General classification in the Tour of Britain

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General classification in the Tour of Britain
SportRoad cycling
CompetitionTour of Britain
Awarded forWinner overall classification
History
First award2004
Editions18 (as of 2022)
First winnerFlag of Colombia.svg  Mauricio Ardila  (COL)
Most winsFlag of Norway.svg  Edvald Boasson Hagen  (NOR)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Lars Boom  (NED)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Wout van Aert  (BEL)
(2 wins)
Most recentFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  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.

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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]

1stTeam2ndTeam3rdTeam
2004 Flag of Colombia.svg  Mauricio Ardila  (COL) Vlaanderen–T Interim Flag of New Zealand.svg  Julian Dean  (NZL) Crédit Agricole Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Nick Nuyens  (BEL) Quick-Step–Davitamon
2005 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Nick Nuyens  (BEL) Quick-Step–Innergetic Flag of Denmark.svg  Michael Blaudzun  (DEN) Team CSC Flag of Spain.svg  Javier Cherro Molina  (ESP) Comunidad Valenciana–Elche
2006 Flag of Denmark.svg  Martin Pedersen  (DEN) Team CSC Flag of Spain.svg  Luis Pasamontes  (ESP) Unibet.com Flag of Italy.svg  Filippo Pozzato  (ITA) Quick-Step–Innergetic
2007 Flag of France.svg  Romain Feillu  (FRA) Agritubel Flag of Spain.svg  Adrián Palomares  (ESP) Fuerteventura–Canarias Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Luke Roberts  (AUS) Team CSC
2008 Flag of France.svg  Geoffroy Lequatre  (FRA) Agritubel Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Steve Cummings  (GBR) Barloworld Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Ian Stannard  (GBR) Great Britain
2009 Flag of Norway.svg  Edvald Boasson Hagen  (NOR) Team Columbia–HTC Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Christopher Sutton  (AUS) Garmin–Slipstream Flag of Germany.svg  Martin Reimer  (GER) Cervélo TestTeam
2010 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Michael Albasini  (SWI) Team HTC–Columbia Flag of Slovenia.svg  Borut Božič  (SLO) Vacansoleil Flag of New Zealand.svg  Greg Henderson  (NZL) Team Sky
2011 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Lars Boom  (NED) Rabobank Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Steve Cummings  (GBR) Team Sky Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jan Bárta  (CZE) UnitedHealthcare
2012 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Nathan Haas  (AUS) Garmin–Sharp Flag of Italy.svg  Damiano Caruso  (ITA) Liquigas–Cannondale Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Leigh Howard  (AUS) Orica–GreenEDGE
2013 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Bradley Wiggins  (GBR) Team Sky Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Martin Elmiger  (SUI) IAM Cycling Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Simon Yates  (GBR) Great Britain
2014 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Dylan van Baarle  (NED) Garmin–Sharp Flag of Poland.svg  Michał Kwiatkowski  (POL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Bradley Wiggins  (GBR) Team Sky
2015 Flag of Norway.svg  Edvald Boasson Hagen  (NOR) MTN–Qhubeka Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Wout Poels  (NED) Team Sky Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Owain Doull  (GBR) WIGGINS
2016 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Steve Cummings  (GBR) Team Dimension Data Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Rohan Dennis  (AUS) BMC Racing Team Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Tom Dumoulin  (NED) Team Giant–Alpecin
2017 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Lars Boom  (NED) LottoNL–Jumbo Flag of Norway.svg  Edvald Boasson Hagen  (NOR) Team Dimension Data Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Stefan Küng  (SUI) BMC Racing Team
2018 Flag of France.svg  Julian Alaphilippe  (FRA) Quick-Step Floors Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Wout Poels  (NED) Team Sky Flag of Slovenia.svg  Primož Roglič  (SLO) LottoNL–Jumbo
2019 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Mathieu van der Poel  (NED) Corendon–Circus Flag of Italy.svg  Matteo Trentin  (ITA) Mitchelton–Scott Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jasper De Buyst  (BEL) Lotto–Soudal
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [4]
2021 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Wout van Aert  (BEL) Team Jumbo–Visma Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Ethan Hayter  (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers Flag of France.svg  Julian Alaphilippe  (FRA) Deceuninck–Quick-Step
2022 Flag of Spain.svg  Gonzalo Serrano  (ESP) Movistar Team Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Tom Pidcock  (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers Flag of Spain.svg  Omar Fraile  (ESP) Ineos Grenadiers
2023 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Wout van Aert  (BEL) Team Jumbo–Visma Flag of Norway.svg  Tobias Halland Johannessen  (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Damien Howson  (AUS) Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team

Wins by country

WinsNation
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
3Flag of France.svg France
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland

Repeat winners

WinsRiderEditions
2Flag of Norway.svg  Edvald Boasson Hagen  (NOR) 2009, 2015
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Lars Boom  (NED) 2011, 2017
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  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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