Scotland will host two rounds of this year’s Tour Series, with Motherwell (Tuesday 15 May) and Aberdeen (Thursday 17 May) welcoming the event once again.
Many of the returning stars from the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games will take to the streets of Motherwell and Aberdeen still riding the wave of success of the most prolific overseas Games many of the Home Nations have ever had. Amoung those will be Team Scotland medal winners Mark Stewart and Neah Evans, both fresh from the podium in the Track Events from Australia.
ROUND TWO – MOTHERWELL
Tuesday 15 May
14:25 - WOMEN’S SUPPORT RACE
15:00 - JUNIOR/SENIOR SUPPORT RACE
15:50 - CORPORATE RACE
17:30 - OVO ENERGY TOUR SERIES WOMEN’S RACE
19:30 - OVO ENERGY TOUR SERIES MEN’S RACE
20:45 - PODIUM CELEBRATIONS
The 2018 OVO Energy Tour Series comes to Scotland for round two, as Britain’s best men’s and women’s teams return to Motherwell for what promises to be another thrilling evening of racing. Look out for Gold Coast Commonwealth Games superstar and Gold Medallist Mark Stewart, whose Spokes team will be in both Motherwell and Aberdeen for round 3.
Check out the Tour Series website for more information on this round.
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ROUND THREE – ABERDEEN
Thursday 17 May
12:00 - YOUTH SUPPORT RACES
14:20 - CORPORATE RACE
15:45 - MEN’S 2ND/3RD CAT RACE
17:30 - OVO ENERGY TOUR SERIES WOMEN’S RACE
19:30 - OVO ENERGY TOUR SERIES MEN’S RACE
20:45 - PODIUM CELEBRATIONS
The 2018 OVO Energy Tour Series will stay in Scotland for the third round. This will be the second successive year that a round of the Tour Series will take place in Aberdeen after making its debut last year.
Double Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 2018 medal winner, Neah Evans spoke to the media about her excitement about competing at this event in Scotland:
“Since returning home from a successful Commonwealth Games for myself and also Scotland, I’m really looking forward to racing on home soil in Scotland. I’m especially excited about competing in the first-ever women’s round of the Series in Aberdeen - it’s very close to my family home so I will have plenty of support.”
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Check out the Tour Series website for more information on this round.
OVO Energy Tour Series 2018
Thursday 10 May Redditch, Worcestershire
Tuesday 15 May Motherwell, North Lanarkshire
Thursday 17 May Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
Tuesday 22 May Durham, County Durham
Saturday 26 May Aberystwyth, Ceredigion
Monday 28 May Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Tuesday 29 May Wembley Park, London
Thursday 31 May Salisbury, Wiltshire
Scots on the OVO Energy Tour Series 2018 Start List
Women
Rhona Callander
Jenny Holl
Neah Evans
Jennifer George
Georgia Mansfield
Ellen McDermott
Ellie Park
Sarah Walker
Men
Grant Martin
Joe Reilly
John Archibald
Jonny Wale
Martin Lonie
Kevin Barclay
Alfie George
Scott Howieson
Dylan Hughes
Fraser Martin
Oran McConville
Struan Pryde
Mark Stewart
Jack Pullar
Angus Claxton
Fin Crockett
Jordan Doig
Ryan Fenwick
Davie Lines
Mark McGuire
List of teams:
Men’s Teams
Canyon Eisberg
Holdsworth Pro Racing
Women’s Teams
Jadan-Weldtite Vive Le Velo
NJC-Biemme-Echelon
About The OVO Energy Tour Series
The OVO Energy Tour Series celebrates its 10th season of televised town and city centre racing in May 2018. Organised by SweetSpot Group, the company behind the organisation and promotion of the OVO Energy Tour of Britain and the OVO Energy Women’s Tour, the OVO Energy Tour Series brings together the very best in British professional teams and male and female riders, competing in a unique team based format on town and city centre circuits in front of packed crowds as a part of a full day of cycling activities.
Follow The OVO Energy Tour Series on Twitter @TourSeries #OVOTourSeries or Facebook or via the official website at www.tourseries.co.uk
