| Junior Tour of Wales | |
| Date: | August bank holiday |
| Region: | Blaenau Gwent, Wales |
| English: | Junior Tour of Wales |
| Discipline: | Junior male Road race |
| Type: | Four day 5 stage road race |
| Organiser: | John Richards (29 years) Talbot Thrush (5 years) Richard Hopkins (2015– |
| Number: | 42 (as of 2023) |
The Junior Tour of Wales is an annual cycle race for junior male riders, held around Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent, Wales. First held in 1981, the race is the final round of the British Cycling Junior Road Series – and as such attracts the best junior racing cyclists from across the UK, as well as elite international junior teams from across Europe and beyond. From 1981 until 1993 the race consisted of three stages held over two days. In 1993 it was expanded to three days and held on the August Bank Holiday for the first time. In 2017 it switched to a four-day format. In recent years the race's final stage has finished on the Tumble: this climb often decides the winner of the race.[1]
Steve Jones and Eddie Smart were regular helpers at the Junior Tour of Wales. Following their death in a car accident, organiser John Richards introduced a shield to be awarded in their honour for the best Welsh rider.[2] [3]
In 2009, Jeff Banks became patron of the Junior Tour of Wales, to be succeeded in 2012 by Geraint Thomas.The headquarters moved 2014 from Nantyglo Leisure Centre to Brynmawr Foundation School following the closure of the former.
| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Results missing | |||
| 1982 | Not held | |||
| 1983 | Results missing | |||
| 1984 | Gary Brooks | L Clarke | ||
| 1985 | Results missing | |||
| 1986 | Tim Warriner | Chris Taudevin | Tim Ward | |
| 1987 | Richard Jones | Robert Langley | ||
| 1988 | Paul Altridge | Lee Davis | ||
| 1989 | Steve Whittington | Victor Slinn | ||
| 1990 | Ken Stewart | Danny Smith |  Bill Moore | |
| 1991 | Ken Stewart | = Gavin Pardoe = Rob Lyne | ||
| 1992 |  Ken Stewart | Alex Arch | Richard Montgomery | |
| 1993 | Ian Mountain | Anthony Malarczyk | ||
| 1994 | Richard Hobby | Danny Moore | ||
| 1995 | Neil Ellison | |||
| 1996 | Ross Muir | Steve Joseph | Tom Newton | |
| 1997 | Dave Clarke | Neil Swithenbank | ||
| 1998 | Anthony Spencer | Ryan Smith | Gerben van der Reep | |
| 1999 | Arne Kornekoor | James Flanagan | ||
| 2000 | Alex Coutts | Lewys Hobbs | Andrew Allen | |
| 2001 | Alex Coutts | Marcel Lambrecht | Chris Penketh | |
| 2002 | Marcel Lamberts | Adam Illingworth | Craig Cooke | |
| 2003 | David Smith | Ryan Bonser | Mark Cassidy | |
| 2004 | Martin Monroe | |||
| 2005 | Alex Atkins | |||
| 2006 | Tom Diggle | Alex Dowsett | ||
| 2007 | Peter Kennaugh | |||
| 2008 |  Johan Fredrik Ziesler | Joe Perrett | ||
| 2009 | Josh Edmondson | |||
| 2010 | Josh Edmondson | |||
| 2011 | Brennan Townshend | Luke Grivell-Mellor | ||
| 2012 | Will Stephenson | Ed Laverack | ||
| 2013 | James Knox | |||
| 2014 | Alex Braybrooke | Matthew Gibson | ||
| 2015 | Nathan Draper | Max Williamson | Joey Walker | |
| 2016[4] | Jake Stewart | |||
| 2017[5] | Fred Wright | |||
| 2018[6] | Archie Ryan | |||
| 2019[7] | George Mills-Keeling |  Drew Christensen | ||
| 2020 | Not held | |||
| 2021[8] | Tyler Hannay | Jack Brough | Lucas Towers | |
| 2022[9] | Joshua Golliker | |||
| 2023 | Tomos Pattinson | Liam O'Brien | Cormac Nisbet | |
| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Ronald Schur | Anthony Spencer | Iain Redpath | |
| 2000 | Iain Redpath | James Bell | Mark Baker | |
| 2001 | Martin Quill | Ben Clark | Stefan de Kok | |
| 2002 | Peter Johnston | Mark Cavendish | ||
| 2003 | Ryan Bonser | David Smith | Ben Crawforth | |
| 2004 | Rob Blunden | |||
| 2005 | Martin Lundberg | Chris Opie | ||
| 2006 | Jonathan Bellis | |||
| 2007 | Ben Plain | Sam Webster | ||
| 2008 |  Eliot Letaer | Erick Rowsell | ||
| 2009 | Tim Kennaugh | |||
| 2010 | Dan McLay | |||
| 2011 | Ali Slater | Jim Lewis | ||
| 2012 | Sam Lowe | Ed Laverack | ||
| 2013 | Leon Mazzone | |||
| 2014 | Leon Mazzone | Matthew Gibson | ||
| 2015 | Etienne Georgi | Robert Scott | ||
| 2016 | Charlie Quarterman | |||
| 2017 | Joe Hill | John Buller | ||
| 2018 | Bailey O'Donnell | |||
| 2019 | Alfred George | James Harrison | ||
| 2021 | Josh Giddings | Kieran Riley | Noah Hobbs | |
| 2022 | Fred Meredith | Zac Walker | Noah Hobbs | |
| 2023 | Jed Smithson | Sebastian Grindley | Zak Machin |
| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | James Jenkins | Richard Heath | ||
| 1999 | James Flanagan | Peter van den Berg | ||
| 2000 | Lewys Hobbs | David Heaven | Alex Coutts | |
| 2001 | Erik van Bekkum | Bart Kerkdijk | Alex Coutts | |
| 2002 | Adam Illingworth | Marcel Lamberts | ||
| 2003 | David Smith | Ryan Bonser | Dan Martin | |
| 2004 | Martin Monroe | |||
| 2005 | Martin Lundberg | |||
| 2006 | Luke Rowe | |||
| 2007 | Erick Rowsell | |||
| 2008 | Tosh Vandersande | Joe Perrett | ||
| 2009 | Joe Perret | Josh Edmondson | ||
| 2010 | Matt Hill | |||
| 2011 | Luke Grivell-Mellor | Brennan Townshend | ||
| 2012 | Will Stephenson | |||
| 2013 | Sam Oomen | |||
| 2014 | Ben Chapman | Dan Gardner | ||
| 2015 | Darragh O'Mahony | Alfie Moses | Joey Walker | |
| 2016 | Tom Pidcock | |||
| 2017 | Ben Healy | |||
| 2018 | Alfred George | |||
| 2019 | Samuel Watson | |||
| 2021 | Tyler Hannay | Owen Lightfoot | Lucas Towers | |
| 2022 | Joshua Golliker | Josh Tarling | ||
| 2023 | Bryn Lawrence | Cormac Nisbet | Tomos Pattinson |
| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | District Suid-Holland | South East Midlands Division | North Limberg | |
| 2000 | West Thames A | |||
| 2001 | WV Dommelstreek | Team South West | West Midlands Division | |
| 2003 | BC North Western Division | |||
| 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 | |||
| 2010 | Glendene CC/Ridley/Vitesse/OCE | Herbal Life/Wheelbase | Maxgear RT | |
| 2011 | Hargroves Cycles/Specialised/Trant | Yorkshire | Team South West | |
| 2012 | Wales | Sportscover Altura RT | Team De Ver/Stevens/Mosquito/Prestige | |
| 2013 | TWC Pijnenburg | Team De Ver | RST Racing Team | |
| 2014 | Sensa Munster | HARIBO Beacon Cycling Team | Velocity WD-40 | |
| 2015 | RST Racing Team | Giant Cycling Club – Halo Films | HMT Academy with JLT Condor | |
| 2016 | VCUK-PH-MAS | VC Londres | HMT Academy with JLT Condor | |
| 2017 | Zappi Racing Team | VC Londres | East Midlands Region | |
| 2018 | NRPT – Chill.ie | East Midlands Region | PH-MAS/Paul Milnes Cycles[10] | |
| 2019 | VC Londres | Fensham Howes – MAS Design | Spokes Racing[11] | |
| 2021 | Cero-Cycle Division Racing Team | Fensham Howes – MAS Design | Utmost IOM Junior Cycling Team | |
| 2022 | Tofauti Everyone Active | Wales | Cero-Cycle Division Racing Team | |
| 2023 | Tofauti Everyone Active | Wales | Zappi Junior Race Team |