"In particular we are excited to welcome Daniel Teklehaimanot to make
his debut at the Aviva Tour of Britain after his strong showing in the
Tour de France.”
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Boasson-Hagen In The Tour Of Britain
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By Kev Monks (featured-columnist) 21 Aug 2015 14:21:58
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2009 Tour of Britain winner Edvald Boasson Hagen will return to the
Aviva Tour of Britain this September as he leads the MTN-Qhubeka p/b
Samsung team in the eight-stage race from 6 to 13 September.
It will be the first time that the Norwegian has ridden in the Aviva
Tour of Britain since he won the 2009 edition, taking four stages
along the way. Fellow stage winner Gerald Ciolek, who took victory
between Carlisle and Kendal in 2013, will also return as part of a
strong six-rider line-up.
Joining him in the MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung line-up will be Eritrean
Daniel Teklehaimanot, who made history at the Tour de France by
becoming the first African rider to wear the iconic polka dot King of
the Mountains jersey.
Serge Pauwels will also come to the Aviva Tour of Britain off the back
of a strong Tour de France, having finished a career best 13th overall
before going on to finish second in last weekend's test event for the
2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Road Race.
The final two members of the provisional MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung
line-up are former Tour de France stage winner Tyler Farrar and South
African Reinardt Janse van Regensburg.
"I have good memories from winning stages in the Aviva Tour of Britain
in the past, and look forward to come back to race there again. My
form has been pretty good over the last few weeks, so I hope to get
some good results in some of the stages", says Bassoon Hagen.
Boasson Hagen, who is the reigning Norwegian National Road Race
Champion, has twice before ridden in the Aviva Tour of Britain – in
2009 when he took four stage wins as well as both the Yellow and
Points Jerseys, and in 2008 when he won three stages and the Sprints
Jersey.
"We are always pleased to welcome back former winners of the Aviva
Tour of Britain so are delighted to see Edvald returning to the race,”
said Race Director Mick Bennett.
"This is a very strong line-up from MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung, showing a
real sign of intent and their ambitions towards the race. In
particular we are excited to welcome Daniel Teklehaimanot to make his
debut at the Aviva Tour of Britain after his strong showing in the
Tour de France.”
Stage One of the Aviva Tour of Britain will be shown live on ITV
between 1pm and 4pm, with subsequent stages shown live on ITV4. ITV4
will also broadcast a one hour highlights programme the evening of
every stage. British Eurosport will also show live coverage and
highlights of the race in the UK. Live coverage and highlights will
also be shown worldwide in excess of 120 countries.
The Aviva Tour of Britain is British Cycling's premier road cycling
event giving cycling fans the opportunity to see the world's best
teams and riders competing on their door step.
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