Tour Series 2010
Cycling Festival and
Tour Series 2010
Thousands of spectators once again visited Southport on Tuesday
8th June to take part in a Cycling Festival and to watch
the Tour Series 2010. After a wet start, the weather
improved and Southport provided the perfect backdrop for the
Tour Series race which took place on Lord Street.
The 5th round of the Series, which was televised
the following evening on ITV 4 saw Frenchman Alexandre Blain take
Endura Racing’s first win of The Halfords Tour
Series.
Alexandre Blain helped the Endura squad also win
the all important team prize, Endura Racing’s first ever
success in The Halfords Tour Series. Earlier rain had
cleared away by seven o’clock, leaving the sun breaking through and
the skies clearing above the Sefton Coast in time for racing.
The results were as follows:
Round Five Results
Team
1) Endura Racing
2) Rapha – Condor – Sharp
3) Motorpoint – Marshalls Pasta
4) Sigma Sport - Specialized
5) Team Raleigh
6) Team Corley Cycles
7) Pendragon – Le Col - Colnago
8) CyclePremier.com - Metaltek
9) Kuota – road.cc
10) Team Ireland
Individual
1) Alexandre Blain: Endura Racing
2) Kristian House: Rapha – Condor - Sharp
3) Ian Bibby: Motorpoint – Marshalls Pasta
4) Dean Windsor: Rapha – Condor – Sharp
5) Andy Tennant: Motorpoint – Marshalls
Pasta
For more information on the race itself, please see the
Tour Series
Website.
Festival
The festival
opened with a Bike Parade at 1.00pm. The day also
included Circus Skills, Street Theatre Walkabouts, Climbing Wall,
Wheels for All, Pedal your own Smoothie, Vintage Bike Displays,
Virtual Racing Computrainers, Free Bike Checks and BMX bike
Stunts.
Additionally, several competitions were held on the day
including an inter-school race competition, a folding bike
race and also a Bling my Bike
competition.
Last Updated on 8/16/2010