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Tour of Britain 2009

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September 12-19, 2009

Lequatre returns to defend Tour of Britain title

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By: Cycling News

Geoffroy Lequatre (Agritubel) will start as number one in this year’s eight-day Tour of Britain Cycle Race to defend the title he won last year. The Frenchman heads up a strong team that includes former French road race champion Nicolas Vogondy, Christophe Laurent  and Emilien Berges. Lequatre will have fierce competition in 2009 with the race featuring teams all so familiar from this year’s Tour de France like Garmin-Slipstream, Cervélo Test Team, Columbia-HTC, and Ag2r ...

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Tour of Britain Stages

  1. Thomas De Gendt (Topsport Vlaanderen), Chris Sutton (Garmin-Slipstream) and Martin Mortensen (Vacansoleil) exhibit an A-grade Mexican wave in York
    Stage 1Saturday, September 12 2009
    Location:
    Scunthorpe - York
    Distance:
    172.6 km
  2. Kai Reus (Rabobank) crosses the line in Newcastle Gateshead
    Stage 2Sunday, September 13 2009
    Location:
    Darlington - Newcastle Gateshead
    Distance:
    153.3 km
  3. Agritubel’s Emilien Berges saw the opportunity to counter attack, so the brave Frenchman gritted his teeth and began to pull away from the peloton.
    Stage 3Monday, September 14 2009
    Location:
    Peebles - Gretna Green
    Distance:
    153.8 km
  4.  	Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team Columbia - HTC) on the podium after is stage win.
    Stage 4Tuesday, September 15 2009
    Location:
    Blackpool
    Distance:
    148 km
  5. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Columbia-HTC) celebrates winning the stage.
    Stage 5Wednesday, September 16 2009
    Location:
    Stoke-on-Trent
    Distance:
    134 km
  6. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Columbia-HTC)  on his way to his third stage win.
    Stage 6Thursday, September 17 2009
    Location:
    Frome - Bideford
    Distance:
    183.7 km
  7. Ben Swift (Katusha) sprints to a win in Britain.
    Stage 7Friday, September 18 2009
    Location:
    Hatherleigh - Yeovil
    Distance:
    159.7 km
  8. Michele Merlo (Barloworld) in the mountain's jersey
    Stage 8Saturday, September 19 2009
    Location:
    London
    Distance:
    92.5 km

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    Date:
    September 10, 2009, 21:29

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