| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date |
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| Region | Great Britain |
| Discipline | Road |
| Type | Criterium series |
| Organiser | Sweetspot |
| Race director | Mick Bennett |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 2009 |
| Editions | 13 (as of 2022) |
| First winner | Team Halfords Bikehut |
| Most wins | JLT–Condor (4 wins)[a] |
| Most recent | WiV SunGod |
The Tour Series is an annual series of cycling criterium races held in the United Kingdom since 2009. It is televised by ITV4 in the UK. The competition emphasises team effort with individual wins deemed less important.[1]
The races are held over 1 hour of racing plus 5 laps. The team standings for each round are calculated by adding together the positions of the top three riders of each team (5 riders start for each team) and the team with the lowest score wins, and get 10 points for the overall championship. Each team gets 1 point less than the one in front of them, so second gets 9, third gets 8, and so on. In addition, there is the sprint competition. There are three sprints every race, and the top five riders are awarded points based on place: 1st, 5; 2nd, 4; 3rd, 3; 4th, 2 and 5th, 1. There is a competition each round, as well as an overall competition for the whole series.[2]
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