh Giddings |
Kieran Riley |
Noah Hobbs
|
| 2022 | Fred Meredith |
Zac Walker |
Noah Hobbs
|
| 2023 | Jed Smithson |
Sebastian Grindley |
Zak Machin
|
| 2024 | Rory Gravelle |
Alistair Gardner |
Elliot Rowe
|
Mountains classification
edit| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | James Jenkins |
Richard Heath |
Hans Dekkers
|
| 1999 | James Flanagan |
Johan Vansummeren |
Peter van den Berg
|
| 2000 | Lewys Hobbs |
David Heaven |
Alex Coutts
|
| 2001 | Erik van Bekkum |
Bart Kerkdijk |
Alex Coutts
|
| 2002 | Adam Illingworth |
Nicolas Roche |
Marcel Lamberts
|
| 2003 | David Smith |
Ryan Bonser |
Dan Martin
|
| 2004 | Peter Williams |
Geraint Thomas |
Martin Monroe
|
| 2005 | Alex Dowsett |
Edvald Boasson Hagen |
Martin Lundberg
|
| 2006 | Alex Dowsett |
Jonathan Bellis |
Luke Rowe
|
| 2007 | Peter Kennaugh |
Johnny McEvoy |
Erick Rowsell
|
| 2008 | Mark Christian |
Tosh Vandersande |
Joe Perrett
|
| 2009 | Joe Perret |
Sam Harrison |
Josh Edmondson
|
| 2010 | Josh Edmondson |
Simon Yates |
Matt Hill
|
| 2011 | Matthew Holmes |
Luke Grivell-Mellor |
Brennan Townshend
|
| 2012 | Hugh Carthy |
Chris Lawless |
Will Stephenson
|
| 2013 | James Knox |
Scott Davies |
Sam Oomen
|
| 2014 | Ben Chapman |
Eddie Dunbar |
Dan Gardner
|
| 2015 | Darragh O'Mahony |
Alfie Moses |
Joey Walker
|
| 2016 | Charlie Quarterman |
Mark Donovan |
Tom Pidcock
|
| 2017 | Fred Wright |
Tom Pidcock |
Ben Healy
|
| 2018 | Harrison Wood |
Mason Hollyman |
Alfred George
|
| 2019 | Thomas Gloag |
Lewis Askey |
Samuel Watson
|
| 2021 | Tyler Hannay |
Owen Lightfoot |
Lucas Towers
|
| 2022 | Joshua Golliker |
Noah Hobbs |
Josh Tarling
|
| 2023 | Bryn Lawrence |
Cormac Nisbet |
Tomos Pattinson
|
| 2024 | Ethan Squires |
Oliver Dawson |
Killian O'Brien
|
Team classification
edit| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | District Suid-Holland |
South East Midlands Division |
North Limberg
|
| 2000 | Scotland |
Wales |
West Thames A
|
| 2001 | WV Dommelstreek |
Team South West |
West Midlands Division
|
| 2003 | Scotland |
BC North Western Division |
Ireland
|
| 2004 | Ireland |
Dataphonics RT |
Wales A
|
| 2005 | Glendene CC |
Norway |
Kinesis UK
|
| 2006 | Glendene CC |
Kinesis UK |
Merlin Development
|
| 2007 | Glendene CC / Bike Trax |
Wales |
In Gear Development
|
| 2008 | Avia Cycling Team |
Nymark Cycling Team |
Glendene / Bike Trax A
|
| 2009 | Glendene CC / Bike Trax |
Ireland |
Wales
|
| 2010 | Glendene CC/Ridley/Vitesse/OCE |
Herbal Life/Wheelbase |
Maxgear RT
|
| 2011 | Hargroves Cycles/Specialised/Trant |
Yorkshire |
Team South West
|
| 2012 | Wales |
Sportscover Altura RT |
Team De Ver/Stevens/Mosquito/Prestige
|
| 2013 | TWC Pijnenburg |
Team De Ver |
RST Racing Team
|
| 2014 | Sensa Munster |
HARIBO Beacon Cycling Team |
Velocity WD-40
|
| 2015 | RST Racing Team |
Giant Cycling Club – Halo Films |
HMT Academy with JLT Condor
|
| 2016 | VCUK-PH-MAS |
VC Londres |
HMT Academy with JLT Condor
|
| 2017 | Zappi Racing Team |
VC Londres |
East Midlands Region
|
| 2018 | NRPT – Chill.ie |
East Midlands Region |
PH-MAS/Paul Milnes Cycles[10]
|
| 2019 | VC Londres |
Fensham Howes – MAS Design |
Spokes Racing[11]
|
| 2021 | Cero-Cycle Division Racing Team |
Fensham Howes – MAS Design |
Utmost IOM Junior Cycling Team
|
| 2022 | Tofauti Everyone Active |
Wales |
Cero-Cycle Division Racing Team
|
| 2023 | Tofauti Everyone Active |
Wales |
Zappi Junior Race Team
|
| 2024 | Fensham Howes - MAS Design |
Wales |
trainSharp Development team
|
References
edit- ^ Marshall-Bell, Chris (21 October 2017). "Mining for talent: How the Junior Tour of Wales uncovers the next generation of stars". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ "Dudley's Shopfitters Junior Tour of Wales Cycle Race 2005". Welsh Cycling. 8 August 2005. Archived from the original on 28 September 2006.
- ^ "RIS JUNIOR TOUR OF WALES". Welsh Cycling. 10 August 2006. Archived from the original on 27 August 2006.
- ^ "The SD Sealants Junior Tour of Wales 2016". British Cycling. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "The SD Sealants Junior Tour of Wales 2017". British Cycling. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "The SD Sealants Junior Tour of Wales 2018". British Cycling. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Result: Junior Tour of Wales Final | velouk.net". velouk.net. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "SD Sealants Junior Tour of Wales 2021". British Cycling. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "RR Result: Junior Tour of Wales 2022 | velouk.net". velouk.net. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Junior Tour of Wales 2018 : Stage 5 Team Classification" (PDF). Juniortourofwales.org. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "Junior Tour of Wales 2019 : Stage 5 Team Classification" (PDF). Juniortourofwales.org. Retrieved 2 November 2021.