Tour of Britain 2015: Edvald Boasson Hagen seals overall victory
By Matt Westby
Last Updated: 06/10/15 11:35am
The Aviva Tour of Britain once again served up an enthralling week of racing.
Edvald Boasson Hagen emerged as the overall winner, beating Wout Poels by 13 seconds.
Re-live all the action here...
THE STAGES
Stage 1: Sunday, September 6 – Beaumaris, Angelsey to Wrexham – 177.7km
Stage winner: Elia Viviani (Team Sky). Race leader: Elia Viviani (Team Sky).
Stage 2: Monday, September 7 – Clitheroe to Colne – 159.3km
Stage winner: Petr Vakoc (Etixx - Quick-Step). Race leader: Petr Vakoc (Etixx - Quick-Step).
Stage 3: Tuesday, September 8 – Cockermouth to Floors Castle, Kelso – 216km
Stage winner: Elia Viviani (Team Sky). Race leader: Juan Jose Lobato (Movistar).
Stage 4: Wednesday, September 9 – Edinburgh to Blyth – 217.4km
Stage winner: Fernando Gaviria (Etixx - Quick-Step). Race leader: Juan Jose Lobato (Movistar).
Stage 5: Thursday, September 10 – Prudhoe to Hartside – 166.4km
Stage winner: Wout Poels (Team Sky). Race leader: Edvald Boasson Hagen (MTN-Qhubeka).
Stage 6: Friday, September 11 – Stoke-on-Trent to Nottingham – 192.7km
Stage winner: Matteo Trentin (Etixx - Quick-Step). Race leader: Edvald Boasson Hagen (MTN-Qhubeka).
Stage 7: Saturday, September 12 – Fakenham to Ipswich – 227.4km
Stage winner: Andre Greipel (Lotto Soudal). Race leader: Edvald Boasson Hagen (MTN-Qhubeka).
Stage 8: Sunday, September 13 – London to London – 86.8km
Stage winner: Elia Viviani (Team Sky). Race leader: Edvald Boasson Hagen (MTN-Qhubeka).
THE KEY STAGE
Stage five: The summit finish on Hartside is a testing climb that will create sizeable gaps between the overall contenders and, with three potential sprint stages to follow, it could be the last day on which to win or lose the race.THE JERSEYS
TIME BONUSES
- 10, six and four bonus seconds will be awarded to the first three riders over the finish line.
- Three, two and one bonus second will be awarded to the first three riders over the line at intermediate sprints.
PREVIOUS WINNERS
2014: Dylan van Baarle (Ned).
2013: Sir Bradley Wiggins (GB).
2012: Nathan Haas (Aus).
2011: Lars Boom (Ned).
2010: Michael Albasini (Sui).
2009: Edvald Boassn Hagen (Nor).
2008: Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra).
2007: Romain Feillu (Fra).
2006: Martin Pedersen (Den).
CYCLING PHRASEBOOK
- Domestique: Support rider.
- Rouleur: All-rounder.
- Puncheur: A rider who excels on short, sharp climbs.
- Peloton: The main bunch of riders.
- Breakaway: A small group of riders who escape from the peloton.
- Grupetto: A group made up of riders who have been dropped from the peloton on mountain stages who work together to make sure they beat the day's time limit.
- Echelon: A diagonal line of riders that forms across the road when the race is hit by crosswinds. The line is diagonal because riders try to shelter from the wind by the side of the rider in front of them. Normally, multiple echelons form.
THE START LIST
UCI WORLDTOUR TEAMS
BMC RACING
Taylor Phinney (USA), Floris Gerts (Ned), Stefan Kung (Sui), Dylan Teuns (Bel), Danilo Wyss (Sui), Rick Zabel (Ger).
CANNONDALE-GARMIN
Dylan van Baarle (Ned), Ryan Mullen (Irl), Alberto Bettiol (Ita), Ruben Zepunkte (Ger), Kristijan Koren (Slo), Alan Marangoni (Ita).
ETIXX – QUICK-STEP
Mark Cavendish (GB), Mark Renshaw (Aus), Fernando Gaviria (Col), Zdenek Stybar (Cze), Matteo Trentin (Ita), Petr Vakoc (Cze).
IAM CYCLING
Clement Chevrier (Fra), Stef Clement (Ned), Stefan Denifl (Aut), Sondre Holst Enger (Nor), Roger Kluge (Ger), Jonas van Genechten (Bel).
LOTTONL-JUMBO
Moreno Hofland (Ned), Koen Bouwman (Ned), Steven Kruijswijk (Ned), Barry Markus (Ned), Bram Tankink (Ned), Nick van der Lijke (Ned).
LOTTO SOUDAL
Andre Greipel (Ger), Sean De Bie (Bel), Jens Debusschere (Bel), Pim Ligthart (Ned), Marcel Sieberg (Ger), Frederik Frison (Bel).
MOVISTAR
Alex Dowsett (GB), Juan Jose Lobato (Esp), Ruben Fernandez (Esp), Gorka Izagirre (Esp), Benat Intxausti (Esp), Igor Anton (Esp).
TEAM SKY
Ben Swift (GB), Ian Stannard (GB), Peter Kennaugh (GB), Andrew Fenn (GB), Wout Poels (Ned), Elia Viviani (Ita).
TINKOFF-SAXO
Robert Kiserlovski (Cro), Michael Morkov (Den), Juraj Sagan (Slo), Chris Anker Sorensen (Den), Nikolay Trusov (Rus), Antwan Tolhoek (Ned).
UCI PRO CONTINENTAL TEAMS
CULT ENERGY PRO CYCLING
Russell Downing (GB), Linus Gerdemann (Ger), Rasmus Guldhammer (Den), Martin Mortensen (Den), Michael Carbel Svendgaard (Den).
MTN-QHUBEKA
Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor), Gerald Ciolek (Ger), Tyler Farrar (USA), Serge Pauwels (Bel), Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri), Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA).
NOVO NORDISK
Javier Mejias (Esp), Joonas Henttala (Fin), David Lozano (Esp), Andrea Peron (Ita), Charles Planet (Fra), Kevin De Mesmaeker (Bel).
UCI PRO CONTINENTAL TEAMS
AN POST-CHAINREACTION
Josh Edmondson (GB), Conor Dunne (Irl), Aaron Gate (NZ), Aidis Kruopis (Ltn), Xandro Meurisse (Bel), Alistair Slater (GB).
JLT CONDOR
Kristian House (GB), Graham Briggs (GB), Ed Clancy (GB), Michael Cuming (GB), Richard Handley (GB), Tom Moses (GB).
MADISON GENESIS
Tom Scully (NZ), Tom Stewart (GB), Mathew Cronshaw (GB), Matthew Holmes (GB), Michael Northey (NZ), Mark McNally (GB).
NFTO
Dale Appleby (GB), Jonathan McEvoy (GB), Ian Bibby (GB), Rob Partridge (GB), Edward Dunbar (Irl), James Lowsley Williams (GB).
ONE PRO CYCLING
Marcin Bialoblocki (Pol), Yanto Barker (GB), Chris Opie (GB), Peter Williams (GB), George Harper (GB), Joshua Hunt (GB).
TEAM RALEIGH
Steven Lampier (GB), Karol Domagalski (Pol), Morgan Kneisky (Fra), Andrew Hawdon (GB), Evan Oliphant (GB), George Pym (GB).
TEAM WIGGINS
Sir Bradley Wiggins (GB), Owain Doull (GB), Jon Dibben (GB), Andrew Tennant (GB), Chris Lawless (GB), Michael Thompson (GB).
INVITED TEAM
GREAT BRITAIN
Hugh Carthy (GB), Gabz Cullaigh (GB), Scott Davies (GB), Tao Geoghegan Hart (GB), Alex Peters (GB), Oliver Wood (GB).
