Junior Tour of Wales
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | August bank holiday |
| Region | Blaenau Gwent, Wales |
| English name | Junior Tour of Wales |
| Discipline | Junior male Road race |
| Type | Three day 5 stage road race |
| Organiser | John Richards(29 years) Talbot Thrush (5 years) Richard Hopkins 2015 on. |
| History | |
| First edition | 1981 |
| Editions | 35 |
| Most recent |  Nathan Draper |
The Junior Tour of Wales is an annual three day cycle race for junior male riders, held around Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent, Wales. First held in 1981, 2015's race was 35th edition held. Each year the race attracts international teams as well as national teams representing Wales, Scotland and Ireland.
Steve Jones and Eddie Smart were regular helpers at the Junior Tour of Wales, following their death in a car accident, organizer John Richards introduced a shield to be awarded in their honour for the best Welsh rider.[1][2]
In 2009, Jeff Banks became patron of the Junior Tour of Wales. The headquarters moved 2014 from Nantyglo Leisure Centre to Brynmawr Comprehensive Schoolfollowing the demise of the former.
The most recent winner is Nathan Draper from the Isle of Man, who is now part of the Great Britain Cycling Team Senior Academy.
Contents
Results
General classification
Points classification
| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 |  Martin Quill |
Ben Clark |
 Stefan de Kok |
| 2002 | |||
| 2003 | Ryan Bonser |
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| 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 |
Joshua Edmondson |
Tim Kennaugh |
| 2010 | Owain Doull |
 Conor Dunne |
 Daniel McLay |
| 2011 | Alistar 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 |
King of the Mountains
| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Erik van Bekkum |
Bart Kerkdijk |
 Alex Coutts |
| 2002 | Adam Illingworth |
Nicholas Roche |
Marcel Lamberts |
| 2003 | David Smith |
Ryan Bonser |
Dan Martin |
| 2004 | Peter Williams |
Geraint Thomas |
Martin Monroe |
| 2005 | Alex Dowsett |
Edvald 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 |
Joshua Edmondson |
| 2010 | Joshua 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 |
Team classification
| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Ireland |
Dataphonics RT |
Wales A |
| 2005 | Glendene CC |
Norway |
Kinesis UK |
| 2006 | Glendene CC |
Kinesis UK |
Merlin Development |
| 2007 | Glendene CC / Bike Trax |
Wales |
In Gear Development |
| 2008 | Avia Cycling Team |
Nymark Cycling Team |
Glendene / Bike Trax A |
| 2009 | Glendene CC / Bike Trax |
Ireland |
Wales |
| 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 |
