2008 Tour of Britain News
On this page you will find links to the stories relating to this year's Tour of Britain cycle race.
| GB Team Named for Tour of Britain |
The riders in Great Britain colours for the 2008 Tour of Britain have been selected. Headlining the team will be British Road Race Champion, Rob Hayles (Halfords Bikehut) who will line up in the race alongside his teammate, Tom Southam and Olympic Academy rider Ben Swift. News Item
| Pinarello RT Announce New Sponsor for Tour of Britain |
The Pinarello RT riders will be in the pink when they take to the road in the Tour of Britain with Canditv stepping in to back the Staffordshire based team. We bring you the full story. complete with images, here.
| Entries flood in for London Grand Prix |
The London Grand Prix will once again support the opening stage of this year's Tour of Britain, based on a grandstand circuit at the heart of central London, on Sunday 7th September. Full story including a map of the route here.
| Beijing Stars Set for Tour |
Olympic Stars Bradley Wiggins, Geraint Thomas and Chris Newton are all expected to take part in the 2008 Tour of Britain, according to the event's organisers. We have the latest on this story.
| Scottish stage of the Tour of Britain unveiled |
Stage Seven of the 2008 race has now been announced. The route will take the riders south from Glasgow, host city of the 2014 Commonwealth Games, through the beautiful countryside of the Southern Uplands to Drumlanrig Castle.
| Exciting finish in European Capital of Culture |
The organisers of The Tour of Britain today unveiled the route of the eighth and final stage of this year's edition of the race, which will see the race cross England's Northwest to finish in the 2008 European Capital of Culture, Liverpool.
| London GP Kicks Off Action at the Tour of Britain |
The London Grand Prix will once again support the opening stage of this year's Tour of Britain, based on a grandstand circuit at the heart of central London, on Sunday 7th September. As a round of the Elite Men's Circuit Race Series, the London Grand Prix will provide an action packed curtain raiser to the main event, Stage One of The Tour of Britain, which will certainly wet the crowd's appetite for bike racing with some thrilling action ahead of Stage One of The Tour.
| Di Luca and Petacchi to lead Italian squad’s assault on this year’s Tour of Britain |
The Tour of Britain organisers are pleased to announce the identity of the 16th team who will ride the 2008 race, Italian squad LPR Brakes – Ballan, led by Alessandro Petacchi and Danilo Di Luca. Petacchi is one of the greatest sprinters ever, having won over 150 races in his career, while Di Luca will become the first winner of a Grand Tour to ride The Tour of Britain, following his win in the Giro d’Italia in 2007.
| Downing has Tour of Britain in his Sights |
Undoubtedly one of the most successful road cyclists based in Britain, Russell Downing of the Pinarello Racing Team is now training hard for the Tour of Britain which starts on the 7th of September. British Cycling speaks to him about the race and his goals
| Ordnance Survey's Three Year Deal with The Tour of Britain |
Organisers of The Tour of Britain are delighted to announce a three-year partnership which sees Ordnance Survey, Great Britain’s national mapping agency, become Official Partners of the race. Under the agreement, The Tour of Britain will gain access to Ordnance Survey data and mapping ...
| ITV to Broadcast Tours of Britain |
ITV Sport can today (04.07.08) announce a new deal to broadcast the Tour of Britain 2008 cycle races. A highlights programme of each race will be broadcast every day throughout both Tours on ITV4, Men and Motors, itv.com and ITV mobile as well as live coverage via a new red button interactive service.
| Tour of Britain Welcome Team Garmin–Chipotle |
Millar, Martin, Backstedt in provisional line up for British Tour starting in London on September 7. American squad Team Garmin become the fifth Tour de France team to sign up for 2008 Tour of Britain and join Agritubel, Barloworld, Team Columbia and Team CSC – Saxo Bank in the year's biggest professional road race in the UK.
| Tour of Britain Racing from Worcester to Stoke-on-Trent |
The organisers of The Tour of Britain have unveiled details of Stage Four of this September’s Tour of Britain, which will culminate in an exciting finish in front of the Town Hall in Hanley on Wednesday 10th September.
| Tour of Britain Liverpool Support Races |
The City of Liverpool, European Capital of Culture for 2008, will host the finish of the Tour of Britain Cycle Race on Sunday 14th September 2008. Prior to the arrival of the big race, a series of support races are being promoted by Merseyside Cycling Development Group (MCDG) with sponsorship from The Liverpool Culture Company.
| CSC's Aussie Invasion plus Tour de France Yellow Jersey to ride The Tour of Britain |
As the months pass by before the country's biggest professional bike race, The Tour of Britain, the list of riders and teams coming to the event is growing and one of the most exciting press releases so far announces two major signings -- World Number 1 team CSC packed with Aussies and French team Agritubel with 2007 winner Romain Feillu.
| Spectacular American squad to ride UK’s biggest professional bike race |
British fans will get the chance to experience the flair and style of Rock Racing at first hand this September, as organisers of The Tour of Britainannounced that the team will be on the London start line of the 2008 race. The squad backed by clothing company Rock & Republic, are the latest team to confirm that they will be riding following similar announcements in recent weeks by Barloworld and Team Columbia (High Road).
| Tour of Britain Announces further details of ToB line-up |
The Tour of Britain today announced that Barloworld are the latest to sign up to participate in the 2008 race. The British registered team are the latest major international squad to be announced following on from the recent announcement that High Road would participate in the 8-day September event.
| Tour of Britain Heads for the North East |
The Tour of Brtiain has announced the route of the 6th Stage of this years race from Darlington to Gateshead. The route of the stage takes in some of the most significant landmarks of the north-east of England and will provide plenty to challenge the best professional cyclists from around the World who will be in the race.
| Team High Road Confirm Tour of Britain Slot |
The organisers of The Tour of Britain have confirmed the participation of Pro-Tour squad Team High Road in the 8-day national tour to take place this September. The named squad includes Giro star Mark Cavendish, Triple World Champion Bradley Wiggins and classics rider Roger Hammond.
| Milton Keynes to Newbury Stage Announced |
Organisers, Sponsors and hosts of the second stage of this years Tour of Britain today came together to unveil the route of the second stage of the 2008 Tour of Britain. Once again, with the backing of SEEDA, the Tour of Britain returns to the South East region for a third consecutive year and once again the riders are to be taken to the limit over a route of nearly 150km that they will be expected to cover in a little under four hours.
| Yorkshire Region Welcomes Tour Of Britain |
Yorkshire and Humber will host a stage of the Tour of Britain cycle race for the fifth consecutive year. The Yorkshire leg, to be held on the 11 September, has a brand new route that takes in some of the best urban and rural landscapes in the region.
| Tour of Britain Needs You! |
The Tour of Britain is back and this year it's bigger than ever before. Now the organisers are asking for volunteers to help recreate the success of previous years. The 2008 event will visit no less than fifteen host venues, nine of which are brand new to the route. This gives you more opportunities to volunteer and be a part of this premier international event.
| Longest and Toughest Tour of Britain Stage in South West |
The Tour of Britain and South West hosts, Somerset County Council, have revealed a route through the region that organisers predict will once again prove the toughest of the entire event. Taking place on the 9th September, the 185km South West stage is the longest in the race and will have a backdrop of stunning scenery as it takes riders past more of Somerset's hidden gems and large swathes of idyllic Devon countryside
| Tour of Britain 2008 Takes Cycling to the People -- Race Launch |
On the 3rd of April at the London Transport Museum, Technical Director Michael Bennett and CEO Hugh Roberts unveiled the route of the 2008 Tour of Britain Michael Bennett said: “This is the most ambitious and wide reaching edition of the race to date with an 8 day route starting in the heart of London and finishing in Liverpool. From the Thames to the Mersey, this is an iconic route that presents a wonderful picture of Britain.”
| Related Links |
British Cycling 2007 Race Report
British Cycling 2006 Race Report
British Cycling 2005 Race Report
