Stage 3 of the 2016 Edition of the Tour of Britain starts in Congleton and races to Tatton Park over 111 hilly miles including the infamous Cat and Fiddle
Day 3: Tour of Britain
Stage 3 of the 2016 Edition of the Tour of Britain starts in Congleton and races to Tatton Park over 111 hilly miles including the infamous Cat and Fiddle
September 6
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The area of Cheshire East hosts the Tour of Britain for the first time with almost the entire stage taking place within the region. The modern Tour of Britain has passed through the county of Cheshire in recent years (2012 and 2014) but never before has the county hosted a Start or Finish of the race. The stage finishes in the historic deer park of Tatton Park, close to Manchester, and also includes the climb of the Cat & Fiddle, which will be the highest point on the 2016 route and the longest climb of the race.
Cat and Fiddle. Say no more! Its a legendary climb (the length is around we understand 10k) in cycling circles and it’s one of the climbs that will have an effect on the race. With two stages in their legs and a lot of climbing from the day before, there will be some fatigue that will be telling for some as the GC riders look to force the issue and whittle down the list of contenders.
The climbing on this stage is perhaps not as hellish as that on stage 2 but the long long climbs (Cat and Fiddle is the longest they have had in the race) will still provide a spring board for riders should they wish to use them. The design of the stage is all about putting the climbs at the back end of the stage; 98, 112, and 133km. That’s still a long way from the finish so a select group may well sprint it out in Tatton Park. The stage has two first cat climbs, one first cat and lots of uncategorised bumps.
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ToB Factoid:Edvald Boasson Hagen holds the record for the most stages won in a single edition of the race, having won four stages on his way to overall victory in 2009.
ToB Factoid: 54 different riders have won stages of the Tour of Britain, the most recent addition to the list being Matteo Trentin in Nottingham in 2015.
ToB Factoid: In 2005 only one rider wore the Yellow Jersey, as Nick Nuyens led the race from start to finish.
Tour of Britain Roll of Honour
Yellow Jersey
2015 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor)
2014 Dylan Van Baarle (Ned)
2013 Sir Bradley Wiggins (GBr)
2012 Nathan Haas (Aus)
2011 Lars Boom (Ned)
2010 Michael Albasini (Swi)
2009 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor)
2008 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra)
2007 Romain Feillu (Fra)
2006 Martin Pedersen (Den)
2005 Nick Nuyens (Bel)
2004 Mauricio Ardila (Col)
Points Jersey
2015 Owain Doull (GBr)
2014 Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol)
2013 Martin Elmiger (Swi)
2012 Boy Van Poppel (Ned)
2011 Geraint Thomas (GBr)
2010 Greg Henderson (NZl)
2009 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor)
2008 Matt Goss (Aus)
2007 Mark Cavendish (GBr)
2006 Mark Cavendish (GBr)
2005 Luca Paolini (Ita)
2004 Julian Dean (NZl)
King of the Mountains Jersey
2015 Peter Williams (GBr)
2014 Mark McNally (GBr)
2013 Angel Madrazo (Spa)
2012 Kristian House (GBr)
2011 Jonathan Tiernan Locke (GBr)
2010 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned)
2009 Thomas De Gendt (Bel)
2008 Danilo Di Luca (Ita)
2007 Ben Swift (GBr)
2006 Andy Schleck (Lux)
2005 Julian Winn (GBr)
2004 Ben Day (Aus)
Sprints Jersey
2015 Peter Williams (GBr)
2014 Sebastian Lander (Den)
2013 Angel Madrazo (Spa)
2012 Peter Williams (GBr)
2011 Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel)
2010 Michal Golas (Pol)
2009 Thomas De Gendt (Bel)
2008 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor)
2007 Mark Cavendish (GBr)
2006 Johan Van Summeren (Bel)
2005 Eric Baumann (Ger)
2004 Rodney Green (RSA)
Young Rider (Under-23)
2015 Owain Doull (GBr)
2014 Dylan Van Baarle (Ned)
2013 Simon Yates (GBr)
2012 Nathan Haas (Aus)
2011 Jelle Wallays (Bel)
2010 Geraint Thomas (GBr)
2009 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor)
2008 Ian Stannard (GBr)
2007 Romain Feillu (Fra)
2006 Martin Pedersen (Den)
2005 Chris Anker Sorensen (Den)
2004 Dani Moreno (Spa)
British Rider
2015 Owain Doull
2014 Sir Bradley Wiggins
2013 Sir Bradley Wiggins
2012 David Clarke
2011 Steve Cummings
2010 Rob Partridge
2009 Russell Downing
2008 Steve Cummings
2007 Evan Oliphant
2006 Russell Downing
2005 Yanto Barker
2004 Roger Hammond
Team Classification
2015 Cannondale Garmin
2014 IAM Cycling
2013 Team Sky
2012 Saur Sojasun
2011 Team Sky
2010 Vacansoleil DCM
2009 Rabobank
2008 Agritubel
2007 Fuerteventura Canarias
2006 Team CSC
2005 T-Mobile
2004 MrBookmaker.com
Overall Combativity Award
2015 Owain Doull (GBr)
2014 Alex Dowsett (GBr)
2013 Kristian House (GBr)
2012 Mark Cavendish (GBr)
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