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 | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Stage winner | |
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| 1 | 3 September | Altrincham to Manchester | 163.6 km (101.7 mi) | 
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Hilly stage |  Olav Kooij (NED)
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| 2 | 4 September | Wrexham to Wrexham | 109.9 km (68.3 mi) | 
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Flat stage | Olav Kooij (NED)
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| 3 | 5 September | Goole to Beverley | 154.7 km (96.1 mi) |
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Flat stage | Olav Kooij (NED)
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| 4 | 6 September | Sherwood Forest to Newark-on-Trent | 166.6 km (103.5 mi) |
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Flat stage | Olav Kooij (NED)
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| 5 | 7 September | Felixstowe to Felixstowe | 192.4 km (119.6 mi) |
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Flat stage |  Wout van Aert (BEL)
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| 6 | 8 September | Southend-on-Sea to Harlow | 146.2 km (90.8 mi) |
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Flat stage | Danny van Poppel (NED)
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| 7 | 9 September | Tewkesbury to Gloucester | 170.9 km (106.2 mi) |
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Hilly stage |  Rasmus Tiller (NOR)
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| 8 | 10 September | Margam Country Park to Caerphilly | 166.8 km (103.6 mi) |
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Hilly stage |  Carlos Rodríguez (ESP)
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| 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 2
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Stage 3
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Stage 4
- 6 September 2023 – Sherwood Forest to Newark-on-Trent, 166.6 km (103.5 mi)[4]
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Stage 5
- 7 September 2023 – Felixstowe to Felixstowe, 192.4 km (119.6 mi)[4]
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Stage 6
- 8 September 2023 – Southend-on-Sea to Harlow, 146.2 km (90.8 mi)[4]
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Stage 7
- 9 September 2023 – Tewkesbury to Gloucester, 170.9 km (106.2 mi)[4]
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Stage 8
- 10 September 2023 – Margam Country Park to Caerphilly, 166.8 km (103.6 mi)[4]
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Classification leadership table
| Stage | Winner | General classification
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Points classification
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Mountains classification
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Young rider classification
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Team classification | Combativity award
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| 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 | |||
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Denotes the winner of the general classification |
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Denotes the winner of the mountains classification |
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Denotes the winner of the points classification |
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Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |
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General classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Wout van Aert (BEL)
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Team Jumbo–Visma | 28h 43' 57" |
| 2 | Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR)
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Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 3" |
| 3 |  Damien Howson (AUS)
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Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 3" |
| 4 |  Magnus Sheffield (USA)
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Ineos Grenadiers | + 3" |
| 5 |  Mark Donovan (GBR)
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Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 23" |
| 6 | Zeb Kyffin (GBR)
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Saint Piran | + 23" |
| 7 |  Gregor Mühlberger (AUT)
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Movistar Team | + 23" |
| 8 | Kamiel Bonneu (BEL)
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Team Flanders–Baloise | + 23" |
| 9 |  Nils Politt (GER)
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Bora–Hansgrohe | + 28" |
| 10 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP)
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Ineos Grenadiers | + 28" |
Points classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Olav Kooij (NED)
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Team Jumbo–Visma | 108 |
| 2 | Danny van Poppel (NED)
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Bora–Hansgrohe | 94 |
| 3 | Wout van Aert (BEL)
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Team Jumbo–Visma | 79 |
| 4 | Ethan Vernon (GBR)
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Great Britain | 71 |
| 5 | Abram Stockman (BEL)
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TDT–Unibet Cycling Team | 47 |
| 6 | Casper van Uden (NED)
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Team dsm–firmenich | 37 |
| 7 | Rasmus Tiller (NOR)
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Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 31 |
| 8 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP)
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Ineos Grenadiers | 25 |
| 9 | Damien Howson (AUS)
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Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 18 |
| 10 |  James Fouché (NZL)
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Bolton Equities Black Spoke | 15 |
Mountains classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | James Fouché (NZL)
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Bolton Equities Black Spoke | 49 |
| 2 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP)
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Ineos Grenadiers | 30 |
| 3 | Mark Donovan (GBR)
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Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 28 |
| 4 | Wout van Aert (BEL)
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Team Jumbo–Visma | 26 |
| 5 | Magnus Sheffield (USA)
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Ineos Grenadiers | 25 |
| 6 | Abram Stockman (BEL)
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TDT–Unibet Cycling Team | 22 |
| 7 | Stephen Williams (GBR)
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Great Britain | 18 |
| 8 | Zeb Kyffin (GBR)
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Saint Piran | 17 |
| 9 | Jack Rootkin-Gray (GBR)
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Saint Piran | 15 |
| 10 | Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR)
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Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 15 |
Young rider classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Magnus Sheffield (USA)
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Ineos Grenadiers | 28h 44' 00" |
| 2 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP)
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Ineos Grenadiers | + 25" |
| 3 | Igor Arrieta (ESP)
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Equipo Kern Pharma | + 1' 27" |
| 4 |  Paul Magnier (FRA)
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Trinity Racing | + 1' 48" |
| 5 | Casper van Uden (NED)
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Team dsm–firmenich | + 5' 19" |
| 6 | Robert Donaldson (GBR)
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Trinity Racing | + 7' 06" |
| 7 | Jack Rootkin-Gray (GBR)
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Saint Piran | + 7' 06" |
| 8 | Luke Lamperti (USA)
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Trinity Racing | + 9' 44" |
| 9 | Olav Kooij (NED)
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Team Jumbo–Visma | + 13' 54" |
| 10 |  Evan Russell (CAN)
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Global 6 Cycling | + 14' 20" |
Team classification
| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 |  Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
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86h 14' 29" |
| 2 | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
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+ 7" |
| 3 | Equipo Kern Pharma
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+ 1' 21" |
| 4 | Ineos Grenadiers
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+ 2' 03" |
| 5 | Bingoal WB
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+ 8' 01" |
| 6 | Trinity Racing
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+ 9' 38" |
| 7 | Bora–Hansgrohe
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+ 11' 21" |
| 8 | Global 6 Cycling
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+ 11' 43" |
| 9 | Saint Piran
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+ 12' 03" |
| 10 | Team Flanders–Baloise
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+ 12' 03" |
References
- ^ "Tour of Britain 2023 to start in Manchester". BBC News. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ "Tour of Britain: 2023 edition to finish in Wales as part of four-year deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ "Start List Tour of Britain". ProCyclingStats. 2 September 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Stages 2023". Tour of Britain. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ a b Ostanek, Daniel (3 September 2023). "Tour of Britain: Kooij and Van Aert score Jumbo-Visma 1-2 on stage 1". CyclingNews. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ a b Frattini, Kirsten (4 September 2023). "Tour of Britain: Two wins in a row for Olav Kooij with sprint victory on stage 2". CyclingNews. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ a b Ostanek, Daniel (5 September 2023). "Tour of Britain: Olav Kooij makes it three on stage 3". CyclingNews. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ a b Farrand, Stephen (6 September 2023). "Tour of Britain: Olav Kooij takes record fourth stage in a row on stage 4". CyclingNews. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ a b Ostanek, Daniel (7 September 2023). "Tour of Britain: Wout van Aert attacks solo to win stage 5". CyclingNews. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ a b Weislo, Laura (8 September 2023). "Tour of Britain: Van Poppel breaks Jumbo-Visma stranglehold to win stage 6". CyclingNews. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ a b Frattini, Kirsten (9 September 2023). "Tour of Britain: Wout van Aert caught in final metres as Rasmus Tiller wins stage 7 reduced sprint". CyclingNews. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g Farrand, Stephen (10 September 2023). "Wout van Aert secures overall title at Tour of Britain". CyclingNews. Retrieved 10 September 2023.