Tour of Britain

Tour of Britain 2012

With its place on the calendar coming just before the World Championships in Limburg the Tour of Britain provides a perfect alternative to the Vuelta for riders fine tuning their form for the Worlds. Stage 1 This year stars, Bradley Wiggins, Mark Cavendish and Ivan Basso are due to line up in Ipswich on Sunday for the opening stage which finishes 203km later at Norfolk show-ground. This stage is likely to suit the sprinters and Mark Cavendish would make a very popular winner in front of a home crowd.