Junior Tour of Wales

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–
Web site	www.juniortourofwales.com
History
First edition	1981
Editions	42 (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

General classification

Year	1st	2nd	3rd
1981	Results missing
1982	Not held
1983	Results missing
1984	Gary Brooks	L Clarke
1985	Results missing
1986	Tim Warriner	Chris Taudevin	Tim Ward
1987	Matthew Stephens	Richard Jones	Robert Langley
1988	Matthew Stephens	Paul Altridge	Lee Davis
1989	Steve Whittington	Victor Slinn
1990	Ken Stewart	Danny Smith	Bill Moore
1991	Roger Hammond	Ken Stewart	= Gavin Pardoe = Rob Lyne
1992	Ken Stewart	Alex Arch	Richard Montgomery
1993	Danny Axford	Ian Mountain	Anthony Malarczyk
1994	Richard Hobby	David Millar	Danny Moore
1995	Charly Wegelius	Tom Barras	Neil Ellison
1996	Ross Muir	Steve Joseph	Tom Newton
1997	Dave Clarke	Kristian House	Neil Swithenbank
1998	Anthony Spencer	Ryan Smith	Gerben van der Reep
1999	Johan Vansummeren	Arne Kornekoor	James Flanagan
2000	Alex Coutts	Lewys Hobbs	Andrew Allen
2001	Alex Coutts	Marcel Lambrecht	Chris Penketh
2002	Marcel Lamberts	Adam Illingworth	Craig Cooke
2003	David Smith	Ryan Bonser	Mark Cassidy
2004	Dan Martin	Geraint Thomas	Martin Monroe
2005	Alex Dowsett	Edvald Boasson Hagen	Alex Atkins
2006	Tom Diggle	Peter Kennaugh	Alex Dowsett
2007	Johnny McEvoy	Erick Rowsell	Peter Kennaugh
2008	Erick Rowsell	Johan Fredrik Ziesler	Joe Perrett
2009	Tim Kennaugh	Sam Harrison	Josh Edmondson
2010	Dan McLay	Sam Harrison	Josh Edmondson
2011	Brennan Townshend	Matthew Holmes	Luke Grivell-Mellor
2012	Hugh Carthy	Will Stephenson	Ed Laverack
2013	Scott Davies	Sam Oomen	James Knox
2014	Eddie Dunbar	Alex Braybrooke	Matthew Gibson
2015	Nathan Draper	Max Williamson	Joey Walker
2016^[4]	Fred Wright	Ethan Hayter	Jake Stewart
2017^[5]	Tom Pidcock	Ben Healy	Fred Wright
2018^[6]	Ben Tulett	Leo Hayter	Archie Ryan
2019^[7]	Lewis Askey	George Mills-Keeling	Drew Christensen
2020	Not held
2021^[8]	Tyler Hannay	Jack Brough	Lucas Towers
2022^[9]	Noah Hobbs	Josh Tarling	Joshua Golliker
2023	Tomos Pattinson	Liam O'Brien	Cormac Nisbet
2024	Sebastian Grindley	Elliot Rowe	Killian O'Brien

Points classification

Year	1st	2nd	3rd
1999	Ronald Schur	Anthony Spencer	Iain Redpath
2000	Iain Redpath	James Bell	Mark Baker
2001	Martin Quill	Ben Clark	Stefan de Kok
2002	Matt Brammeier	Peter Johnston	Mark Cavendish
2003	Ryan Bonser	David Smith	Ben Crawforth
2004	Peter Williams	Geraint Thomas	Rob Blunden
2005	Martin Lundberg	Alex Dowsett	Chris Opie
2006	Matt Rowe	Adam Blythe	Jonathan Bellis
2007	Luke Rowe	Ben Plain	Sam Webster
2008	Mark Christian	Eliot Letaer	Erick Rowsell
2009	Jon Mould	Josh Edmondson	Tim Kennaugh
2010	Owain Doull	Conor Dunne	Dan McLay
2011	Ali Slater	Jonathan Dibben	Jim Lewis
2012	Sam Lowe	Chris Lawless	Ed Laverack
2013	Jacob Scott	Eddie Dunbar	Leon Mazzone
2014	Joe Holt	Leon Mazzone	Matthew Gibson
2015	Joe Holt	Etienne Georgi	Robert Scott
2016	Matt Walls	Ethan Hayter	Charlie Quarterman
2017	Rhys Britton	Joe Hill	John Buller
2018	Ethan Vernon	Ben Healy	Bailey O'Donnell
2019	Alfred George	Samuel Watson	James Harrison
2021	Josh Giddings	Kieran Riley	Noah Hobbs
2022	Fred Meredith	Zac Walker	Noah Hobbs
2023	Jed Smithson	Sebastian Grindley	Zak Machin
2024	Rory Gravelle	Alistair Gardner	Elliot Rowe

Mountains classification

Year	1st	2nd	3rd
1998	James Jenkins	Richard Heath	Hans Dekkers
1999	James Flanagan	Johan Vansummeren	Peter van den Berg
2000	Lewys Hobbs	David Heaven	Alex Coutts
2001	Erik van Bekkum	Bart Kerkdijk	Alex Coutts
2002	Adam Illingworth	Nicolas Roche	Marcel Lamberts
2003	David Smith	Ryan Bonser	Dan Martin
2004	Peter Williams	Geraint Thomas	Martin Monroe
2005	Alex Dowsett	Edvald Boasson Hagen	Martin Lundberg
2006	Alex Dowsett	Jonathan Bellis	Luke Rowe
2007	Peter Kennaugh	Johnny McEvoy	Erick Rowsell
2008	Mark Christian	Tosh Vandersande	Joe Perrett
2009	Joe Perret	Sam Harrison	Josh Edmondson
2010	Josh Edmondson	Simon Yates	Matt Hill
2011	Matthew Holmes	Luke Grivell-Mellor	Brennan Townshend
2012	Hugh Carthy	Chris Lawless	Will Stephenson
2013	James Knox	Scott Davies	Sam Oomen
2014	Ben Chapman	Eddie Dunbar	Dan Gardner
2015	Darragh O'Mahony	Alfie Moses	Joey Walker
2016	Charlie Quarterman	Mark Donovan	Tom Pidcock
2017	Fred Wright	Tom Pidcock	Ben Healy
2018	Harrison Wood	Mason Hollyman	Alfred George
2019	Thomas Gloag	Lewis Askey	Samuel Watson
2021	Tyler Hannay	Owen Lightfoot	Lucas Towers
2022	Joshua Golliker	Noah Hobbs	Josh Tarling
2023	Bryn Lawrence	Cormac Nisbet	Tomos Pattinson
2024	Ethan Squires	Oliver Dawson	Killian O'Brien

Team classification

Year	1st	2nd	3rd
1999	District Suid-Holland	South East Midlands Division	North Limberg
2000	Scotland	Wales	West Thames A
2001	WV Dommelstreek	Team South West	West Midlands Division
2003	Scotland	BC North Western Division	Ireland
2004	Ireland	Dataphonics RT	Wales A
2005	Glendene CC	Norway	Kinesis UK
2006	Glendene CC	Kinesis UK	Merlin Development
2007	Glendene CC / Bike Trax	Wales	In Gear Development
2008	Avia Cycling Team	Nymark Cycling Team	Glendene / Bike Trax A
2009	Glendene CC / Bike Trax	Ireland	Wales
2010	Glendene CC/Ridley/Vitesse/OCE	Herbal Life/Wheelbase	Maxgear RT
2011	Hargroves Cycles/Specialised/Trant	Yorkshire	Team South West
2012	Wales	Sportscover Altura RT	Team De Ver/Stevens/Mosquito/Prestige
2013	TWC Pijnenburg	Team De Ver	RST Racing Team
2014	Sensa Munster	HARIBO Beacon Cycling Team	Velocity WD-40
2015	RST Racing Team	Giant Cycling Club – Halo Films	HMT Academy with JLT Condor
2016	VCUK-PH-MAS	VC Londres	HMT Academy with JLT Condor
2017	Zappi Racing Team	VC Londres	East Midlands Region
2018	NRPT – Chill.ie	East Midlands Region	PH-MAS/Paul Milnes Cycles^[10]
2019	VC Londres	Fensham Howes – MAS Design	Spokes Racing^[11]
2021	Cero-Cycle Division Racing Team	Fensham Howes – MAS Design	Utmost IOM Junior Cycling Team
2022	Tofauti Everyone Active	Wales	Cero-Cycle Division Racing Team
2023	Tofauti Everyone Active	Wales	Zappi Junior Race Team
2024	Fensham Howes - MAS Design	Wales	trainSharp Development team

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.
^ "The SD Sealants Junior Tour of Wales 2016". British Cycling. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
^ "The SD Sealants Junior Tour of Wales 2017". British Cycling. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
^ "The SD Sealants Junior Tour of Wales 2018". British Cycling. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
^ "Result: Junior Tour of Wales Final | velouk.net". velouk.net. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
^ "SD Sealants Junior Tour of Wales 2021". British Cycling. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
^ "RR Result: Junior Tour of Wales 2022 | velouk.net". velouk.net. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
^ "Junior Tour of Wales 2018 : Stage 5 Team Classification" (PDF). Juniortourofwales.org. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
^ "Junior Tour of Wales 2019 : Stage 5 Team Classification" (PDF). Juniortourofwales.org. Retrieved 2 November 2021.

External links

[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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