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 | Four day 5 stage road race |
| Organiser | John Richards(29 years) Talbot Thrush (5 years) Richard Hopkins 2015 on. |
| History | |
| First edition | 1981 |
| Editions | 37 (as of 2017) |
| Most recent |
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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, organizer 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.
The most recent winner was Tom Pidcock, riding for the PH‐MAS/Paul Milnes/Oldfield ERT team.
Results
General classification
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| 1981 | Results missing | ||
| 1982 | Not Held | ||
| 1983 | Results missing | ||
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Points classification
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King of the Mountains
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Team classification
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References
- ↑ 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.
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