The Junior Tour of Wales is an annual three day cycle race for junior and female riders, held around Brynmawr

Brynmawr

Brynmawr is a market town in Blaenau Gwent, south Wales. The town, sometimes cited as the highest town in Wales, is situated at 1,250 to 1,500 feet above sea level and nestled at the head of the South Wales Valleys...

, Blaenau Gwent

Blaenau Gwent

Blaenau Gwent is a county borough in South Wales, sharing its name with a parliamentary constituency. It borders the unitary authority areas of Monmouthshire and Torfaen to the east, Caerphilly to the west and Powys to the north. Its main towns are Abertillery, Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale and...

, Wales

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

. First held in 1981, 2009's race was 29th edition held. Each year the race attracts international teams as well as national teams representing Wales, Scotland and Ireland.

Steve Jones and Eddie Smart

Eddie Smart

Edward Charles Smart was a Welsh cyclist and coach from Cardiff, Wales. He represented Wales at the 1966 Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica , in the scratch race, kilo, sprint, pursuit and road race.He ran a garage on Maindy Road, opposite the cycle track...

 were regular helpers at the Junior Tour of Wales, following their death in a car accident, organizer John Richards introduced a shield to be awarded in their honour for the best Welsh rider.

In 2009, Jeff Banks

Jeff Banks

Jeff Banks CBE is a Welsh designer of men's and women's clothing, jewellery, and home furnishings. Born in Ebbw Vale, Wales, Banks co-founded the fashion chain Warehouse in the late 1970s...

 became patron of the Junior Tour of Wales. The headquarters also moved that year from Brynmawr Comprehensive School to Nantyglo Leisure Centre.

General classification

Year	1st	2nd	3rd
1981	Results missing
1982	Not Held
1983	Results missing
1984	Gary Brooks	L Clarke
1981	C Roach
1981	Results missing
1986	Tim Warriner	Chris Taudevin	Tim Ward
1987	Matthew Stephens Matthew Stephens (cyclist) Matthew Stephens is a British professional road racing cyclist who rides for .-Biography:Stephens was successful as a junior rider, winning the Junior Tour of Wales in both 1987 and 1988, one of only two riders to win the race twice. He represented Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics in...	Dylan Williams	Robert Langley
1988	Matthew Stephens Matthew Stephens (cyclist) Matthew Stephens is a British professional road racing cyclist who rides for .-Biography:Stephens was successful as a junior rider, winning the Junior Tour of Wales in both 1987 and 1988, one of only two riders to win the race twice. He represented Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics in...	Paul Altridge	Lee Davis
1989	Results missing
1990	Ken Stewart	Danny Smith	Bill Moore
1991	Roger Hammond	Ken Stewart	= Gavin Pardoe   = Rob Lyne
1992	Ken Stewart	Alex Arch	Richard Montgomery
1993	Danny Axford Danny Axford Daniel "Danny" Axford is an English racing cyclist from Winchester.Axford attended Oxford University and enjoyed some success in BUSA cycling events whilst at university.-Palmarès:19931998199920032009-External links:...	Ian Mountain	Anthony Malarczyk Anthony Malarczyk Anthony Francis Malarczyk is a Welsh racing cyclist, from Newport, Wales, who competed in the Time Trial and Road Race at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur and the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England....
1994	Robert Hobby	David Millar David Millar David Millar is a British road racing cyclist riding for . He has won three stages of the Tour de France, two of the Vuelta a España and one Stage of the Giro d'Italia. He was the British national road champion and the national time trial champion, both in 2007...	Danny Moore
1995	Charly Wegelius	Tom Barras Tom Barras Tom Barras is an English professional road racing cyclist. Barras is also the son of former professional racing cyclist, Sid Barras. Barras is ranked 13th in the UK national road rankings at the end of the 2007 racing season.-Palmarès:2007...	Neil Ellison
1996	Ross Muir	Steve Joseph	Tom Newton
1997	Dave Clarke	Kristian House	Neil Swithenbank
1998	Anthony Spencer	Ryan Smith	Gerben van der Reep
1999	Johan Van Summeren Johan Van Summeren Johan Vansummeren is a Belgian road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam .During the 2007 Tour de France, commentator Paul Sherwen repeatedly praised Vansummeren's work in support of his team leader, eventual second place finisher Cadel Evans, even going so far as to say "I would like to...	Arne Kornekoor	James Flanagan
2000	Alex Coutts
2001	Alex Coutts	Marcel Lambrecht	Chris Penketh
2002	Marcel Lamberts	Adam Illingworth	Craig Cooke Craig Cooke Craig Cooke is a Welsh racing cyclist. Cooke is the son of Tony and Denise Cooke, and the younger brother of Nicole Cooke.-Palmarès:200120022004-External links:...
2003	David Smith	Ryan Bonser	Mark Cassidy Mark Cassidy (cyclist) Mark Cassidy is an Irish professional cyclist who rides for the An Post–Sean Kelly team.-Palmares:2011 - An Post–Sean Kelly Team*10th, Irish National Road Race Championship *40th overall, An Post Rás **15th, Stage 2...
2004	Daniel Martin Daniel Martin (cyclist) Daniel Martin is an Irish racing cyclist who currently rides for .-Early Life:Born in Birmingham, Martin became British National Junior Road Race Champion in 2004, before deciding to ride for Ireland. His brother Tom will ride for the UC Aubenas squad in 2009...	Geraint Thomas Geraint Thomas Geraint Howell Thomas, MBE is a Welsh professional racing cyclist who rides for the UCI ProTour team . A track cycling world champion and Olympic gold medalist in the team pursuit, Thomas has also enjoyed success on the road, winning the Junior Paris-Roubaix in 2004, the British National...	Martin Monroe
2005	Alex Dowsett Alex Dowsett Alex Dowsett is an English racing cyclist who rides for Team Sky. He was educated at Elm Green Preparatory School in Little Baddow, followed by King Edward VI Grammar School in Chelmsford.-Career:...	Edvald Hagen	Alex Atkins
2006	Tom Diggle	Peter Kennaugh Peter Kennaugh Peter Kennaugh is a Manx professional racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI ProTour team .-Early Life and Career:Born in Douglas, Isle of Man his younger brother Tim Kennaugh and father are also cyclists...	Alex Dowsett Alex Dowsett Alex Dowsett is an English racing cyclist who rides for Team Sky. He was educated at Elm Green Preparatory School in Little Baddow, followed by King Edward VI Grammar School in Chelmsford.-Career:...
2007	Johnny McEvoy	Erick Rowsell Erick Rowsell Erick Rowsell is a British road racing cyclist and the 2008 British men's junior road racing champion. He is a brother of British world pursuit champion Joanna Rowsell. He also won the junior division at the 2007 British national time trial in an upset of world champion Peter Kennaugh...	Peter Kennaugh Peter Kennaugh Peter Kennaugh is a Manx professional racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI ProTour team .-Early Life and Career:Born in Douglas, Isle of Man his younger brother Tim Kennaugh and father are also cyclists...
2008	Erick Rowsell Erick Rowsell Erick Rowsell is a British road racing cyclist and the 2008 British men's junior road racing champion. He is a brother of British world pursuit champion Joanna Rowsell. He also won the junior division at the 2007 British national time trial in an upset of world champion Peter Kennaugh...	Johan Fredrik Ziesler	Joe Perrett
2009	Tim Kennaugh Tim Kennaugh -Biography:Born in Douglas, Isle of Man,Tim used to have a strong interest in football but Kennaugh was quick to follow in the footsteps of his older brother Peter Kennaugh, he was selected to ride for the British Talent Team in 2007 before becoming a member of British Cyclings Olympic Development...	Sam Harrison	Joshua Edmonson

Points classification

Year	1st	2nd	3rd
2001	Martin Quill	Ben Clark Ben Clark Ben Clark is a mountaineer and native of Clarksville, Tennessee, though he resides in Colorado. He starting rock climbing as a boy and progressed to larger, more challenging mountains in his early twenties....	Stefan de Kok
2002
2003	Ryan Bonser
2004	Peter Williams	Geraint Thomas Geraint Thomas Geraint Howell Thomas, MBE is a Welsh professional racing cyclist who rides for the UCI ProTour team . A track cycling world champion and Olympic gold medalist in the team pursuit, Thomas has also enjoyed success on the road, winning the Junior Paris-Roubaix in 2004, the British National...	Rob Blunden
2005	Martin Lundberg	Alex Dowsett Alex Dowsett Alex Dowsett is an English racing cyclist who rides for Team Sky. He was educated at Elm Green Preparatory School in Little Baddow, followed by King Edward VI Grammar School in Chelmsford.-Career:...	Chris Opie
2006	Matt Rowe	Adam Blythe Adam Blythe Adam Michael Blythe is an English racing cyclist. Blythe began racing at a young age and went on to become a member of British Cycling's Olympic Development Program.-Biography:...	Jonathan Bellis Jonathan Bellis Jonathan Bellis is a Manx racing cyclist from Douglas, riding for . He has represented Great Britain on the track and the road....
2007	Luke Rowe Luke Rowe -Biography:Born in Cardiff, Rowe began racing at a young age, initially riding with his parents on a tandem. He began to enjoy cycling and became a member of the Maindy Flyers, based at Maindy Stadium...	Ben Plain	Sam Webster
2008	Mark Christian Mark Christian Mark Christian is a Manx racing cyclist. He is part of the Great Britain Olympic Development Program. In 2010, he won a bronze medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the 40KM Scratch Race. He is a native of the Isle of Man....	Eliot Letaer	Erick Rowsell Erick Rowsell Erick Rowsell is a British road racing cyclist and the 2008 British men's junior road racing champion. He is a brother of British world pursuit champion Joanna Rowsell. He also won the junior division at the 2007 British national time trial in an upset of world champion Peter Kennaugh...
2009	Jon Mould Jon Mould Jonathan "Jon" Mould is a Welsh racing cyclist from Newport. Mould is a member of British Cyclings Olympic Academy Programme. Commonwealth Games Athlete representing Wales at the Dehli 2010 Games.- Palmarès :2008...	Joshua Edmonson	Tim Kennaugh Tim Kennaugh -Biography:Born in Douglas, Isle of Man,Tim used to have a strong interest in football but Kennaugh was quick to follow in the footsteps of his older brother Peter Kennaugh, he was selected to ride for the British Talent Team in 2007 before becoming a member of British Cyclings Olympic Development...

King of the Mountains

Year	1st	2nd	3rd
2001	Erik van Bekkum	Bart Kerkdijk	Alex Coutts
2002	Adam Illingworth	Nicholas Roche Nicholas Roche Nicolas Roche is an Irish professional road bicycle racer. He has twice been national champion and has numerous top ten finishes in Grand Tour stages...	Marcel Lamberts
2003	David Smith	Ryan Bonser	Daniel Martin Daniel Martin (cyclist) Daniel Martin is an Irish racing cyclist who currently rides for .-Early Life:Born in Birmingham, Martin became British National Junior Road Race Champion in 2004, before deciding to ride for Ireland. His brother Tom will ride for the UC Aubenas squad in 2009...
2004	Peter Williams	Geraint Thomas Geraint Thomas Geraint Howell Thomas, MBE is a Welsh professional racing cyclist who rides for the UCI ProTour team . A track cycling world champion and Olympic gold medalist in the team pursuit, Thomas has also enjoyed success on the road, winning the Junior Paris-Roubaix in 2004, the British National...	Martin Monroe
2005	Alex Dowsett Alex Dowsett Alex Dowsett is an English racing cyclist who rides for Team Sky. He was educated at Elm Green Preparatory School in Little Baddow, followed by King Edward VI Grammar School in Chelmsford.-Career:...	Edvald Hagen	Martin Lundberg Martin Lundberg Martin Lundberg is a Swedish professional ice hockey player, currently with Skellefteå AIK the Swedish elite league Elitserien.- External links :...
2006	Alex Dowsett Alex Dowsett Alex Dowsett is an English racing cyclist who rides for Team Sky. He was educated at Elm Green Preparatory School in Little Baddow, followed by King Edward VI Grammar School in Chelmsford.-Career:...	Jonathan Bellis Jonathan Bellis Jonathan Bellis is a Manx racing cyclist from Douglas, riding for . He has represented Great Britain on the track and the road....	Luke Rowe Luke Rowe -Biography:Born in Cardiff, Rowe began racing at a young age, initially riding with his parents on a tandem. He began to enjoy cycling and became a member of the Maindy Flyers, based at Maindy Stadium...
2007	Peter Kennaugh Peter Kennaugh Peter Kennaugh is a Manx professional racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI ProTour team .-Early Life and Career:Born in Douglas, Isle of Man his younger brother Tim Kennaugh and father are also cyclists...	Johnny McEvoy	Erick Rowsell Erick Rowsell Erick Rowsell is a British road racing cyclist and the 2008 British men's junior road racing champion. He is a brother of British world pursuit champion Joanna Rowsell. He also won the junior division at the 2007 British national time trial in an upset of world champion Peter Kennaugh...
2008	Mark Christian Mark Christian Mark Christian is a Manx racing cyclist. He is part of the Great Britain Olympic Development Program. In 2010, he won a bronze medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the 40KM Scratch Race. He is a native of the Isle of Man....	Tosh Vandersande	Joe Perrett
2009	Joe Perret	Sam Harrison	Joshua Edmonson

Team classification

Year	1st	2nd	3rd
2004		Dataphonics RT	A
2005	Glendene CC		Kinesis UK
2006	Glendene CC	Kinesis UK	Merlin Development
2007	Glendene CC / Bike Trax		In Gear Development
2008	Avia Cycling Team	Nymark Cycling Team	Glendene / Bike Trax A
2009	Glendene CC / Bike Trax