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Tour of Britain 2014 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights

Tour of Britain 2014 will feature a showdown of the two best sprinters in the sport, Mark Cavendish and Marcel Kittel on the flat stages and a lively GC battle thorugh the lumpy British countryside. This is the 2014 Tour of Britain live dashboard with race info, daily live coverage featuring previews, live video, results, photos and highlights.

1Sunday, September 7105 km 
LiverpoolLiverpool
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2Monday, September 8201 km 
KnowsleyLlandudno (Wales)
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3Tuesday, September 9180 km 
NewtownThe Tumble
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4Wednesday, September 10185 km 
WorcesterBristol
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5Thursday, September 11177 km 
ExmouthExeter
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6Friday, September 12206 km 
BathHemel Hempstead
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7Saturday, September 13226 km 
CamberleyBrighton
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8aSunday, September 148.8 km 
London
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8bSunday, September 1489 km 
London
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  Total Distance1378 km 

2014 Tour of Britain Teams
Team Rosters and Withdrawals
Group riders by: or

SKY (SKY)
GBR
  1WIGGINS  BradleyGBR
  2HENAO GOMEZ  SebastianCOL
  3STANNARD  IanGBR
  4SWIFT  BenGBR
  5EISEL  BernhardAUT
  6LOPEZ GARCIA  DavidESP

IAM CYCLING (IAM)
SUI
  11CHAVANEL  SylvainFRA
  12HAUSSLER  HeinrichAUS
  13ISTA  KevinBEL
  14BRANDLE  MatthiasAUT
  15REICHENBACH  SébastienSUI
  16PINEAU  JérômeFRA

RAPHA CONDOR JLT (RCJ)
GBR
  21HOUSE  KristianGBR
  22OPIE  ChrisGBR
  23MOSES  ThomasGBR
  24HANDLEY  RichardGBR
  25CUMING  MichaelGBR
  26CARTHY  HughGBR

GREAT BRITAIN (GBR)
GBR
  31GEOGHEGAN HART  TaoGBR
  32MCLAY  DanielGBR
  33PEARSON  DanielGBR
  34LATHAM  ChristopherGBR
  35LAWLESS  ChristopherGBR
  36BURTON  GermainGBR

GARMIN SHARP (GRS)
USA
  41BAUER  JackNZL
  42DEKKER  ThomasNED
  43FARRAR  TylerUSA
  44HANSEN  Lasse NormanDEN
  45VAN BAARLE  DylanNED
  46GIRDLESTONE  DylanRSA

MTN - QHUBEKA (MTN)
RSA
  51JIM  SogenzoRSA
  52GERDEMANN  LinusGER
  53VAN NIEKERK  DennisRSA
  54KONOVALOVAS  IgnatasLTU
  55STAUFF  AndreasGER
  56HNIK  KarelCZE

GIORDANA RACING TEAM (VGR)
GBR
  61BIALOBLOCKI  MarcinPOL
  62MOSS  JamesGBR
  63EDMONDSON  NathanGBR
  64MORGAN  BradleyGBR
  65LAMPIER  StevenGBR
  66PARTRIDGE  RobertGBR

OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP (OPQ)
BEL
  71CAVENDISH  MarkGBR
  72RENSHAW  MarkAUS
  73GOLAS  MichalPOL
  74KWIATKOWSKI  MichalPOL
  75TERPSTRA  NikiNED
  76VERMOTE  JulienBEL

NOVO NORDISK (TNN)
USA
  81VERSCHOOR  MartijnNED
  82PERON  AndreaITA
  83MEGIAS LEAL  JavierESP
  84LOZANO RIBA  DavidESP
  85PLANET  CharlesFRA
  86HENTTALA  JoonasFIN

MADISON GENESIS (MGT)
GBR
  91STEWART  ThomasGBR
  92NORTHEY  Michael JamesNZL
  93HOLOHAN  LiamGBR
  94SCULLY  ThomasNZL
  95BIBBY  IanGBR
  96PETERS  AlexGBR

MOVISTAR (MOV)
ESP
  101DOWSETT  AlexGBR
  102IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI  JonESP
  103LASTRAS GARCIA  PabloESP
  104SZMYD  SylvesterPOL
  105SANZ  EnriqueESP
  106VISCONTI  GiovanniITA

BARDIANI CSF (BAR)
ITA
  111BATTAGLIN  EnricoITA
  112RUFFONI  NicolaITA
  113COLBRELLI  SonnyITA
  114ZARDINI  EdoardoITA
  115BONGIORNO  Francesco ManuelITA
  116PIECHELE  AndreaITA

RALEIGH (RAL)
GBR
  121BOULE  MatthieuFRA
  122BARKER  YantoGBR
  123WILKINSON  IanGBR
  124KNEISKY  MorganFRA
  125CHRISTIAN  MarkGBR
  126ATKINS  GeorgeGBR

BELKIN (BEL)
NED
  131NORDHAUG  Lars PetterNOR
  132MARKUS  BarryNED
  133FLENS  RickNED
  134TANKINK  BramNED
  135WYNANTS  MaartenBEL
  136BOL  JetseNED

NETAPP - ENDURA (TNE)
GER
  141KONIG  LeopoldCZE
  142BARTA  JanCZE
  143BENNETT  SamIRL
  144SCHORN  DanielAUT
  145THWAITES  ScottGBR
  146VOSS  PaulGER

NFTO (NPC)
GBR
  151BLYTHE  AdamGBR
  152MOULD  JonathanGBR
  153WILSON  HughGBR
  154HARRISON  SamuelGBR
  155LOWSLEY WILLIAMS  JamesGBR
  156APPLEBY  DaleGBR

BMC RACING (BMC)
USA
  161CUMMINGS  StephenGBR
  162KOHLER  MartinSUI
  163LANDER  SebastianDEN
  164ZABEL  RickGER
  165TEUNS  DylanBEL
  166VELITS  PeterSVK

AN POST - CHAIN REACTION (SKT)
IRL
  171MULLEN  RyanIRL
  172WILSON  JackIRL
  173MCNALLY  MarkGBR
  174DOULL  OwainGBR
  175O'SHEA  GlennAUS
  176ARCHBOLD  ShaneNZL

GIANT-SHIMANO (GIA)
NED
  181KITTEL  MarcelGER
  182BULGAC  BrianNED
  183STAMSNIJDER  TomNED
  184VEELERS  TomNED
  185TIMMER  AlbertNED
  186DE BACKER  BertBEL

TINKOFF-SAXO (TCS)
RUS
  191ROCHE  NicolasIRL
  192BOARO  ManueleITA
  193SUTHERLAND  RoryAUS
  194JUUL JENSEN  ChristopherDEN
  195GULDHAMMER  RasmusDEN
  196TRUSOV  NikolayRUS

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News and Updates for Tour of Britain 2014

Podcast: Post Tour of Britain Analysis. Interviews w/ Wiggins, Dowsett, Dylan van Baarle (59:49 English)telegraph

Stage 8b Post-Race Coverage

Marcel Kittel edges out Mark Cavendish on stage 8b as Dylan van Baarle seals #TOB2014 win - http://t.co/JwQdsmxvQQ pic.twitter.com/v8cPpa53Xm

— Sky Sports Cycling (@SkyCycling) September 14, 2014
Stage 8b Results
GER  1  KITTEL, Marcel (GIANT-SHIMANO)                1:50:33
GBR  2  CAVENDISH, Mark (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)   
ITA  3  RUFFONI, Nicola (BARDIANI CSF)                
ESP  4  SANZ, Enrique (MOVISTAR)                      
GER  5  ZABEL, Rick (BMC RACING)                      
GBR  6  WILKINSON, Ian (RALEIGH)                      
GBR  7  MCLAY, Daniel (GREAT BRITAIN)                 
RUS  8  TRUSOV, Nikolay (TINKOFF-SAXO)                
GBR  9  BLYTHE, Adam (NFTO)                           
NZL  10 ARCHBOLD, Shane (AN POST - CHAIN REACTION)    

Final General Classification
NED  1  VAN BAARLE, Dylan (GARMIN SHARP)                  32:22:50
POL  2  KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)     +   10
GBR  3  WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY)                              +   22
ITA  4  ZARDINI, Edoardo (BARDIANI CSF)                     +   37
IRL  5  ROCHE, Nicolas (TINKOFF-SAXO)                       +   42
ESP  6  IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (MOVISTAR)                  +   46
FRA  7  CHAVANEL, Sylvain (IAM CYCLING)                     +   50
GBR  8  DOWSETT, Alex (MOVISTAR)                            +   54
CZE  9  BARTA, Jan (NETAPP - ENDURA)                        + 1:09
BEL  10 TEUNS, Dylan (BMC RACING)                           + 1:10
Kittel wins final Tour of Britain stagecyclingnews
Dylan van Baarle wins 2014 Tour of Britainvelonews
Cavendish unable to match Kittel in Tour of Britain sprintcyclingnews
Last 8 Km of Stage 8b (08:46 English)eurosport
Stage 8b Highlights (02:16 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Stage 8b Crash (00:41 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Stage 8b photoscyclingnews
AskWiggo at the Tour of Britain (04:37 English)TeamSkyOfficial
Official Stage Eight Highlights (04:48 English)TheTourCycling

Stage 8b preview: London, 89 km (Circuit)

September 13 update:
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 8b profile, map and timetable.

Stage 8b start time: Sunday 15:30 BST (2:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for London, UK
Earliest live video: 15:30 BST (2:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Estimated finish: 17:30 BST (4:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for London, UK

Stage 8a Post-Race Coverage

Wiggins wins time trial: http://t.co/re8eA7JKDv pic.twitter.com/AeWfKvEmbX

— ITV Cycling (@itvcycling) September 14, 2014
Stage 8a Results
GBR  1  WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY)                            9:50
FRA  2  CHAVANEL, Sylvain (IAM CYCLING)                   +  8
GBR  3  CUMMINGS, Stephen (BMC RACING)                    +  9
CZE  4  BARTA, Jan (NETAPP - ENDURA)                      + 14
AUT  5  BRANDLE, Matthias (IAM CYCLING)                   + 15
POL  6  KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)   + 16
IRL  7  MULLEN, Ryan (AN POST - CHAIN REACTION)           + 20
GBR  8  DOWSETT, Alex (MOVISTAR)                          
DEN  9  JUUL JENSEN, Christopher (TINKOFF-SAXO)           + 24
SUI  10 KOHLER, Martin (BMC RACING)                       + 25
NED  11 VAN BAARLE, Dylan (GARMIN SHARP)                  
ITA  12 BOARO, Manuele (TINKOFF-SAXO)                     + 26
ESP  13 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (MOVISTAR)                
DEN  14 HANSEN, Lasse Norman (GARMIN SHARP)               + 28
GBR  15 CAVENDISH, Mark (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)       
GER  16 KITTEL, Marcel (GIANT-SHIMANO)                    + 29
CZE  17 KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA)                  + 30
NZL  18 BAUER, Jack (GARMIN SHARP)                        
SVK  19 VELITS, Peter (BMC RACING)                        + 31
NED  20 DEKKER, Thomas (GARMIN SHARP)                     
AUS  21 HAUSSLER, Heinrich (IAM CYCLING)                  + 32
IRL  22 ROCHE, Nicolas (TINKOFF-SAXO)                     
NED  23 TIMMER, Albert (GIANT-SHIMANO)                    + 34
BEL  24 VERMOTE, Julien (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)       + 35
GBR  25 SWIFT, Ben (SKY)                                  
ITA  26 ZARDINI, Edoardo (BARDIANI CSF)                   + 37
NED  27 FLENS, Rick (BELKIN)                              
NZL  28 SCULLY, Thomas (MADISON GENESIS)                  + 39
RUS  29 TRUSOV, Nikolay (TINKOFF-SAXO)                    + 40
NED  30 TERPSTRA, Niki (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)        + 42
SUI  31 REICHENBACH, Sébastien (IAM CYCLING)              + 45
LTU  32 KONOVALOVAS, Ignatas (MTN - QHUBEKA)              
AUS  33 SUTHERLAND, Rory (TINKOFF-SAXO)                   + 46
ESP  34 LOPEZ GARCIA, David (SKY)                         + 47
ITA  35 VISCONTI, Giovanni (MOVISTAR)                     
POL  36 GOLAS, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)         + 49
NED  37 VEELERS, Tom (GIANT-SHIMANO)                      
AUT  38 SCHORN, Daniel (NETAPP - ENDURA)                  + 50
FRA  39 BOULE, Matthieu (RALEIGH)                         
GBR  40 STEWART, Thomas (MADISON GENESIS)                 

General Classification after Stage 8a
NED  1  VAN BAARLE, Dylan (GARMIN SHARP)                  30:32:17
POL  2  KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)     +   10
GBR  3  WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY)                              +   22
ITA  4  ZARDINI, Edoardo (BARDIANI CSF)                     +   37
IRL  5  ROCHE, Nicolas (TINKOFF-SAXO)                       +   42
ESP  6  IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (MOVISTAR)                  +   46
FRA  7  CHAVANEL, Sylvain (IAM CYCLING)                     +   50
GBR  8  DOWSETT, Alex (MOVISTAR)                            +   54
BEL  9  TEUNS, Dylan (BMC RACING)                           + 1:10
ESP  10 LOPEZ GARCIA, David (SKY)                           + 1:11
CZE  11 BARTA, Jan (NETAPP - ENDURA)                      
SUI  12 REICHENBACH, Sébastien (IAM CYCLING)              
LTU  13 KONOVALOVAS, Ignatas (MTN - QHUBEKA)                + 1:19
DEN  14 JUUL JENSEN, Christopher (TINKOFF-SAXO)             + 1:24
GBR  15 GEOGHEGAN HART, Tao (GREAT BRITAIN)                 + 1:52
AUS  16 SUTHERLAND, Rory (TINKOFF-SAXO)                     + 1:53
ITA  17 BONGIORNO, Francesco Manuel (BARDIANI CSF)          + 1:59
GBR  18 LAMPIER, Steven (GIORDANA RACING TEAM)              + 2:06
FRA  19 BOULE, Matthieu (RALEIGH)                           + 2:13
NZL  20 BAUER, Jack (GARMIN SHARP)                          + 2:16
Wiggins wins penultimate time trialcyclingnews
Bradley Wiggins wins Tour of Britain time trial but Dylan van Baarle leadstheguardian
Stage 8a Final ITT Riders (02:40 English)eurosport
Stage 8a ITT Highlights (02:10 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Stage 8a Interviews (07:17 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Stage 8a photoscyclingnews
Gallery: Bradley Wiggins' custom painted Pinarello Bolidecyclingnews

Stage 8a preview: London, 8.8 km (TT)

September 13 update:
Stage 8a ITT Start Order and Timesthetour.co.uk
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 8a profile, map and timetable.

Stage 8a start time: Sunday 11:01 BST (10:01:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for London, UK
Earliest live video: 12:00 BST (11:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Estimated finish: 13:10 BST (12:10:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for London, UK

Stage 7 Post-Race Coverage

We are in for a thrilling finale tomorrow! Full Tour of Britain Stage 7 race report here http://t.co/mj0ye94T6W pic.twitter.com/7CAXn210cR

— ITV Cycling (@itvcycling) September 13, 2014
Stage 7 Results
BEL  1  VERMOTE, Julien (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)       5:12:34
LTU  2  KONOVALOVAS, Ignatas (MTN - QHUBEKA)               +   23
NED  3  VAN BAARLE, Dylan (GARMIN SHARP)                  
POL  4  KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)    + 1:20
NOR  5  NORDHAUG, Lars Petter (BELKIN)                    
BEL  6  ISTA, Kevin (IAM CYCLING)                         
BEL  7  TEUNS, Dylan (BMC RACING)                         
FRA  8  CHAVANEL, Sylvain (IAM CYCLING)                   
ITA  9  BONGIORNO, Francesco Manuel (BARDIANI CSF)        
ITA  10 ZARDINI, Edoardo (BARDIANI CSF)                   
FRA  11 BOULE, Matthieu (RALEIGH)                         
ESP  12 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (MOVISTAR)                
POL  13 BIALOBLOCKI, Marcin (GIORDANA RACING TEAM)        
GBR  14 WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY)                            
CZE  15 BARTA, Jan (NETAPP - ENDURA)                      
SUI  16 REICHENBACH, Sébastien (IAM CYCLING)              
IRL  17 ROCHE, Nicolas (TINKOFF-SAXO)                     
ESP  18 LOPEZ GARCIA, David (SKY)                         
AUS  19 SUTHERLAND, Rory (TINKOFF-SAXO)                   
DEN  20 JUUL JENSEN, Christopher (TINKOFF-SAXO)           
GBR  21 LAMPIER, Steven (GIORDANA RACING TEAM)             + 1:35
GBR  22 SWIFT, Ben (SKY)                                   + 2:03
GBR  23 CHRISTIAN, Mark (RALEIGH)                         
NZL  24 BAUER, Jack (GARMIN SHARP)                         + 2:15
GBR  25 GEOGHEGAN HART, Tao (GREAT BRITAIN)                + 1:20
CZE  26 HNIK, Karel (MTN - QHUBEKA)                        + 2:34
GBR  27 DOWSETT, Alex (MOVISTAR)                          
NED  28 STAMSNIJDER, Tom (GIANT-SHIMANO)                  
NED  29 DEKKER, Thomas (GARMIN SHARP)                     
NED  30 TANKINK, Bram (BELKIN)                            
ITA  31 COLBRELLI, Sonny (BARDIANI CSF)                   
FRA  32 PINEAU, Jérôme (IAM CYCLING)                      
POL  33 GOLAS, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)         
GBR  34 HOLOHAN, Liam (MADISON GENESIS)                   
COL  35 HENAO GOMEZ, Sebastian (SKY)                      
GBR  36 HANDLEY, Richard (RAPHA CONDOR JLT)               
RSA  37 GIRDLESTONE, Dylan (GARMIN SHARP)                 
ITA  38 BATTAGLIN, Enrico (BARDIANI CSF)                  
RSA  39 VAN NIEKERK, Dennis (MTN - QHUBEKA)               
ITA  40 VISCONTI, Giovanni (MOVISTAR)                      + 2:40

General Classification after Stage 7
NED  1  VAN BAARLE, Dylan (GARMIN SHARP)                  30:22:02
POL  2  KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)     +   19
ITA  3  ZARDINI, Edoardo (BARDIANI CSF)                     +   25
IRL  4  ROCHE, Nicolas (TINKOFF-SAXO)                       +   35
BEL  5  TEUNS, Dylan (BMC RACING)                           +   36
ESP  6  IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (MOVISTAR)                  +   45
GBR  7  WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY)                              +   47
ESP  8  LOPEZ GARCIA, David (SKY)                           +   49
SUI  9  REICHENBACH, Sébastien (IAM CYCLING)                +   51
GBR  10 DOWSETT, Alex (MOVISTAR)                            +   59
LTU  11 KONOVALOVAS, Ignatas (MTN - QHUBEKA)              
FRA  12 CHAVANEL, Sylvain (IAM CYCLING)                     + 1:07
CZE  13 BARTA, Jan (NETAPP - ENDURA)                        + 1:22
DEN  14 JUUL JENSEN, Christopher (TINKOFF-SAXO)             + 1:25
GBR  15 GEOGHEGAN HART, Tao (GREAT BRITAIN)               
ITA  16 BONGIORNO, Francesco Manuel (BARDIANI CSF)          + 1:27
AUS  17 SUTHERLAND, Rory (TINKOFF-SAXO)                     + 1:32
GBR  18 LAMPIER, Steven (GIORDANA RACING TEAM)              + 1:35
FRA  19 BOULE, Matthieu (RALEIGH)                           + 1:48
NZL  20 BAUER, Jack (GARMIN SHARP)                          + 2:11
Vermote wins stage 7cyclingnews
Tour of Britain heads for thrilling end as Julien Vermote wins stage seventheguardian
Dylan van Baarle takes narrow lead as Dowsett trailsbbc
Last 9 Km of Stage 7 (14:52 English)eurosport
Tao Geoghegan Hart crash on Stage 7 (00:26 English)eurosport
Close call crash with Sebastian Henao (00:25 English)spectator
Stage 7 Highlights (02:16 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Stage 7 Interviews (02:21 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Stage 7 photoscyclingnews
Official Stage Seven Highlights (07:04 English)TheTourCycling


Stage 7 preview: Camberley → Brighton, 226 km (lumpy)

September 12 update:
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 7 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 7 start time: Saturday 10:00 BST (9:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Camberley, UK
Earliest live video: 13:00 BST (12:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Estimated finish: 15:40 BST (2:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Brighton, UK

Stage 6 Post-Race Coverage

#tob2014 stage six report: http://t.co/0cxSc1i2EO @alexdowsett in yellow after a thrilling day's racing pic.twitter.com/MVL1oRUiZ0

— ITV Cycling (@itvcycling) September 12, 2014
Stage 6 Results
AUT  1  BRANDLE, Matthias (IAM CYCLING)                   4:44:49
GBR  2  DOWSETT, Alex (MOVISTAR)                           +    1
GBR  3  STEWART, Thomas (MADISON GENESIS)                 
ITA  4  COLBRELLI, Sonny (BARDIANI CSF)                    + 1:51
ITA  5  RUFFONI, Nicola (BARDIANI CSF)                    
GBR  6  SWIFT, Ben (SKY)                                  
SUI  7  KOHLER, Martin (BMC RACING)                       
AUS  8  HAUSSLER, Heinrich (IAM CYCLING)                  
GER  9  ZABEL, Rick (BMC RACING)                          
NED  10 VEELERS, Tom (GIANT-SHIMANO)                      
GBR  11 THWAITES, Scott (NETAPP - ENDURA)                 
GBR  12 DOULL, Owain (AN POST - CHAIN REACTION)           
NED  13 VAN BAARLE, Dylan (GARMIN SHARP)                  
GER  14 STAUFF, Andreas (MTN - QHUBEKA)                   
GBR  15 BLYTHE, Adam (NFTO)                               
NZL  16 BAUER, Jack (GARMIN SHARP)                        
CZE  17 BARTA, Jan (NETAPP - ENDURA)                      
FRA  18 CHAVANEL, Sylvain (IAM CYCLING)                   
POL  19 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)   
BEL  20 TEUNS, Dylan (BMC RACING)                         
BEL  21 ISTA, Kevin (IAM CYCLING)                         
POL  22 BIALOBLOCKI, Marcin (GIORDANA RACING TEAM)        
ESP  23 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (MOVISTAR)                
NED  24 TIMMER, Albert (GIANT-SHIMANO)                    
ITA  25 ZARDINI, Edoardo (BARDIANI CSF)                   
FRA  26 PINEAU, Jérôme (IAM CYCLING)                      
NED  27 VERSCHOOR, Martijn (NOVO NORDISK)                 
IRL  28 ROCHE, Nicolas (TINKOFF-SAXO)                     
ESP  29 SANZ, Enrique (MOVISTAR)                          
FRA  30 BOULE, Matthieu (RALEIGH)                         
GBR  31 GEOGHEGAN HART, Tao (GREAT BRITAIN)               
ITA  32 VISCONTI, Giovanni (MOVISTAR)                     
GER  33 VOSS, Paul (NETAPP - ENDURA)                      
GBR  34 BURTON, Germain (GREAT BRITAIN)                   
BEL  35 WYNANTS, Maarten (BELKIN)                         
CZE  36 HNIK, Karel (MTN - QHUBEKA)                       
GBR  37 LAMPIER, Steven (GIORDANA RACING TEAM)            
CZE  38 KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA)                  
GBR  39 HANDLEY, Richard (RAPHA CONDOR JLT)               
NED  40 STAMSNIJDER, Tom (GIANT-SHIMANO)                  

General Classification after Stage 6
GBR  1  DOWSETT, Alex (MOVISTAR)                          25:07:53
POL  2  KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)     +   34
ITA  3  ZARDINI, Edoardo (BARDIANI CSF)                     +   40
IRL  4  ROCHE, Nicolas (TINKOFF-SAXO)                       +   50
BEL  5  TEUNS, Dylan (BMC RACING)                           +   51
ESP  6  IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (MOVISTAR)                  + 1:00
GBR  7  WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY)                              + 1:02
ESP  8  LOPEZ GARCIA, David (SKY)                           + 1:04
CZE  9  KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA)                    + 1:06
SUI  10 REICHENBACH, Sébastien (IAM CYCLING)              
AUT  11 BRANDLE, Matthias (IAM CYCLING)                     + 1:07
ITA  12 VISCONTI, Giovanni (MOVISTAR)                       + 1:17
FRA  13 CHAVANEL, Sylvain (IAM CYCLING)                     + 1:22
NED  14 VAN BAARLE, Dylan (GARMIN SHARP)                    + 1:25
NZL  15 BAUER, Jack (GARMIN SHARP)                          + 1:31
GBR  16 LAMPIER, Steven (GIORDANA RACING TEAM)              + 1:35
CZE  17 BARTA, Jan (NETAPP - ENDURA)                        + 1:37
DEN  18 JUUL JENSEN, Christopher (TINKOFF-SAXO)             + 1:40
GBR  19 GEOGHEGAN HART, Tao (GREAT BRITAIN)               
ITA  20 BONGIORNO, Francesco Manuel (BARDIANI CSF)          + 1:42
Brändle claims second successive win at Tour of Britaincyclingnews
Brandle wins again in Britain, as Dowsett seizes yellowvelonews
Alex Dowsett takes yellow jersey in Tour of Britaintheguardian
Kwiatkowski loses yellow after miscalculationcyclingnews
Dowsett praises escape after taking yellowcyclingnews
Brändle orchestrates second consecutive stage wincyclingnews
Last 8 Km of Stage 6 (12:51 English)eurosport
Stage 6 Highlights (02:14 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Stage 6 Interviews (03:30 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Stage 6 photoscyclingnews
Official Stage Six Highlights (06:03 English)TheTourCycling

Stage 6 preview: Bath → Hemel Hempstead, 206 km (lumpy)

September 11 update:
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 6 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 6 start time: Friday 10:15 BST (9:15:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Bath, UK
Earliest live video: 13:00 BST (12:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Estimated finish: 15:26 BST (2:26:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Hemel Hempstead, UK

Stage 5 Post-Race Coverage

Pic: Matthias Brandle of IAM Cycling - Live pics are here on VeloUK http://t.co/8LUEjtBaAg pic.twitter.com/dX78PgIyTG

— British cycling (@VeloUK) September 11, 2014
Stage 5 Results
AUT  1  BRANDLE, Matthias (IAM CYCLING)                   4:32:03
NZL  2  ARCHBOLD, Shane (AN POST - CHAIN REACTION)           +  8
BEL  3  WYNANTS, Maarten (BELKIN)                         
ITA  4  COLBRELLI, Sonny (BARDIANI CSF)                      + 14
GBR  5  SWIFT, Ben (SKY)                                  
GER  6  ZABEL, Rick (BMC RACING)                          
POL  7  KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)   
BEL  8  ISTA, Kevin (IAM CYCLING)                         
IRL  9  ROCHE, Nicolas (TINKOFF-SAXO)                     
NZL  10 BAUER, Jack (GARMIN SHARP)                        
NED  11 TIMMER, Albert (GIANT-SHIMANO)                    
FRA  12 CHAVANEL, Sylvain (IAM CYCLING)                   
FRA  13 BOULE, Matthieu (RALEIGH)                         
ITA  14 ZARDINI, Edoardo (BARDIANI CSF)                   
ITA  15 BATTAGLIN, Enrico (BARDIANI CSF)                  
ESP  16 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (MOVISTAR)                
CZE  17 BARTA, Jan (NETAPP - ENDURA)                      
LTU  18 KONOVALOVAS, Ignatas (MTN - QHUBEKA)              
GBR  19 DOWSETT, Alex (MOVISTAR)                          
BEL  20 TEUNS, Dylan (BMC RACING)                         
DEN  21 JUUL JENSEN, Christopher (TINKOFF-SAXO)           
FRA  22 PINEAU, Jérôme (IAM CYCLING)                      
NED  23 VAN BAARLE, Dylan (GARMIN SHARP)                  
CZE  24 KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA)                  
GBR  25 LAMPIER, Steven (GIORDANA RACING TEAM)            
CZE  26 HNIK, Karel (MTN - QHUBEKA)                       
GER  27 VOSS, Paul (NETAPP - ENDURA)                      
GBR  28 GEOGHEGAN HART, Tao (GREAT BRITAIN)               
POL  29 GOLAS, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)         
ESP  30 LOPEZ GARCIA, David (SKY)                         
SUI  31 REICHENBACH, Sébastien (IAM CYCLING)              
GBR  32 HANDLEY, Richard (RAPHA CONDOR JLT)               
NOR  33 NORDHAUG, Lars Petter (BELKIN)                    
RSA  34 VAN NIEKERK, Dennis (MTN - QHUBEKA)               
ITA  35 VISCONTI, Giovanni (MOVISTAR)                     
GBR  36 WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY)                            
POL  37 SZMYD, Sylvester (MOVISTAR)                       
AUS  38 SUTHERLAND, Rory (TINKOFF-SAXO)                   
GBR  39 STEWART, Thomas (MADISON GENESIS)                    + 48
GBR  40 HOLOHAN, Liam (MADISON GENESIS)                   

General Classification after Stage 5
POL  1  KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)   20:21:50
ITA  2  ZARDINI, Edoardo (BARDIANI CSF)                     +    3
BEL  3  TEUNS, Dylan (BMC RACING)                           +   14
IRL  4  ROCHE, Nicolas (TINKOFF-SAXO)                     
ESP  5  IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (MOVISTAR)                  +   23
GBR  6  WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY)                              +   27
ESP  7  LOPEZ GARCIA, David (SKY)                         
CZE  8  KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA)                    +   29
SUI  9  REICHENBACH, Sébastien (IAM CYCLING)              
ITA  10 VISCONTI, Giovanni (MOVISTAR)                       +   40
FRA  11 CHAVANEL, Sylvain (IAM CYCLING)                     +   45
NED  12 VAN BAARLE, Dylan (GARMIN SHARP)                    +   48
NZL  13 BAUER, Jack (GARMIN SHARP)                          +   54
GBR  14 LAMPIER, Steven (GIORDANA RACING TEAM)              +   58
CZE  15 BARTA, Jan (NETAPP - ENDURA)                        + 1:00
DEN  16 JUUL JENSEN, Christopher (TINKOFF-SAXO)             + 1:03
GBR  17 GEOGHEGAN HART, Tao (GREAT BRITAIN)               
ITA  18 BONGIORNO, Francesco Manuel (BARDIANI CSF)          + 1:05
AUS  19 SUTHERLAND, Rory (TINKOFF-SAXO)                     + 1:10
CZE  20 HNIK, Karel (MTN - QHUBEKA)                         + 1:14
Brändle takes solo stage 5 victorycyclingnews
Austria’s Matthias Brändle breaks free to win Tour of Britain stage fivetheguardian
Tour of Britain: Brändle reverses roles to take stage victorycyclingnews
Last 6 Km of Stage 5 (09:38 English)eurosport
Stage 5 Highlights (02:14 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Stage 5 Post Race Interviews (03:14 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
AskBernie at the Tour of Britain (04:39 English)TeamSkyOfficial
Stage 5 photoscyclingnews
Official Stage Five Highlights (05:04 English)TheTourCycling

Stage 5 preview: Exmouth → Exeter, 177 km (hilly)

September 10 update:
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 5 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 5 start time: Thursday 10:45 BST (9:45:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Exmouth, UK
Earliest live video: 13:00 BST (12:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Estimated finish: 15:40 BST (2:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Exeter, UK

Stage 4 Post-Race Coverage

#tob2014 Stage 4 REPORT: @michalkwiatek wins in final meters, leads GC http://t.co/wvIwhQXP4M Photo ©VeloUK/SweetSpot pic.twitter.com/F1XtcJ2EfI

— OPQS Cycling Team (@opqscyclingteam) September 10, 2014
Stage 4 Results
POL  1  KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)   4:19:09
NED  2  TIMMER, Albert (GIANT-SHIMANO)                    
BEL  3  TEUNS, Dylan (BMC RACING)                         
NZL  4  BAUER, Jack (GARMIN SHARP)                        
ESP  5  IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (MOVISTAR)                
IRL  6  ROCHE, Nicolas (TINKOFF-SAXO)                     
GBR  7  SWIFT, Ben (SKY)                                      + 6
GER  8  ZABEL, Rick (BMC RACING)                          
ITA  9  COLBRELLI, Sonny (BARDIANI CSF)                   
FRA  10 CHAVANEL, Sylvain (IAM CYCLING)                   
ESP  11 LOPEZ GARCIA, David (SKY)                         
FRA  12 BOULE, Matthieu (RALEIGH)                         
ITA  13 BATTAGLIN, Enrico (BARDIANI CSF)                  
CZE  14 KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA)                  
SVK  15 VELITS, Peter (BMC RACING)                        
NOR  16 NORDHAUG, Lars Petter (BELKIN)                    
NED  17 VAN BAARLE, Dylan (GARMIN SHARP)                  
DEN  18 JUUL JENSEN, Christopher (TINKOFF-SAXO)           
ITA  19 ZARDINI, Edoardo (BARDIANI CSF)                   
ITA  20 BONGIORNO, Francesco Manuel (BARDIANI CSF)        

General Classification after Stage 4
POL  1  KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)   15:49:33
ITA  2  ZARDINI, Edoardo (BARDIANI CSF)                     +    3
BEL  3  TEUNS, Dylan (BMC RACING)                           +   14
IRL  4  ROCHE, Nicolas (TINKOFF-SAXO)                     
ESP  5  IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (MOVISTAR)                  +   23
GBR  6  WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY)                              +   27
ESP  7  LOPEZ GARCIA, David (SKY)                         
CZE  8  KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA)                    +   29
SUI  9  REICHENBACH, Sébastien (IAM CYCLING)              
ITA  10 VISCONTI, Giovanni (MOVISTAR)                       +   40
FRA  11 CHAVANEL, Sylvain (IAM CYCLING)                     +   45
NED  12 VAN BAARLE, Dylan (GARMIN SHARP)                    +   48
NZL  13 BAUER, Jack (GARMIN SHARP)                          +   54
GBR  14 LAMPIER, Steven (GIORDANA RACING TEAM)              +   58
CZE  15 BARTA, Jan (NETAPP - ENDURA)                        + 1:00
DEN  16 JUUL JENSEN, Christopher (TINKOFF-SAXO)             + 1:03
GBR  17 GEOGHEGAN HART, Tao (GREAT BRITAIN)               
ITA  18 BONGIORNO, Francesco Manuel (BARDIANI CSF)          + 1:05
AUS  19 SUTHERLAND, Rory (TINKOFF-SAXO)                     + 1:10
GBR  20 PETERS, Alex (MADISON GENESIS)                      + 1:13
Full Official Stage 4 Results and General Classificationtourofbritain
Kwiatkowski wins stage 4 in Tour of Britaincyclingnews
Wiggins concedes Tour of Britain defense almost overvelonews
Dowsett criticises commissaires after double puncturecyclingnews
Keeping yellow jersey will be tough, says Kwiatkowskicyclingnews
Last 7 Km of Stage 4 (11:08 English)eurosport
Stage 4 Highlights (02:22 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Winner's Interview from Stage 4 (01:47 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Sport picture of the day: the hills are alive to the sound of cyclingtheguardian
Stage 4 photoscyclingnews
Official Stage Four Highlights (05:14 English)TheTourCycling

Stage 4 preview: Worcester → Bristol, 185 km (hilly)

September 9 update:
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 4 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 4 start time: Wednesday 10:45 BST (9:45:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Worcester, UK
Earliest live video: 13:00 BST (12:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Estimated finish: 15:20 BST (2:20:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Bristol, UK

Stage 3 Post-Race Coverage

Edoardo Zardini celebrates winning Stage 3 of the Tour of Britain on the Tumble @itvcycling @ITVWales #tob2014 pic.twitter.com/Rbmv5ryiQU

— Tom Sheldrick (@tmsheldrick87) September 9, 2014
Stage 3 Results
ITA  1  ZARDINI, Edoardo (BARDIANI CSF)                   4:35:02
POL  2  KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)    +    9
IRL  3  ROCHE, Nicolas (TINKOFF-SAXO)                      +   11
BEL  4  TEUNS, Dylan (BMC RACING)                         
GBR  5  WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY)                             +   14
ITA  6  VISCONTI, Giovanni (MOVISTAR)                     
ESP  7  LOPEZ GARCIA, David (SKY)                         
SUI  8  REICHENBACH, Sébastien (IAM CYCLING)               +   16
ESP  9  IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (MOVISTAR)                
CZE  10 KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA)                  
FRA  11 CHAVANEL, Sylvain (IAM CYCLING)                    +   32
NED  12 VAN BAARLE, Dylan (GARMIN SHARP)                   +   35
GBR  13 LAMPIER, Steven (GIORDANA RACING TEAM)             +   45
CZE  14 HNIK, Karel (MTN - QHUBEKA)                       
NZL  15 BAUER, Jack (GARMIN SHARP)                         +   47
CZE  16 BARTA, Jan (NETAPP - ENDURA)                      
GBR  17 GEOGHEGAN HART, Tao (GREAT BRITAIN)                +   50
DEN  18 JUUL JENSEN, Christopher (TINKOFF-SAXO)           
GBR  19 CHRISTIAN, Mark (RALEIGH)                          +   52
ITA  20 BONGIORNO, Francesco Manuel (BARDIANI CSF)        
AUS  21 SUTHERLAND, Rory (TINKOFF-SAXO)                    +   57
GBR  22 PETERS, Alex (MADISON GENESIS)                     + 1:00
AUT  23 BRANDLE, Matthias (IAM CYCLING)                    + 1:09
FRA  24 BOULE, Matthieu (RALEIGH)                          + 1:13
POL  25 SZMYD, Sylvester (MOVISTAR)                        + 1:18
GBR  26 HANDLEY, Richard (RAPHA CONDOR JLT)               
POL  27 GOLAS, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)         
NED  28 TANKINK, Bram (BELKIN)                            
NOR  29 NORDHAUG, Lars Petter (BELKIN)                    
LTU  30 KONOVALOVAS, Ignatas (MTN - QHUBEKA)              
GBR  31 HOLOHAN, Liam (MADISON GENESIS)                    + 1:20
GBR  32 DOWSETT, Alex (MOVISTAR)                          
GER  33 ZABEL, Rick (BMC RACING)                           + 1:28
COL  34 HENAO GOMEZ, Sebastian (SKY)                       + 1:45
RSA  35 VAN NIEKERK, Dennis (MTN - QHUBEKA)                + 2:19
RSA  36 GIRDLESTONE, Dylan (GARMIN SHARP)                 
FRA  37 PINEAU, Jérôme (IAM CYCLING)                      
GBR  38 THWAITES, Scott (NETAPP - ENDURA)                 
GBR  39 SWIFT, Ben (SKY)                                  
GBR  40 CUMMINGS, Stephen (BMC RACING)                    

General Classification after Stage 3
ITA  1  ZARDINI, Edoardo (BARDIANI CSF)                   11:30:21
POL  2  KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)       + 13
IRL  3  ROCHE, Nicolas (TINKOFF-SAXO)                         + 17
BEL  4  TEUNS, Dylan (BMC RACING)                             + 21
GBR  5  WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY)                                + 24
ESP  6  LOPEZ GARCIA, David (SKY)                         
ESP  7  IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (MOVISTAR)                    + 26
CZE  8  KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA)                  
SUI  9  REICHENBACH, Sébastien (IAM CYCLING)              
ITA  10 VISCONTI, Giovanni (MOVISTAR)                         + 37
Full Stage 3 Results and GCtourofbritain
Zardini doesn't stumble on the Tumblecyclingnews
Kwiatkowski happy with form at Tour of Britaincyclingnews
Zardini takes lead but Wiggins prepares to pouncetheguardian
Edoardo Zardini wins Tour of Britain stage 3velonews
Zardini will fight for Tour of Britain overallcyclingnews
Last 8 Km of Stage 3 (18:14 English)eurosport
Stage 3 Highlights (02:12 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Winner's Interview from Stage 3 (02:09 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Résumé de la 3e étape (01:31 French, restricted to France)lequipe
Stage 3 photoscyclingnews
Official Stage 3 Highlights (04:02 English)TheTourCycling

Stage 3 preview: Newtown → The Tumble, 180 km (Mountain)

September 8 update:
Bradley Wiggins ready for Tuesday Tumble testtheguardian
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 3 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 3 start time: Tuesday 11:00 BST (10:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Newtown, UK
Earliest live video: 13:00 BST (12:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Estimated finish: 15:55 BST (2:55:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for The Tumble, UK

Stage 2 Post-Race Coverage

Race Report: Renshaw wins Stage 2: http://t.co/o56sIRAD4K pic.twitter.com/YJB5Mcypb2

— ITV Cycling (@itvcycling) September 8, 2014
Stage 2 Results
AUS  1  RENSHAW, Mark (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)         4:38:54
GBR  2  SWIFT, Ben (SKY)                                  
IRL  3  BENNETT, Sam (NETAPP - ENDURA)                    
USA  4  FARRAR, Tyler (GARMIN SHARP)                      
GER  5  ZABEL, Rick (BMC RACING)                          
POL  6  KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)   
FRA  7  PINEAU, Jérôme (IAM CYCLING)                      
NED  8  TERPSTRA, Niki (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)        
ITA  9  RUFFONI, Nicola (BARDIANI CSF)                    
AUS  10 HAUSSLER, Heinrich (IAM CYCLING)                  
GBR  11 WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY)                            
RUS  12 TRUSOV, Nikolay (TINKOFF-SAXO)                    
GBR  13 PETERS, Alex (MADISON GENESIS)                    
GBR  14 THWAITES, Scott (NETAPP - ENDURA)                 
NZL  15 BAUER, Jack (GARMIN SHARP)                        
GBR  16 BLYTHE, Adam (NFTO)                               
ESP  17 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (MOVISTAR)                
FRA  18 BOULE, Matthieu (RALEIGH)                         
GBR  19 DOWSETT, Alex (MOVISTAR)                          
GBR  20 MCLAY, Daniel (GREAT BRITAIN)                     

General Classification after Stage 2
AUS  1  RENSHAW, Mark (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)     6:55:19
GBR  2  SWIFT, Ben (SKY)                                 +  4
ITA  3  RUFFONI, Nicola (BARDIANI CSF)                
IRL  4  BENNETT, Sam (NETAPP - ENDURA)                   +  6
GBR  5  CAVENDISH, Mark (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)   
GBR  6  DOWSETT, Alex (MOVISTAR)                         +  7
GBR  7  HANDLEY, Richard (RAPHA CONDOR JLT)           
USA  8  FARRAR, Tyler (GARMIN SHARP)                     + 10
AUS  9  HAUSSLER, Heinrich (IAM CYCLING)              
GER  10 ZABEL, Rick (BMC RACING)                      
Full Official Stage 2 Results and General Classificationtourofbritain
Renshaw wins stage 2 in Llandudnocyclingnews
Last 5 Km of Stage 2 (05:45 English)eurosport
Stage 2 photoscyclingnews
Cavendish: Tour of Britain isn’t about redemption (01:33 English)cyclingnewstv
Roche: I’m at the Tour of Britain to get a result (01:28 English)cyclingnewstv
Stage 2 Highlights (02:23 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Stage 1, Mark Cavendish's 2nd Crash - Spectator Footage (01:00 Ambient Noise)Aaron Moore
Stage 2 Report and Interviews (1:54 English)www1.skysports
Official Stage 2 Highlights (04:44 English)TheTourCycling

Stage 2 preview: Knowsley → Llandudno, 201 km (lumpy)

September 7 update:
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 2 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 2 start time: Monday 10:15 BST (9:15:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Knowsley, UK
Earliest live video: 13:00 BST (12:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Estimated finish: 15:21 BST (2:21:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Llandudno, Wales

Stage 1 Post-Race Coverage

Marcel Kittel wins Tour of Britain opener as Mark Cavendish has to settle for third - http://t.co/YpvSWA2k17 #tob2014 pic.twitter.com/nLsrEP5YFC

— Sky Sports Cycling (@SkyCycling) September 7, 2014
Stage 1 Results
GER  1  KITTEL, Marcel (GIANT-SHIMANO)                2:16:35
ITA  2  RUFFONI, Nicola (BARDIANI CSF)                
GBR  3  CAVENDISH, Mark (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)   
USA  4  FARRAR, Tyler (GARMIN SHARP)                  
GBR  5  SWIFT, Ben (SKY)                              
NED  6  MARKUS, Barry (BELKIN)                        
GBR  7  MCLAY, Daniel (GREAT BRITAIN)                 
AUS  8  HAUSSLER, Heinrich (IAM CYCLING)              
RUS  9  TRUSOV, Nikolay (TINKOFF-SAXO)                
ESP  10 SANZ, Enrique (MOVISTAR)                      
GBR  11 PETERS, Alex (MADISON GENESIS)                
IRL  12 BENNETT, Sam (NETAPP - ENDURA)                
DEN  13 LANDER, Sebastian (BMC RACING)                
GER  14 ZABEL, Rick (BMC RACING)                      
GBR  15 BARKER, Yanto (RALEIGH)                       
GBR  16 BLYTHE, Adam (NFTO)                           
FRA  17 KNEISKY, Morgan (RALEIGH)                     
NED  18 BOL, Jetse (BELKIN)                           
NED  19 VEELERS, Tom (GIANT-SHIMANO)                  
GBR  20 OPIE, Chris (RAPHA CONDOR JLT)                

General Classification after Stage 1
GER  1  KITTEL, Marcel (GIANT-SHIMANO)                2:16:25
ITA  2  COLBRELLI, Sonny (BARDIANI CSF)                  +  1
ITA  3  RUFFONI, Nicola (BARDIANI CSF)                   +  4
GBR  4  MOULD, Jonathan (NFTO)                        
GBR  5  CAVENDISH, Mark (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)      +  6
GBR  6  HANDLEY, Richard (RAPHA CONDOR JLT)              +  7
USA  7  FARRAR, Tyler (GARMIN SHARP)                     + 10
GBR  8  SWIFT, Ben (SKY)                              
NED  9  MARKUS, Barry (BELKIN)                        
GBR  10 MCLAY, Daniel (GREAT BRITAIN)                 
Full Official Stage 1 Results and General Classificationtourofbritain
Kittel wins stage 1 in Liverpoolcyclingnews
Kittel wins Tour of Britain opener; Cavendish thirdvelonews
Cavendish survives Tour of Britain crash to take thirdcyclingnews
Last 5 Km of Stage 1 (06:28 English)eurosport
Stage 1 Highlights (02:18 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Winner's Interview from Stage 1 (03:01 English, restricted to U.S.)universalsports
Stage 1 photoscyclingnews
Winner's Interview from Stage 1 (01:03 English/German)sportportal
Behind the scenes with AN Post Chain Reaction on Stage 1 (02:06 English/Music)ANPostCRC
Winner's Interview from Stage 1 Press Conference (03:21 English)cyclingnewstv
Stage 1, Mark Cavendish's 2nd Crash - Spectator Footage (01:00 Ambient Noise)Aaron Moore
Official Stage 1 Highlights (03:46 English)TheTourCycling

Stage 1 preview: Liverpool → Liverpool, 105 km (Circuit)

September 6 update:
Liverpool hopes Grand Depart draws crowdsbbc
Top cycling teams arrive in Liverpool for launch of Tour of Britainliverpoolecho.co.uk
Wirral cycling star Chris Boardman is relishing Tour of Britain's Liverpool returnliverpoolecho.co.uk
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 1 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 1 start time: Sunday 14:15 BST (1:15:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Liverpool, UK
Earliest live video: 14:15 BST (1:15:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Estimated finish: 16:35 BST (3:35:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Liverpool, UK


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2014 Tour of Britain Preview

September 7 update:
Sir Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish speak ahead of today's Tour of Britain openerroad.cc
Tour of Britain teams presentationcyclingnews

September 6 update:
Mark Cavendish coy on stage win chancesbbc
Sir Bradley Wiggins bids to defend title as Mark Cavendish returns to British roads against rival Marcel Kittelindependent.co.uk
Marcel Kittel Pre-Race Interview (02:22 English)cyclingnewstv
Bradley Wiggins Pre-Race Interview (02:33 English)cyclingnewstv
Top cycling teams arrive in Liverpool for launch of Tour of Britainliverpoolecho.co.uk
Tour of Britain 2014: Team-by-team guidetelegraph.co.uk

September 5 update:
Preview: Wiggins, Kittel and Cavendish headlinecyclingnews
Bradley Wiggins and four more cyclists to watchtheguardian
Tour of Britain 2014: Five of the best among the resttelegraph.co.uk
Chris Boardman previews Tour of Britain 2014 (01:49 English)TheTourCycling

September 4 update:
I'm not in great shape for Tour of Britain - Cavendishreuters
Tour of Britain 2014: the domestic riderscyclingweekly
Bradley Wiggins named Team Sky leader for Tour of Britain defencetheguardian
Roche’s form good ahead of Tour of Britainirishtimes
The Vuelta and the Tour of Britain w/ R. Moore, L. Birnie and D. Friebe (53:19 English)telegraph

September 2 update:
Tour of Britain: Marcel Kittel confirmed as part of Giant-Shimano teamskysports
Mark Cavendish and Marcel Kittel confirmed for 2014 Tour of Britaintheguardian

May 28 update:
2014 Race Promo (04:12 Music/English)TheTourCycling
2014 Route Launch (02:39 English)TheTourCycling

Race History with Past Winnerswikipedia



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Europe; Eurosport in English
   live videom (english)
   live video (english)
  tv schedule
UK only; ITV4 will have live coverage
   live video (english)
  tv schedule
United States; Online streaming only for those that subscribe to a cable, satellite or telco video tier, or package, that includes Universal Sports Network

   live video ($ english)
  tv schedule
United States; Universal Sports online streaming to your computer, mobile device or TV without a cable, satellite or telco contract. SD not HD quality.
  tv schedule Canada; delayed coverage on Canada's Sportsnet
live text updates English
 steephill txt updates
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2014 Tour of Britain Route Map


Stage maps are posted in the race summary table.