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 Dylan Williams [WAL] 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 2024 Sebastian Grindley Elliot Rowe Killian O'Brien 2025 Magnus Denwood Edwin Boyle Thomas Lewis
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 2024 Rory Gravelle Alistair Gardner Elliot Rowe 2025 William Mitchell Evan Marsh Ryan Oldfield
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 Van der Sande 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 2024 Ethan Squires Oliver Dawson Killian O'Brien 2025 Huw Watkins George Bromley Harley Widdowson
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 2024 Fensham Howes - MAS Design Wales trainSharp Development team
References
External links
2009 Race Programme, Junior Tour of Wales