Junior Tour of Wales
Introduction The '''Junior Tour of Wales''' is an annual cycle race for junior male riders, held around Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent, Wales. First held in 1981, the race is the final round of the British Cycling Junior Road Series – and as such attracts the best junior racing cyclists from across the UK, as well as elite international junior teams from across Europe and beyond. From 1981 until 1993 the race consisted of three stages held over two days. In 1993 it was expanded to three days and held on the August Bank Holiday for the first time. In 2017 it switched to a four-day format. In recent years the race's final stage has finished on the Tumble: this climb often decides the winner of the race.Steve Jones and Eddie Smart were regular helpers at the Junior Tour of Wales. Following their death in a car accident, organiser John Richards introduced a shield to be awarded in their honour for the best Welsh rider.In 2009, Jeff Banks became patron of the Junior Tour of Wales, to be succeeded in 2012 by Geraint Thomas.The headquarters moved 2014 from Nantyglo Leisure Centre to Brynmawr Foundation School following the closure of the former.
Results ===General classification===Year 1st 2nd 3rd 1981  ''Results missing'' 1982  ''Not held'' 1983  ''Results missing'' 1984   Gary Brooks   L Clarke  1985  ''Results missing'' 1986   Tim Warriner   Chris Taudevin   Tim Ward 1987   Matthew Stephens   Richard Jones  Robert Langley 1988   Matthew Stephens   Paul Altridge  Lee Davis 1989  Steve Whittington   Victor Slinn   1990   Ken Stewart   Danny Smith   Bill Moore 1991   Roger Hammond   Ken Stewart=   Gavin Pardoe=  Rob Lyne 1992   Ken Stewart   Alex Arch   Richard Montgomery 1993   Danny Axford   Ian Mountain   Anthony Malarczyk 1994   Richard Hobby   David Millar   Danny Moore 1995   Charly Wegelius   Tom Barras   Neil Ellison 1996   Ross Muir   Steve Joseph   Tom Newton 1997   Dave Clarke   Kristian House   Neil Swithenbank 1998   Anthony Spencer   Ryan Smith   Gerben van der Reep 1999   Johan Vansummeren   Arne Kornekoor   James Flanagan 2000   Alex Coutts   Lewys Hobbs   Andrew Allen 2001   Alex Coutts   Marcel Lambrecht   Chris Penketh 2002   Marcel Lamberts   Adam Illingworth   Craig Cooke 2003   David Smith   Ryan Bonser   Mark Cassidy 2004   Dan Martin   Geraint Thomas   Martin Monroe 2005   Alex Dowsett   Edvald Boasson Hagen   Alex Atkins 2006   Tom Diggle   Peter Kennaugh   Alex Dowsett 2007   Johnny McEvoy   Erick Rowsell   Peter Kennaugh 2008   Erick Rowsell   Johan Fredrik Ziesler   Joe Perrett 2009   Tim Kennaugh   Sam Harrison   Josh Edmondson 2010   Dan McLay   Sam Harrison   Josh Edmondson 2011   Brennan Townshend   Matthew Holmes   Luke Grivell-Mellor 2012   Hugh Carthy   Will Stephenson   Ed Laverack 2013   Scott Davies   Sam Oomen   James Knox 2014   Eddie Dunbar   Alex Braybrooke   Matthew Gibson 2015   Nathan Draper   Max Williamson   Joey Walker 2016   Fred Wright   Ethan Hayter   Jake Stewart 2017   Tom Pidcock   Ben Healy   Fred Wright 2018   Ben Tulett   Leo Hayter   Archie Ryan 2019   Lewis Askey   George Mills-Keeling   Drew Christensen 2020  ''Not held'' 2021   Tyler Hannay   Jack Brough   Lucas Towers 2022   Noah Hobbs   Josh Tarling   Joshua Golliker 2023   Tomos Pattinson   Liam O'Brien   Cormac Nisbet===Points classification===Year 1st 2nd 3rd 1999   Ronald Schur   Anthony Spencer   Iain Redpath 2000   Iain Redpath   James Bell   Mark Baker 2001   Martin Quill   Ben Clark   Stefan de Kok 2002    Matt Brammeier   Peter Johnston   Mark Cavendish 2003   Ryan Bonser   David Smith   Ben Crawforth 2004   Peter Williams   Geraint Thomas   Rob Blunden 2005   Martin Lundberg   Alex Dowsett   Chris Opie 2006   Matt Rowe   Adam Blythe   Jonathan Bellis 2007   Luke Rowe   Ben Plain   Sam Webster 2008   Mark Christian   Eliot Letaer   Erick Rowsell 2009   Jon Mould   Josh Edmondson   Tim Kennaugh 2010   Owain Doull   Conor Dunne   Dan McLay 2011   Ali Slater   Jonathan Dibben   Jim Lewis 2012   Sam Lowe   Chris Lawless   Ed Laverack 2013   Jacob Scott   Eddie Dunbar   Leon Mazzone 2014   Joe Holt   Leon Mazzone   Matthew Gibson 2015   Joe Holt   Etienne Georgi   Robert Scott 2016   Matt Walls   Ethan Hayter   Charlie Quarterman 2017   Rhys Britton   Joe Hill   John Buller 2018   Ethan Vernon   Ben Healy   Bailey O'Donnell 2019   Alfred George   Samuel Watson   James Harrison 2021   Josh Giddings   Kieran Riley   Noah Hobbs 2022   Fred Meredith   Zac Walker   Noah Hobbs 2023   Jed Smithson   Sebastian Grindley   Zak Machin===Mountains classification===Year 1st 2nd 3rd1998   James Jenkins    Richard Heath    Hans Dekkers  1999   James Flanagan   Johan Vansummeren   Peter van den Berg 2000   Lewys Hobbs   David Heaven   Alex Coutts 2001   Erik van Bekkum   Bart Kerkdijk   Alex Coutts 2002   Adam Illingworth   Nicolas Roche   Marcel Lamberts 2003   David Smith   Ryan Bonser   Dan Martin 2004   Peter Williams   Geraint Thomas   Martin Monroe 2005   Alex Dowsett   Edvald Boasson Hagen   Martin Lundberg 2006   Alex Dowsett   Jonathan Bellis   Luke Rowe 2007   Peter Kennaugh   Johnny McEvoy   Erick Rowsell 2008   Mark Christian   Tosh Vandersande   Joe Perrett 2009   Joe Perret   Sam Harrison   Josh Edmondson 2010   Josh Edmondson   Simon Yates   Matt Hill 2011   Matthew Holmes   Luke Grivell-Mellor   Brennan Townshend 2012   Hugh Carthy   Chris Lawless   Will Stephenson 2013   James Knox   Scott Davies   Sam Oomen 2014   Ben Chapman   Eddie Dunbar   Dan Gardner 2015   Darragh O'Mahony   Alfie Moses   Joey Walker 2016   Charlie Quarterman   Mark Donovan   Tom Pidcock 2017   Fred Wright   Tom Pidcock   Ben Healy 2018   Harrison Wood   Mason Hollyman   Alfred George 2019   Thomas Gloag   Lewis Askey   Samuel Watson 2021   Tyler Hannay   Owen Lightfoot   Lucas Towers 2022   Joshua Golliker   Noah Hobbs   Josh Tarling 2023   Bryn Lawrence   Cormac Nisbet   Tomos Pattinson===Team classification===Year 1st 2nd 3rd 1999   District Suid-Holland   South East Midlands Division   North Limberg 2000       West Thames A 2001   WV Dommelstreek   Team South West   West Midlands Division 2003     BC North Western Division   2004     Dataphonics RT   A 2005   Glendene CC     Kinesis UK 2006   Glendene CC   Kinesis UK   Merlin Development 2007   Glendene CC / Bike Trax     In Gear Development 2008   Avia Cycling Team    Nymark Cycling Team   Glendene / Bike Trax A 2009   Glendene CC / Bike Trax     2010   Glendene CC/Ridley/Vitesse/OCE   Herbal Life/Wheelbase   Maxgear RT 2011   Hargroves Cycles/Specialised/Trant   Yorkshire   Team South West 2012   Wales   Sportscover Altura RT   Team De Ver/Stevens/Mosquito/Prestige 2013   TWC Pijnenburg   Team De Ver   RST Racing Team 2014   Sensa Munster   HARIBO Beacon Cycling Team   Velocity WD-40 2015   RST Racing Team   Giant Cycling Club – Halo Films   HMT Academy with JLT Condor 2016   VCUK-PH-MAS   VC Londres   HMT Academy with JLT Condor 2017   Zappi Racing Team   VC Londres   East Midlands Region 2018   NRPT – Chill.ie   East Midlands Region   PH-MAS/Paul Milnes Cycles 2019   VC Londres   Fensham Howes – MAS Design   Spokes Racing  2021   Cero-Cycle Division Racing Team   Fensham Howes – MAS Design   Utmost IOM Junior Cycling Team 2022   Tofauti Everyone Active    Wales   Cero-Cycle Division Racing Team  2023   Tofauti Everyone Active   Wales   Zappi Junior Race Team
References
External links ** 2009 Race Programme, Junior Tour of Wales