2023 Tour of Britain

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2023 Tour of Britain
2023 UCI ProSeries
Stage 5 in Ipswich
Stage 5 in Ipswich
Race details
Dates3 – 10 September 2023
Stages8
Distance1,271.1 km (789.8 mi)
Winning time28h 43' 57"
Results
Winner  Wout van Aert (BEL) (Team Jumbo–Visma)
  Second  Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR) (Uno-X Pro Cycling Team)
  Third  Damien Howson (AUS) (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team)

Points  Olav Kooij (NED) (Team Jumbo–Visma)
Mountains  James Fouché (NZL) (Bolton Equities Black Spoke)
Youth  Magnus Sheffield (USA) (Ineos Grenadiers)
Combativity  Abram Stockman (BEL) (TDT–Unibet Cycling Team)
  Team Switzerland Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
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The 2023 Tour of Britain was a men's professional road cycling stage race. It was the nineteenth running of the modern version of the Tour of Britain and the 82nd British tour in total. The race is part of the 2023 UCI ProSeries.

The Tour of Britain started on 3 September in Manchester and the final stage finished in Caerphilly, Wales on the 10th.[1][2]

Teams

Five UCI WorldTeams, six UCI ProTeams, four UCI Continental teams, and one national team made up the sixteen teams in the race.[3]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

UCI Continental Teams

Schedule

Stage characteristics and winners[4]
Stage Date Route Distance Type Stage winner
1 3 September Altrincham to Manchester 163.6 km (101.7 mi) Hilly stage  Olav Kooij (NED)
2 4 September Wrexham to Wrexham 109.9 km (68.3 mi) Flat stage  Olav Kooij (NED)
3 5 September Goole to Beverley 154.7 km (96.1 mi) Flat stage  Olav Kooij (NED)
4 6 September Sherwood Forest to Newark-on-Trent 166.6 km (103.5 mi) Flat stage  Olav Kooij (NED)
5 7 September Felixstowe to Felixstowe 192.4 km (119.6 mi) Flat stage  Wout van Aert (BEL)
6 8 September Southend-on-Sea to Harlow 146.2 km (90.8 mi) Flat stage  Danny van Poppel (NED)
7 9 September Tewkesbury to Gloucester 170.9 km (106.2 mi) Hilly stage  Rasmus Tiller (NOR)
8 10 September Margam Country Park to Caerphilly 166.8 km (103.6 mi) Hilly stage  Carlos Rodríguez (ESP)
Total 1,271.1 km (789.8 mi)

Stages

Stage 1

3 September 2023 – Altrincham to Manchester, 163.6 km (101.7 mi)[4]
Stage 1 Result[5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Olav Kooij (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma 3h 51' 02"
2  Wout van Aert (BEL) Team Jumbo–Visma + 0"
3  Sam Bennett (IRL) Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
4  Max Kanter (GER) Movistar Team + 0"
5  Ethan Vernon (GBR) Great Britain + 0"
6  Stian Fredheim (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 0"
7  Davide Bomboi (BEL) TDT–Unibet Cycling Team + 0"
8  Danny van Poppel (NED) Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
9  Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) Movistar Team + 0"
10  Rory Townsend (IRL) Bolton Equities Black Spoke + 0"
General classification after Stage 1[5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Olav Kooij (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma 3h 51' 02"
2  Wout van Aert (BEL) Team Jumbo–Visma + 0"
3  Sam Bennett (IRL) Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
4  Max Kanter (GER) Movistar Team + 0"
5  Ethan Vernon (GBR) Great Britain + 0"
6  Stian Fredheim (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 0"
7  Davide Bomboi (BEL) TDT–Unibet Cycling Team + 0"
8  Danny van Poppel (NED) Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
9  Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) Movistar Team + 0"
10  Rory Townsend (IRL) Bolton Equities Black Spoke + 0"

Stage 2

4 September 2023 – Wrexham to Wrexham, 109.9 km (68.3 mi)[4]
Stage 2 Result[6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Olav Kooij (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma 2h 22' 51"
2  Danny van Poppel (NED) Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
3  Wout van Aert (BEL) Team Jumbo–Visma + 0"
4  Sam Bennett (IRL) Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
5  Max Kanter (GER) Movistar Team + 0"
6  Ethan Vernon (GBR) Great Britain + 0"
7  Luke Lamperti (USA) Trinity Racing + 0"
8  Stian Fredheim (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 0"
9  Tom Pidcock (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers + 0"
10  Davide Bomboi (BEL) TDT–Unibet Cycling Team + 0"
General classification after Stage 2[6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Olav Kooij (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma 6h 13' 53"
2  Wout van Aert (BEL) Team Jumbo–Visma + 0"
3  Sam Bennett (IRL) Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
4  Max Kanter (GER) Movistar Team + 0"
5  Danny van Poppel (NED) Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
6  Ethan Vernon (GBR) Great Britain + 0"
7  Stian Fredheim (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 0"
8  Davide Bomboi (BEL) TDT–Unibet Cycling Team + 0"
9  Tom Pidcock (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers + 0"
10  Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) Movistar Team + 0"

Stage 3

5 September 2023 – Goole to Beverley, 154.7 km (96.1 mi)[4]
Stage 3 Result[7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Olav Kooij (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma 3h 25' 58"
2  Danny van Poppel (NED) Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
3  Ethan Vernon (GBR) Great Britain + 0"
4  Max Kanter (GER) Movistar Team + 0"
5  Rasmus Tiller (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 0"
6  Tom Pidcock (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers + 0"
7  Robert Donaldson (GBR) Trinity Racing + 0"
8  Casper van Uden (NED) Team DSM–Firmenich + 0"
9  Rory Townsend (IRL) Bolton Equities Black Spoke + 0"
10  Davide Bomboi (BEL) TDT–Unibet Cycling Team + 0"
General classification after Stage 3[7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Olav Kooij (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma 9h 39' 51"
2  Danny van Poppel (NED) Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
3  Max Kanter (GER) Movistar Team + 0"
4  Ethan Vernon (GBR) Great Britain + 0"
5  Wout van Aert (BEL) Team Jumbo–Visma + 0"
6  Davide Bomboi (BEL) TDT–Unibet Cycling Team + 0"
7  Tom Pidcock (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers + 0"
8  Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) Movistar Team + 0"
9  Rasmus Tiller (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 0"
10  Rory Townsend (IRL) Bolton Equities Black Spoke + 0"

Stage 4

6 September 2023 – Sherwood Forest to Newark-on-Trent, 166.6 km (103.5 mi)[4]
Stage 4 Result[8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Olav Kooij (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma 3h 45' 40"
2  Casper van Uden (NED) Team DSM–Firmenich + 0"
3  Ethan Vernon (GBR) Great Britain + 0"
4  Milan Fretin (BEL) Team Flanders–Baloise + 0"
5  Max Kanter (GER) Movistar Team + 0"
6  Stian Fredheim (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 0"
7  Davide Persico (ITA) Bingoal WB + 0"
8  Ben Turner (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers + 0"
9  Sam Bennett (IRL) Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
10  Davide Bomboi (BEL) TDT–Unibet Cycling Team + 0"
General classification after Stage 4[8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Olav Kooij (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma 13h 25' 31"
2  Ethan Vernon (GBR) Great Britain + 0"
3  Max Kanter (GER) Movistar Team + 0"
4  Wout van Aert (BEL) Team Jumbo–Visma + 0"
5  Davide Bomboi (BEL) TDT–Unibet Cycling Team + 0"
6  Danny van Poppel (NED) Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
7  Tom Pidcock (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers + 0"
8  Casper van Uden (NED) Team DSM–Firmenich + 0"
9  Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) Movistar Team + 0"
10  Rory Townsend (IRL) Bolton Equities Black Spoke + 0"

Stage 5

7 September 2023 – Felixstowe to Felixstowe, 192.4 km (119.6 mi)[4]
Stage 5 Result[9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Wout van Aert (BEL) Team Jumbo–Visma 4h 20' 05"
2  Ethan Vernon (GBR) Great Britain + 3"
3  Danny van Poppel (NED) Bora–Hansgrohe + 3"
4  Alexander Salby (DEN) Bingoal WB + 3"
5  Max Kanter (GER) Movistar Team + 3"
6  Davide Persico (ITA) Bingoal WB + 3"
7  Milan Fretin (BEL) Team Flanders–Baloise + 3"
8  Davide Bomboi (BEL) TDT–Unibet Cycling Team + 3"
9  Tom Pidcock (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers + 3"
10  Stian Fredheim (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 3"
General classification after Stage 5[9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Wout van Aert (BEL) Team Jumbo–Visma 17h 45' 36"
2  Ethan Vernon (GBR) Great Britain + 3"
3  Max Kanter (GER) Movistar Team + 3"
4  Olav Kooij (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 3"
5  Davide Bomboi (BEL) TDT–Unibet Cycling Team + 3"
6  Danny van Poppel (NED) Bora–Hansgrohe + 3"
7  Tom Pidcock (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers + 3"
8  Casper van Uden (NED) Team DSM–Firmenich + 3"
9  Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) Movistar Team + 3"
10  Davide Persico (ITA) Bingoal WB + 3"

Stage 6

8 September 2023 – Southend-on-Sea to Harlow, 146.2 km (90.8 mi)[4]
Stage 6 Result[10]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Danny van Poppel (NED) Bora–Hansgrohe 3h 14' 34"
2  Ethan Vernon (GBR) Great Britain + 0"
3  Tord Gudmestad (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 0"
4  Olav Kooij (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 0"
5  Casper van Uden (NED) Team DSM–Firmenich + 0"
6  Nicolò Parisini (ITA) Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 0"
7  Davide Persico (ITA) Bingoal WB + 0"
8  Robert Donaldson (GBR) Trinity Racing + 0"
9  Tom Pidcock (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers + 0"
10  Szymon Sajnok (POL) Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 0"
General classification after Stage 6[10]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Wout van Aert (BEL) Team Jumbo–Visma 21h 00' 10"
2  Ethan Vernon (GBR) Great Britain + 3"
3  Olav Kooij (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 3"
4  Danny van Poppel (NED) Bora–Hansgrohe + 3"
5  Tom Pidcock (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers + 3"
6  Davide Bomboi (BEL) TDT–Unibet Cycling Team + 3"
7  Casper van Uden (NED) Team DSM–Firmenich + 3"
8  Davide Persico (ITA) Bingoal WB + 3"
9  Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) Movistar Team + 3"
10  Max Kanter (GER) Movistar Team + 3"

Stage 7

9 September 2023 – Tewkesbury to Gloucester, 170.9 km (106.2 mi)[4]
Stage 7 Result[11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Rasmus Tiller (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 3h 50' 53"
2  Danny van Poppel (NED) Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
3  Stephen Williams (GBR) Great Britain + 0"
4  Gregor Mühlberger (AUT) Movistar Team + 0"
5  Damien Howson (AUS) Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 0"
6  Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 0"
7  Zeb Kyffin (GBR) Saint Piran + 0"
8  Magnus Sheffield (USA) Ineos Grenadiers + 0"
9  Liam Johnston (AUS) Trinity Racing + 0"
10  Mark Donovan (GBR) Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 0"
General classification after Stage 7[11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Wout van Aert (BEL) Team Jumbo–Visma 24h 51' 03"
2  Danny van Poppel (NED) Bora–Hansgrohe + 3"
3  Rasmus Tiller (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 3"
4  Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 3"
5  Damien Howson (AUS) Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 3"
6  Magnus Sheffield (USA) Ineos Grenadiers + 3"
7  Mark Donovan (GBR) Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 3"
8  Stephen Williams (GBR) Great Britain + 3"
9  Zeb Kyffin (GBR) Saint Piran + 3"
10  Gregor Mühlberger (AUT) Movistar Team + 3"

Stage 8

10 September 2023 – Margam Country Park to Caerphilly, 166.8 km (103.6 mi)[4]
Stage 8 Result[12]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) Ineos Grenadiers 3h 52' 43"
2  Wout van Aert (BEL) Team Jumbo–Visma + 11"
3  Damien Howson (AUS) Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 11"
4  Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 11"
5  Magnus Sheffield (USA) Ineos Grenadiers + 11"
6  Nils Politt (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 30"
7  Zeb Kyffin (GBR) Saint Piran + 31"
8  Mark Donovan (GBR) Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 31"
9  Gregor Mühlberger (AUT) Movistar Team + 31"
10  Kamiel Bonneu (BEL) Team Flanders–Baloise + 31"
General classification after Stage 8[12]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Wout van Aert (BEL) Team Jumbo–Visma 28h 43' 57"
2  Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 3"
3  Damien Howson (AUS) Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 3"
4  Magnus Sheffield (USA) Ineos Grenadiers + 3"
5  Mark Donovan (GBR) Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 23"
6  Zeb Kyffin (GBR) Saint Piran + 23"
7  Gregor Mühlberger (AUT) Movistar Team + 23"
8  Kamiel Bonneu (BEL) Team Flanders–Baloise + 23"
9  Nils Politt (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 28"
10  Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) Ineos Grenadiers + 28"

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Young rider classification
Team classification Combativity award
1 Olav Kooij Olav Kooij Olav Kooij James Fouché Olav Kooij Uno-X Pro Cycling Team Harry Tanfield
2 Olav Kooij Bora–Hansgrohe Abram Stockman
3 Olav Kooij Uno-X Pro Cycling Team Nícolas Sessler
4 Olav Kooij Harry Tanfield
5 Wout van Aert Wout van Aert Wout van Aert
6 Danny van Poppel Abram Stockman
7 Rasmus Tiller Magnus Sheffield Ben Turner
8 Carlos Rodríguez Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team Stephen Williams
Final Wout van Aert Olav Kooij James Fouché Magnus Sheffield Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team Abram Stockman

Classification standings

Legend
Denotes the winner of the general classification Denotes the winner of the mountains classification
Denotes the winner of the points classification Denotes the winner of the young rider classification
Denotes the winner of the combativity award

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)[12]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Wout van Aert (BEL) Team Jumbo–Visma 28h 43' 57"
2  Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 3"
3  Damien Howson (AUS) Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 3"
4  Magnus Sheffield (USA) Ineos Grenadiers + 3"
5  Mark Donovan (GBR) Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 23"
6  Zeb Kyffin (GBR) Saint Piran + 23"
7  Gregor Mühlberger (AUT) Movistar Team + 23"
8  Kamiel Bonneu (BEL) Team Flanders–Baloise + 23"
9  Nils Politt (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 28"
10  Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) Ineos Grenadiers + 28"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)[12]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Olav Kooij (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma 108
2  Danny van Poppel (NED) Bora–Hansgrohe 94
3  Wout van Aert (BEL) Team Jumbo–Visma 79
4  Ethan Vernon (GBR) Great Britain 71
5  Abram Stockman (BEL) TDT–Unibet Cycling Team 47
6  Casper van Uden (NED) Team DSM–Firmenich 37
7  Rasmus Tiller (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 31
8  Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) Ineos Grenadiers 25
9  Damien Howson (AUS) Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team 18
10  James Fouché (NZL) Bolton Equities Black Spoke 15

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)[12]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  James Fouché (NZL) Bolton Equities Black Spoke 49
2  Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) Ineos Grenadiers 30
3  Mark Donovan (GBR) Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team 28
4  Wout van Aert (BEL) Team Jumbo–Visma 26
5  Magnus Sheffield (USA) Ineos Grenadiers 25
6  Abram Stockman (BEL) TDT–Unibet Cycling Team 22
7  Stephen Williams (GBR) Great Britain 18
8  Zeb Kyffin (GBR) Saint Piran 17
9  Jack Rootkin-Gray (GBR) Saint Piran 15
10  Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 15

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10)[12]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Magnus Sheffield (USA) Ineos Grenadiers 28h 44' 00"
2  Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) Ineos Grenadiers + 25"
3  Igor Arrieta (ESP) Equipo Kern Pharma + 1' 27"
4  Paul Magnier (FRA) Trinity Racing + 1' 48"
5  Casper van Uden (NED) Team DSM–Firmenich + 5' 19"
6  Robert Donaldson (GBR) Trinity Racing + 7' 06"
7  Jack Rootkin-Gray (GBR) Saint Piran + 7' 06"
8  Luke Lamperti (USA) Trinity Racing + 9' 44"
9  Olav Kooij (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 13' 54"
10  Evan Russell (CAN) Global 6 Cycling + 14' 20"

Team classification

Final team classification (1–10)[12]
Rank Team Time
1 Switzerland Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team 86h 14' 29"
2 Norway Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 7"
3 Spain Equipo Kern Pharma + 1' 21"
4 United Kingdom Ineos Grenadiers + 2' 03"
5 Belgium Bingoal WB + 8' 01"
6 United Kingdom Trinity Racing + 9' 38"
7 Germany Bora–Hansgrohe + 11' 21"
8 New Zealand Global 6 Cycling + 11' 43"
9 United Kingdom Saint Piran + 12' 03"
10 Belgium Team Flanders–Baloise + 12' 03"

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