2024 Tour of Britain | |
Race details | |
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Date | September |
Region | Great Britain |
Local name(s) | The Tour |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour (2004–2021) UCI ProSeries (2021–present) |
Type | Stage race |
Organiser | SweetSpot |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 1945 |
First winner | Robert Batot (FRA) |
Most recent | Stephen Williams (GBR) |
The Tour of Britain is a multi-stage cycling race, conducted on British roads, in which participants race across Great Britain to complete the race in the fastest time.
The event dates back to the first British stage races held just after the Second World War. Since then, various different events have been described as the Tour of Britain, including the Milk Race, the Kellogg's Tour of Britain and the PruTour.
The most recent version of the Tour of Britain began in 2004 as part of the UCI Europe Tour. From 2014, the race was rated 2.HC by the UCI.[1] The race became part of the new UCI ProSeries in 2020.