General classification in the Tour of Britain
SportRoad cycling
CompetitionTour of Britain
Awarded forWinner overall classification
History
First award2004
Editions18 (as of 2022)
First winner Mauricio Ardila (COL)
Most wins Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)
 Lars Boom (NED)
 Wout van Aert (BEL)
(2 wins)
Most recent Wout van Aert (BEL)

The General classification in the Tour of Britain is the most prestigious classification out of the four in the Tour of Britain, the one which is won by the overall winner. Historically the leader of this competition has worn a yellow jersey, but, from the 2011 edition due to sponsorship, it became known as the IG Markets Gold Jersey.[1] In 2017, it became a green jersey in light of sponsorship from Ovo Energy.

Rules

Like most cycling events the winner is determined by who has the fastest time over the entirety of the race. Time bonuses can be won by winning a stage, or reaching an intermediate sprint or the top of a climb first. The rider who has completed the course in the smallest time will win the Tour of Britain.[2]

Results

The winners, runners-up and third places were:[3]

1st Team 2nd Team 3rd Team
2004  Mauricio Ardila (COL) Vlaanderen–T Interim  Julian Dean (NZL) Crédit Agricole  Nick Nuyens (BEL) Quick-Step–Davitamon
2005  Nick Nuyens (BEL) Quick-Step–Innergetic  Michael Blaudzun (DEN) Team CSC  Javier Cherro Molina (ESP) Comunidad Valenciana–Elche
2006  Martin Pedersen (DEN) Team CSC  Luis Pasamontes (ESP) Unibet.com  Filippo Pozzato (ITA) Quick-Step–Innergetic
2007  Romain Feillu (FRA) Agritubel  Adrián Palomares (ESP) Fuerteventura–Canarias  Luke Roberts (AUS) Team CSC
2008  Geoffroy Lequatre (FRA) Agritubel  Steve Cummings (GBR) Barloworld  Ian Stannard (GBR) Great Britain
2009  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) Team Columbia–HTC  Christopher Sutton (AUS) Garmin–Slipstream  Martin Reimer (GER) Cervélo TestTeam
2010  Michael Albasini (SWI) Team HTC–Columbia  Borut Božič (SLO) Vacansoleil  Greg Henderson (NZL) Team Sky
2011  Lars Boom (NED) Rabobank  Steve Cummings (GBR) Team Sky  Jan Bárta (CZE) UnitedHealthcare
2012  Nathan Haas (AUS) Garmin–Sharp  Damiano Caruso (ITA) Liquigas–Cannondale  Leigh Howard (AUS) Orica–GreenEDGE
2013  Bradley Wiggins (GBR) Team Sky  Martin Elmiger (SUI) IAM Cycling  Simon Yates (GBR) Great Britain
2014  Dylan van Baarle (NED) Garmin–Sharp  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step  Bradley Wiggins (GBR) Team Sky
2015  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) MTN–Qhubeka  Wout Poels (NED) Team Sky  Owain Doull (GBR) WIGGINS
2016  Steve Cummings (GBR) Team Dimension Data  Rohan Dennis (AUS) BMC Racing Team  Tom Dumoulin (NED) Team Giant–Alpecin
2017  Lars Boom (NED) LottoNL–Jumbo  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) Team Dimension Data  Stefan Küng (SUI) BMC Racing Team
2018  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) Quick-Step Floors  Wout Poels (NED) Team Sky  Primož Roglič (SLO) LottoNL–Jumbo
2019  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) Corendon–Circus  Matteo Trentin (ITA) Mitchelton–Scott  Jasper De Buyst (BEL) Lotto–Soudal
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
2021  Wout van Aert (BEL) Team Jumbo–Visma  Ethan Hayter (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) Deceuninck–Quick-Step
2022  Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) Movistar Team  Tom Pidcock (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers  Omar Fraile (ESP) Ineos Grenadiers
2023  Wout van Aert (BEL) Team Jumbo–Visma  Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team  Damien Howson (AUS) Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team

Wins by country

WinsNation
4 Netherlands
3 France
 Belgium
2 United Kingdom
 Norway
1 Australia
 Colombia
 Denmark
  Switzerland

Repeat winners

WinsRiderEditions
2 Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)2009, 2015
 Lars Boom (NED)2011, 2017
 Wout van Aert (BEL)2021, 2023

Sponsorship

Before the 2011 race, it was announced that the general classification would be sponsored by IG Markets, changing the race leaders jersey from the Yellow Jersey to the IG Markets Gold Jersey,[1] in a competition jersey shake-up which changed the design of all four jerseys in the event.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Home". OVO Energy Tour of Britain.
  2. 1 2 "Home". OVO Energy Tour of Britain.
  3. ↑ "Home". OVO Energy Tour of Britain.
  4. ↑ "Coronavirus: Tour of Britain cancelled with route retained for 2021 race". Sky Sports. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
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