Tour of Britain out of the Tour after stage 5, as a result of a stomach bug. The tenth edition, the 2013 Tour of Britain, took place from 15 to 22 September, with 8 stages. Sir Bradley Wiggins won. The eleventh edition, the 2014 Tour of Britain, consisted of eight stages between 7 and 14 September. For the first time, it was categorised as a UCI 2.HC race. It began in Liverpool, and finished in London, with two stages in Wales, three in the west of England, and two in the south-east. The race was won by Dylan van Baarle. Tour of Britain
Triple Crown of Cycling and Tour in 1987. Later that year, with victory at the World road race championship in Villach in Austria, Roche became only the second to win the Triple Crown of Cycling. Indurain won the Giro-Tour double in both 1992 and 1993 and in both years he was very active in the World Road Race. In 1992 he finished sixth but in 1993 Indurain was very close to winning the Triple crown when he finished second behind Lance Armstrong. Hinault was aiming for winning the triple crown during the 1980 season. That year he won the 1980 Giro d'Italia before going