The2022 Tour of Britain was a men's professionalroad cyclingstage race. It was the eighteenth running of the modern version of theTour of Britain and the 81st British tour in total. The race was part of the2022 UCI ProSeries.
The Tour of Britain started on 4 September inAberdeen.[1] The race had been scheduled for eight stages, concluding on 11 September on theIsle of Wight, the first planned finish on the island. On 8 September, the race was cancelled and declared complete after five stages due to thedeath of Elizabeth II.
On 1 October 2021, the start and finish venues were announced, with the Grand Départ leavingAberdeen on 4 September 2022 and the final stage held on theIsle of Wight on 11 September.[1] The tour was to visitDorset for the first time, and return to Yorkshire for the first time since 2009.[2]Nottinghamshire was to host one of the midweek stages.[3]
On 8 September, the final three stages of the race were cancelled due to thedeath of Elizabeth II. The race was declared complete, with classifications after the fifth stage considered the final result.[4]
The stage started at Hawick and passed throughJedburgh andMorebattle before finishing in Duns after a journey of nearly 110 miles.[9] At the start of the stage the race leader was the New Zealand riderCorbin Strong who had won the first stage in Aberdeen.[10]
Corbin Strong (NZL)
Cees Bol (NED)
Kamiel Bonneu (BEL)
Gonzalo Serrano (ESP)
