Tour of Britain 2013: Sir Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish set to head record field

Sir Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish will head a record field at the tenth edition of the Tour of Britain (September 15-22).

Stage 2: Monday, September 16 - Carlisle to Kendal, 186.6km | Report | Gallery Result 1 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN-Qhubeka, 5:01:01
2 Sam Bennett (Irl) AN Post - Chainreaction, same time
3 Thomas Lofkvist (Swe) IAM Cycling, +6secs
4 Simon Yates (GB) Great Britain, st
5 Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, st
6 Jack Bauer (NZ) Garmin-Sharp, +9
7 Martin Elmiger (Swi) IAM Cycling, st
8 Marco Coledan (Ita) Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox, st
9 Sergio Pardilla (Spa) MTN-Qhubeka, st
10 Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, st
Selected others
12 Dan Martin (Ire) Garmin-Sharp, +12
18 Bradley Wiggins (GB) Team Sky, +17
27 Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar, st
35 Alex Dowsett (GB) Movistar, st
47 Mark Cavendish (GB) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +47 General classification 1 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN-Qhubeka
2 Simon Yates (GB) Great Britain, +20secs
3 Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma-QuickStep, same time
4 Marco Coledan (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox, +23
5 Sergio Pardilla (Spa) MTN-Qhubeka, st
6 Juilen Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, st
7 Martin Elmiger (Swi) IAM Cycling, st
8 Sacha Modolo (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox,
9 Scott Thwaites (GBr) NetApp-Endura, +26
10 Francesco Bongiorno (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox, st
Selected others
11 Dan Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp, + 26
12 Bradley Wiggins (GB) Team Sky, +30
19 Alex Dowsett (GB) Movistar, +31
36 Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar, +51 Stage 3: Tuesday, September 17 - Knowsley to Knowsley, 16km individual time trial | Report | Gallery Result 1 Bradley Wiggins (GB) Team Sky, 19:54
2 Ian Stannard (GB) Team Sky, +36secs
3 Jack Bauer (NZ) Garmin-Sharp, +42
4 Martin Elmiger (Swi) IAM Cycling, +54
5 Alex Dowsett (GB) Movistar, +56
6 David Lopez (Spa) Team Sky, +1:16
7 Alexander Wetterhall (Swe) NettApp-Endura, +1:20
8 Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox, +1:22
9 Sergio Pardilla (Spa) MTN-Qhubeka, +1:25
10 Mark Cavendish (GB) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +1:26 General classification 1 Bradley Wiggins (GB) Team Sky, 11:25:54
2 Ian Stannard (GB) Team Sky, +37secs
3 Martin Elmiger (Swi) IAM Cycling, +47
4 Jack Bauer (NZ) Garmin-Sharp, +55
5 Alex Dowsett (GB) Movistar, +57
6 David Lopez (Spa) Team Sky, +1:17
7 Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +1:18
8 Sergio Pardilla (Spa) MTN-Qhubeka, same time
9 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN-Qhubeka, +1:21
10 Alexander Wetterhall (Swe) NetApp-Endura, same time
Selected other
11 Simon Yates (GB) Great Britain, +1:23
17 Dan Martin (Ire) Garmin-Sharp, +1:38 Stage 4: Wednesday, September 18 - Stoke-on-Trent to Llanberis, 188.4km | Report | Gallery Result 1 Mark Cavendish (GB) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, 4:45:42
2 Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale, same time
3 Steele von Hoff (Aus) Garmin-Sharp, st
4 Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) IAM Cycling, st
5 Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Movistar, st
6 Owain Doull (GB) Great Britain, st
7 Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) Sojasun, st
8 Scott Thwaites (GB) NetApp-Endura, st
9 Chris Opie (GB) UK Youth, st
10 Sam Bennett (Irl) AN Post-Chain Reaction, st
Selected other
22 Bradley Wiggins (GB) Team Sky, st General classification 1 Bradley Wiggins (GB) Team Sky, 16:11:36
2 Ian Stannard (GB) Team Sky, +37secs
3 Martin Elmiger (Swi) IAM Cycling, +47
4 Jack Bauer (NZ) Garmin-Sharp, +55
5 Alex Dowsett (GB) Movistar, +57
6 David Lopez (Spa) Team Sky, +1:17
7 Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +1:18
8 Sergio Pardilla (Spa) MTN-Qhubeka, same time
9 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN-Qhubeka, +1:21
10 Alexander Wetterhall (Swe) NetApp-Endura, same time Stage 5: Thursday, September 19 - Machylleth to Caerphilly, 177.1km | Report | Gallery Result 1 Sam Bennett (Irl) An Post-Chainreaction, 4:35:28
2 Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step, same time
3 Martin Elmiger (Swi) IAM Cycling, st
4 David Lelay (Fra) Sojasun, st
5 Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin-Sharp, st
6 Simon Yates (GB) Great Britain, st
7 Bradley Wiggins (GB) Team Sky, st
8 Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) IAM Cycling, st
9 Ian Stannard (GB) Team Sky , st
10 Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar, st
General classification 1 Bradley Wiggins (GB) Team Sky, 20:47:05
2 Ian Stannard (GB) Team Sky, +37secs
3 Martin Elmiger (Swi) IAM Cycling, +43
4 Jack Bauer (NZ) Garmin-Sharp, +55
5 Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +1:12
6 David Lopez (Spa) Team Sky, +1:17
7 Sergio Pardilla (Spa) MTN-Qhubeka, +1:18
8 Simon Yates (GB) Great Britain, +1:23
9 Dan Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp, +1:38
10 Sebastien Reichenbach (Swi) IAM Cycling, +1:44 Stage 6: Friday, September 20 - Sidmouth to Haytor, 137km | Report | Gallery Result 1 Simon Yates (GB) Great Britain, 3:23:43
2 Martin Elmiger (Sui) IAM Cycling, +2secs
3 David Lopez (Spa) Team Sky, same time
4 Sergio Pardilla (Spa) MTN-Qhubeka, +5
5 Sebastien Reichenbach (Sui) IAM Cycling, st
6 Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar, +7
7 Bradley Wiggins (GB) Team Sky, st
8 Francesco Bongiorno (Ita) Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox, +12
9 Marcel Wyss (Sui) IAM Cycling, st
10 Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) Sojasun, +31 General classification 1 Bradley Wiggins (GB) Team Sky, 24:10:55
2 Martin Elmiger (Swi) IAM Cycling, +32secs
3 Simon Yates (GB) Great Britain, +1:06
4 David Lopez (Spa) Team Sky, +1:08
5 Sergio Pardilla (Spa) MTN-Qhubeka, +1:16
6 Jack Bauer (NZ) Garmin-Sharp, +1:19
7 Ian Stannard (GB) Team Sky, +1:34
8 Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +1:36
9 Sebastien Reichenbach (Swi) IAM Cycling, +1:42
10 Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar, +1:56 Stage 7: Saturday, September 21 - Epsom to Guildford, 155km | Report Result 1 Mark Cavendish (GB) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, 3:46:57 2 Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale, same time
3 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN-Qhubeka, st
4 Blaz Jarc (Slo) NetApp-Endura, st
5 Jacob Rathe (USA) Garmin-Sharp, st
6 Matteo Pelucci (Ita) IAM Cycling, st
7 Chris Opie (GB) UK Youth, st
8 Martin Elmiger (Sui) IAM Cycling, st
9 Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) UnitedHealthcare, st
10 Sam Bennett (Irl) AN Post - Chainreaction, st General classification 1 Bradley Wiggins (GB) Team Sky
2 Martin Elmiger (Swi) IAM Cycling, +26secs
3 Simon Yates (GB) Great Britain, +1:06
4 David Lopez (Spa) Team Sky, +1:08
5 Sergio Pardilla (Spa) MTN-Qhubeka, +1:16
6 Jack Bauer (NZ) Garmin-Sharp, +1:19
7 Ian Stannard (GB) Team Sky, +1:34
8 Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +1:36
9 Sebastien Reichenbach (Swi) IAM Cycling, +1:42
10 Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar, +1:56

Stage 8: Sunday, September 22 - London to London, 88km | Report | Gallery Result 1 Mark Cavendish (GB) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, 1:47:22
2 Sam Bennnett (Ire) An Post - Chainreaction, same time
3 Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale, st
4 Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) IAM Cycling, st
5 Chris Opie (GB) UK Youth, st
6 Evaldas Siskevicius (Lit) Sojasun, st
7 Sacha Modolo (Ita) Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox, st
8 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, st
9 Enrique Sanz (Spa) Movistar, st
10 Blaz Jarc (Slo) NetApp-Endura, st General classification 1 Bradley Wiggins (GB) Team Sky, 29:45:21
2 Martin Elmiger (Swi) IAM Cycling, +26secs
3 Simon Yates (GB) Great Britain, +1:03
4 David Lopez (Spa) Team Sky, +1:08
5 Jack Bauer (NZ) Garmin-Sharp, +1:14
6 Sergio Pardilla (Spa) MTN-Qhubeka, +1:16
7 Ian Stannard (GB) Team Sky, +1:34
8 Sebastien Reichenbach (Swi) IAM Cycling, +1:42
9 Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +1:46
10 Marcel Wyss (Swi) IAM Cycling, +1:57

Jerseys and points allocation

Four classifications will be contested at the Tour of Britain: - General classification: gold jersey
- Points classification: Blue and white jersey
- Mountains classification: Green polka dot jersey
- Intermediate sprints competition: Green and red jersey General classification This is determined by overall time in the race, with the leader being the rider with the lowest total. Points classification 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point will be awarded to the first 15 riders over the stage finish line. Mountains classification Points will be awarded in the following way: - Category-one climbs: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point will be awarded to the first 10 riders over the summit.
- Category-two climbs: 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point will be awarded to the first six riders over the summit.
- Category-three climbs: 4, 3, 2 and 1 point will be awarded to the first four riders over the summit. Sprints classification 5, 3, 2 and 1 point will be awarded to the first four riders over the intermediate sprint line.

Time bonuses

Time bonuses are on offer at both intermediate sprints and stage finishes, and will be awarded in the following way: - Stage finishes: 10, 6 and 4 seconds will be awarded to the first three riders over the line.
- Intermediate sprints: 3, 2 and 1 second will be awarded to the first three riders over the line. Note, time bonuses do not apply on stage three's time trial.

Teams and riders

An Post - Chainreaction: Shane Archbold (NZ), Sam Bennett (Ire), Aaron Gate (NZ), Mark McNally (GB), Nicolas Vereecken (Bel), Alphonse Vermote (Bel). Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox: Nicola Boem (Ita), Francesco Bongiorno (Ita), Marco Canola (Ita), Marco Coledan (Ita), Sacha Modolo (Ita), Stefano Pirazzi (Ita). Cannondale: Federico Canuti (Ita), Alan Maragngoni (Ita), Nicolo Martinello (Ita), Matthias Krizek (Aut), Juraj Sagan (Svk), Elia Viviani (Ita). Garmin-Sharp: Jack Bauer (NZ), Nathan Haas (Aus), Robert Hunter (RSA), Dan Martin (Ire), Jacob Rathe (USA), Steele von Hoff (Aus). Great Britain: George Atkins (GB), Jon Dibben (GB), Owain Doull (GB), Alistair Slater (GB), Adam Yates (GB), Simon Yates (GB). IAM Cycling: Martin Elmiger (Swi), Heinrich Haussler (Aus), Thomas Lovkvist (Swe), Matteo Pelucchi (Ita), Sebastien Reichenback (Swi), Marcel Wyss (Swi). Madison Genesis: Andrew Tennant (GB), Dominic Jelfs (Ire), Ian Bibby (GB), Liam Holohan (GB), Alex Peters (GB), Dean Downing (GB). Movistar: Alex Dowsett (GB), Angel Madrazo (Spa), Nairo Quintana (Col), Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa), Enrique Sanz (Spa), Giovanni Visconti (Ita). MTN Qhubeka: Gerald Ciolek (Ger), Ferekalsi Debesay (Eri), Songezo Jim (RSA), Sergio Pardilla (Spa), Meron Russom (Eri), Andreas Stauff (Ger). Node 4 - Giordana Racing: Michael Northey (NZ), Roman van Uden (NZ), Shem Rodger (NZ), Daniel Barry (NZ), Steven Lampier (GB), James Williamson (GB). Omega Pharma - Quick-Step: Mark Cavendish (GB), Michal Golas (Pol), Iljo Keisse (Bell), Alessandro Petacchi (Ita), Martin Velits (Svk), Julien Vermote (Bel). Rapha Condor JLT: Hugh Carthy (GB), Michael Cuming (GB), Luke Grivell-Mellor (GB), Richard Handley (GB), Kristian House (GB), William Stephenson (GB). Sojasun: Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra), Jeremie Galland (Fra), Christophe Laborie (Fra), David Lelay (Fra), Anthony Delaplace (Fra), Evaldas Siskevicius (Lit). Team IG - Sigma Sport: Peter Williams (GB), Peter Hawkins (GB), Wouter Sybrandy (Ned), Ben Greenwood (GB), James Moss (GB), Mathew Cronshaw (GB). Team NetApp-Endura: Cesare Benedetti (Ita), Erick Rowsell (GB), Scott Thwaites (GB), Alexander Wetterhall (Swe), Blaz Jarc (Slo), Andreas Schillinger (Ger). Team Raleigh: Lachlan Norris (Aus), Thomas Scully (NZ), Mark Christian (GB), Evan Oliphant (GB), Eric Berthou (Fra), Thomas Moses (GB). Team Sky: Bradley Wiggins (GB), Josh Edmondson (GB), Bernhard Eisel (Aut), Mathew Hayman (Aus), David Lopez (Spa), Ian Stannard (GB). Team UK Youth: Yanto Barker (GB), Marcin Bialoblocki (Pol), Ian Wilkinson (GB), Jon Mould (GB), Christopher Opie (GB), Rob Partridge (GB). UnitedHealthcare Presented by Maxxis: Philip Deignan (Ire), Mark de Maar (Cur), Chris Jones (USA), Lucas Euser (USA), Kiel Reijnen (USA), Alessandro Bazzana (Ita).