The Tour of Britain, known as the Ovo Energy Tour of Britain for sponsorship purposes, is a multi-stage cycling race, conducted on British roads, in which participants race across Great Britain to complete the race in the fastest time.
Malcolm Elliott is a former English professional cyclist, whose professional career has lasted from 1984 to 1997 when he retired and from 2003 up to 2011 when he made his comeback in British domestic racing.
Russell Downing is an English cyclist riding for Holdsworth. He is the younger brother of fellow cyclist Dean Downing. He has competed largely on the UCI Continental Tour and in British Premier Calendar races.
Ciarán Power is a former professional racing cyclist, the first Irish cyclist to ride in a major tour since Stephen Roche in 1993. He is a member of the Irish Pezula Racing Team. Power turned professional in 2000 with Linda McCartney Racing Team and rode the 2000 Giro d'Italia, gaining 2 top ten stage finishes. When the McCartney team folded in 2001, Power joined the French St Quentin team before moving to the US the following season and joining Navigators.
Dean "Deano" Downing is an English retired bicycle racer, specialising in road cycling who last rode for NFTO Pro Cycling. Downing was educated at Wales High School and Sheffield Hallam University, where he graduated in 1998 with a degree in Construction Management. He rode for the DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed team in 2006 and is the older brother of former British champion Russell Downing. In 2004, he represented Great Britain at the World Track Championships.
Evan Oliphant is a Scottish bicycle racer from Wick, Caithness, riding for Vitus Pro Cycling Team since 2012, having spent the previous three seasons with Endura Racing.
Kristian House is a British former racing cyclist who rode for the JLT–Condor team from 2008 to 2015, and joined ONE Pro Cycling in 2016. He was the 2009 British Road Race Champion. He has raced in Europe and Australia. He rode for Great Britain in UCI World Cup track events. In 2006, he rode for the Recycling.co.uk team and in 2007 he signed for Navigators Insurance.
Vernon ("Vern") John Hanaray is a former road cyclist from New Zealand, who represented his native country in the men's individual road race at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the 1974 and 1978 Commonwealth Games. Hanaray won the 1974 edition of the Archer Grand Prix cycle race.
Ernest J Clements was an English road racing cyclist, frame builder and cycle shop owner.
Christopher Malcolm Newton is a road and track racing cyclist. Newton is a multiple world champion and triple Olympic medalist.
Dave Bedwell was one of Great Britain's most accomplished racing cyclists in the 1950s, known as the "Iron Man" of cycling. He won four stages in the first Tour of Britain, rode for Britain in the world professional road championship in 1953 and 1956 and rode for Britain in the Tour de France.
John Tanner is a British racing cyclist from Yorkshire. He competed in the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games.
Chris Lillywhite is an English competitive cyclist from East Molesey, Surrey. He won the Milk Race in 1993, and has competed on the continent. He was a professional rider between 1987 and 1999. Lillywhite represented England at the 1984, 1994 and 1998 Commonwealth Games; he was disqualified from medal contention when it was found he illegally took hold of Australian competitor, Grant Rice's riding shorts and pulled him back on the sprint to the finishing line in the men's road race in Victoria Canada, 1994.
Ian Wilkinson is an elite racing cyclist from Barnoldswick in Lancashire who rides for Pedal Heaven. A prolific rider, he competes at the top level in cross country and marathon mountain bike racing, cyclo-cross, circuit and road racing. He is a multiple national champion, winning championships as a junior, under 23 and senior rider. He has represented Great Britain at many international events such as World Championships and World Cups in several disciplines. He was a member of British Cycling's World Class Performance Plan between 1999 and 2001. He then went to France to ride on the road for a year before returning to Great Britain to ride for ScienceinSport.com, followed by stints riding for Giant RT and Science in Sport/Trek. Outside of cycling, Wilkinson's occupation is as a builder.
John P Herety is a former English racing cyclist. He rode for Great Britain in the Olympic Games and won the national road championship as a professional. He is currently manager of the JLT–Condor cycling team, and occasionally provides studio-based analysis of cycle races for British Eurosport.
Dan Craven is a Namibian racing cyclist who last rode for UCI Professional Continental team Israel Cycling Academy. He is the grandson of Danie Craven, the South African rugby union icon.
Mark Bell was an English professional cyclist from Birkenhead. He rode for Britain in the Olympic Games, won the national road championship as an amateur and then a professional and was the first foreigner to win the Étoile de Sud stage race in Belgium. He died at 49 after collapsing at his home in Bebington, Wirral. He had recently recovered from alcoholism.
Bill Bradley was a twice English National Road Race Champion, represented Great Britain in the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, won twice the Tour of Britain Road Race Milk Race and until recently held the record for climbing the Grossglockner in the Tour of Austria. He remains the only rider to have won the Tour of Britain in two consecutive years. He rode for the Southport RCC throughout his career.
Phil Griffiths is a former English racing cyclist from Stone, Staffordshire. He rode for Great Britain in the Olympic Games, won a silver medal in the Commonwealth Games and is one of the few British riders to have held the yellow jersey in the Peace Race. He is currently the Team Director of Velosure–Giordana and previously managed ANC–Halfords which was the first British-based professional team to enter the Tour de France.
John Clarey is a British former racing cyclist. He finished in last place in the 1968 Tour de France.
