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Junior Tour of Wales

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Junior Tour of Wales
Race details
DateAugust bank holiday
RegionBlaenau Gwent, Wales
English nameJunior Tour of Wales
DisciplineJunior male Road race
TypeFour day 5 stage road race
OrganiserJohn Richards (29 years)
Talbot Thrush (5 years)
Richard Hopkins (2015–
Web sitewww.juniortourofwales.com Edit this at Wikidata
History
First edition1981 (1981)
Editions42 (as of 2023)
Most recent Tomos Pattinson (WAL)

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]

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

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General classification

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Year 1st 2nd 3rd
1981 Results missing
1982 Not held
1983 Results missing
1984 England Gary Brooks England L Clarke
1985 Results missing
1986 England Tim Warriner England Chris Taudevin England Tim Ward
1987 England Matthew Stephens Wales Richard Jones 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 Richard 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 Vansummeren Netherlands Arne Kornekoor England James Flanagan
2000 Scotland Alex Coutts Wales Lewys Hobbs England Andrew Allen
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 England Dan 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 Josh Edmondson
2010 England Dan McLay Wales Sam Harrison England Josh 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 Alex Braybrooke England Matthew Gibson
2015 Isle of Man Nathan Draper England Max Williamson England Joey Walker
2016[4] England Fred Wright England Ethan Hayter England Jake Stewart
2017[5] England Tom Pidcock Republic of Ireland Ben Healy England Fred Wright
2018[6] England Ben Tulett England Leo Hayter Republic of Ireland Archie Ryan
2019[7] England Lewis Askey England George Mills-Keeling New Zealand Drew Christensen
2020 Not held
2021[8] Isle of Man Tyler Hannay England Jack Brough England Lucas Towers
2022[9] England Noah Hobbs Wales Josh Tarling England Joshua Golliker
2023 Wales Tomos Pattinson Republic of Ireland Liam O'Brien England Cormac Nisbet
2024 England Sebastian Grindley Scotland Elliot Rowe Republic of Ireland Killian O'Brien

Points classification

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Year 1st 2nd 3rd
1999 Netherlands Ronald Schur England Anthony Spencer Scotland Iain Redpath
2000 Scotland Iain Redpath England James Bell England Mark Baker
2001 England Martin Quill England Ben Clark Netherlands Stefan de Kok
2002 Republic of Ireland Matt Brammeier England Peter Johnston Isle of Man Mark Cavendish
2003 England Ryan Bonser Scotland David Smith England Ben Crawforth
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 England Ben Plain Wales Sam Webster
2008 Isle of Man Mark Christian Belgium Eliot Letaer England Erick Rowsell
2009 Wales Jon Mould England Josh Edmondson Isle of Man Tim Kennaugh
2010 Wales Owain Doull Republic of Ireland Conor Dunne England Dan McLay
2011 England Ali 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
2015 Wales Joe Holt England Etienne Georgi England Robert Scott
2016 England Matt Walls England Ethan Hayter England Charlie Quarterman
2017 Wales Rhys Britton England Joe Hill Republic of Ireland John Buller
2018 England Ethan Vernon Republic of Ireland Ben Healy New Zealand Bailey O'Donnell
2019 Scotland Alfred George England Samuel Watson Isle of Man James Harrison
2021 England Josh Giddings Scotland Kieran Riley England Noah Hobbs
2022 Wales Fred Meredith Isle of Man Zac Walker England Noah Hobbs
2023 England Jed Smithson England Sebastian Grindley England Zak Machin
2024 Wales Rory Gravelle England Alistair Gardner Scotland Elliot Rowe

Mountains classification

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Year 1st 2nd 3rd
1998 England James Jenkins England Richard Heath Netherlands Hans Dekkers
1999 England James Flanagan Belgium Johan Vansummeren Netherlands Peter van den Berg
2000 Wales Lewys Hobbs Wales David Heaven Scotland Alex Coutts
2001 Netherlands Erik van Bekkum Netherlands Bart Kerkdijk Scotland Alex Coutts
2002 England Adam Illingworth Republic of Ireland Nicolas Roche Netherlands Marcel Lamberts
2003 Scotland David Smith England Ryan Bonser Republic of Ireland Dan Martin
2004 Isle of Man Peter Williams Wales Geraint Thomas Republic of Ireland Martin Monroe
2005 England Alex Dowsett Norway Edvald Boasson Hagen Norway Martin Lundberg
2006 England Alex Dowsett Isle of Man Jonathan Bellis Wales Luke Rowe
2007 Isle of Man Peter Kennaugh England 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 Josh Edmondson
2010 England Josh 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
2015 Republic of Ireland Darragh O'Mahony England Alfie Moses England Joey Walker
2016 England Charlie Quarterman England Mark Donovan England Tom Pidcock
2017 England Fred Wright England Tom Pidcock Republic of Ireland Ben Healy
2018 England Harrison Wood England Mason Hollyman Scotland Alfred George
2019 England Thomas Gloag England Lewis Askey England Samuel Watson
2021 Isle of Man Tyler Hannay England Owen Lightfoot England Lucas Towers
2022 England Joshua Golliker England Noah Hobbs Wales Josh Tarling
2023 England Bryn Lawrence England Cormac Nisbet Wales Tomos Pattinson
2024 England Ethan Squires England Oliver Dawson Republic of Ireland Killian O'Brien

Team classification

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Year 1st 2nd 3rd
1999 Netherlands District Suid-Holland England South East Midlands Division Belgium North Limberg
2000  Scotland  Wales England West Thames A
2001 Netherlands WV Dommelstreek England Team South West England West Midlands Division
2003  Scotland England BC North Western Division  Ireland
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
2015 England RST Racing Team England Giant Cycling Club – Halo Films England HMT Academy with JLT Condor
2016 England VCUK-PH-MAS England VC Londres England HMT Academy with JLT Condor
2017 England Zappi Racing Team England VC Londres England East Midlands Region
2018 Republic of Ireland NRPT – Chill.ie England East Midlands Region England PH-MAS/Paul Milnes Cycles[10]
2019 England VC Londres England Fensham Howes – MAS Design Scotland Spokes Racing[11]
2021 England Cero-Cycle Division Racing Team England Fensham Howes – MAS Design Isle of Man Utmost IOM Junior Cycling Team
2022 England Tofauti Everyone Active Wales Wales England Cero-Cycle Division Racing Team
2023 England Tofauti Everyone Active Wales Wales England Zappi Junior Race Team
2024 England Fensham Howes - MAS Design Wales Wales England trainSharp Development team

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Dudley's Shopfitters Junior Tour of Wales Cycle Race 2005". Welsh Cycling. 8 August 2005. Archived from the original on 28 September 2006.
  3. ^ "RIS JUNIOR TOUR OF WALES". Welsh Cycling. 10 August 2006. Archived from the original on 27 August 2006.
  4. ^ "The SD Sealants Junior Tour of Wales 2016". British Cycling. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  5. ^ "The SD Sealants Junior Tour of Wales 2017". British Cycling. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  6. ^ "The SD Sealants Junior Tour of Wales 2018". British Cycling. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Result: Junior Tour of Wales Final | velouk.net". velouk.net. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  8. ^ "SD Sealants Junior Tour of Wales 2021". British Cycling. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  9. ^ "RR Result: Junior Tour of Wales 2022 | velouk.net". velouk.net. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Junior Tour of Wales 2018 : Stage 5 Team Classification" (PDF). Juniortourofwales.org. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Junior Tour of Wales 2019 : Stage 5 Team Classification" (PDF). Juniortourofwales.org. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
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