The Hub – The stages, the riders, the reports and photos and much more on Britain’s most prestigious cycle race, the 2014 Friends Life Tour of Britain
2014 Friends Life Tour of Britain Hub
THE REPORTS/RESULTS & PHOTOS
Stage 1 — Sunday 7 September Liverpool >>> Click here
Stage 2 — Monday 8 September Knowsley to Llandudno >>> Click here
Stage 3 — Tuesday 9 September Newtown to the Tumble >>> Click here
Stage 4 — Wednesday 10 September Worcester to Bristol >>> Click here
Stage 5 — Thursday 11 September Exmouth to Exeter >>> Click here
Stage 6 — Friday 12 September Bath to Hemel Hempstead >>> Click here
Stage 7 — Saturday 13 September Camberley to Brighton >>> Click here
Stage 8a/b — Sunday 14 September London individual time trial >>> Click here
THE RACE
The Presentation Live – >>>> Click here
The Stages – Eight Days and Nine Races >>> Click here
The Players – The rider list; one of the best line-ups ever for the Tour of Britain >>> Click here
THE INTERVIEWS
Adam Blythe – RideLondon Winner aims to do his best against the World’s best >>>Click Here
Yanto Barker — Eleven years on from his first Tour of Britain, Raleigh’s Yanto Barker is riding as strong ever >>> Click here
Ryan Mullen— Triple Irish champion from North Wales to start his first Tour of Britain >>> Click here
Mark McNally — In his sixth Tour of Britain starting in his home city is An Post rider Mark McNally >>> Click here
Ian Wilkinson – Gunning to go one better in the 2014 Tour of Britain >>> Click here
Chris Opie – Testing himself against the best sprinters in the World >>> Click here
Steve Lampier – It’s the biggest UK race of the season >>> Click here
James Lowsley-Williams heads into a different battle than his forebears >>> Click here
THE NEWS
Sir Bradley Wiggins will lead Team Sky’s squad at the 2014 Tour of Britain >>> Click here
Team Presentation at Liverpool 1 >>> Click here
Tour of Britain Live on ITV >>> Click here
Mark Cavendish to ride Tour of Britain >>> Click here
IAM Cycling Return with first timer at the Tour, Sylvain Chavanel >>> Click here
Rapha Condor JLT line up for the 2014 Tour of Britain >>> Click here
NFTO Pro Cycling selected team for Tour of Britain led by Adam Blythe >>> Click here
FORMER WINNERS
2004 Colombia Mauricio Ardila
2005 Belgium Nick Nuyens (BEL)
2006 Denmark Martin Pedersen (DEN)
2007 France Romain Feillu (FRA)
2008 France Geoffroy Lequatre (FRA)
2009 Norway Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)
2010 Switzerland Michael Albasini (SUI)
2011 Netherlands Lars Boom (NED)
2012 United Kingdom Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (GBR)
2013 United Kingdom Bradley Wiggins (GBR)
BRITISH STAGE WINNERS
2013 – Bradley Wiggins (stage 3), Simon Yates (stage 6), Mark Cavendish (Stages 4, 7 & 8)
2012 – Mark Cavendish (Stages 8, 4 & 3) and Luke Rowe (Stage 1)
2011 – Mark Cavendish (Stages 1, 2 & 8b) and Alex Dowsett (stage 8a)
2010 – No British stage victories
2009 – Ben Swift (2009)
2008 – No British stage victories
2007 – Mark Cavendish (Prologue, Stage 1) and Paul Manning (Stage 6)
2006 – Roger Hammond (Stage 2)
2005 – Roger Hammond (Stage 2)
2004 – No British stage victories
DID YOU KNOW
Fact 01: Russell Downing was 3rd on stage 1 of the 2012 Tour of Britain won by Luke Rowe!
Fact 02: British riders were first and second in the 2013 Tour of Britain time trial won by Bradley Wiggins from Ian Stannard and a rider who raced in Britain, Jack Bauer was 3rd.
Fact 03: Ian Wilkinson, riding for raleigh in 2014, was second on stage 7 in the 2011 Tour of Britain
Fact 04: Ian Bibby, riding for Madison Genesis in 2014, was second on stage 3 in 2010.
Fact 05 – Ben Swift won stage 7 in the 2009 Tour when racing for Katusha. He rides again in 2014 this time for Sky
Fact 06 – Rob Hayles was second on stage 1 in 2008 (and second again on stage 6) with four British riders in the top 10 plus two others who have been based in Britain.
Fact 07 – Multiple stage winner Roger Hammond is the DS for Madison Genesis in 2014
Fact 08 – Jeremy Hunt was 3rd on stage 1 of the 2005 Tour. His younger brother Joshua Hunt rides the 2014 race.
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Other Results on VeloUK (including reports containing results)
- Features, Reports, Results
- QUIZ TIME! Dan Kemp (Prologue Junior Race Team)
- CX Result: Jersey Cyclocross League Jan 19
- CX Result: Army Cyclocross Champs 2025
- CX Result: Leicestershire Cyclocross League Rd 6
- CX Result: Western CX League Round 9
- CX Result: Tross Cross SQ R3 (Scotland)
- Track Result: 2025 Manchester Regional Track League (Jan 17)
- CX Result: Notts & Derby CX League 8
- FEATURE: Q&A with Carolyn Speirs
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- Quiz Time: James Hartley heading to France
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- Crit Result: Full Gas Winter Circuit Series #10
- 2025 British CycloCross Championships Day 2
- 2025 British CycloCross Championships Day 1
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- STARTLIST: 2025 British Cyclocross Championships
- Q&A: Louis Herring (Prologue Junior Race Team)
- BRITISH CYCLOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS RIDER LIST
- Feature: Sophia Brooks (U16 road and track cyclist)
- CX Result: Wessex Cyclocross League Round 11
- CX Result: Lincolnshire Cyclo Cross Rd 11
- CX Result: Leicestershire CX League Rd 5
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- National Trophy Round 5 – Day 1 (West Yorkshire)
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- CX Result: Ripley Nova Cross 2025
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- BMCR Newsletter January 2025
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