It was home celebrations all around at the Tour of Britain as Bradley Wiggins took overall victory and British riders claimed five of eight stages, including three for national champion Mark Cavendish and one for rising star Simon Yates.

It was home celebrations all around at the Tour of Britain as Bradley Wiggins took overall victory and British riders claimed five of eight stages, including three for national champion Mark Cavendish and one for rising star Simon Yates.
Following in the footsteps of Specialized-Lululemon in the women’s event earlier in the day, Omega Pharma-Quick Step successfully defended their status as men’s team time trial world champions, edging Orica-GreenEDGE into silver-medal position by just 0.81 seconds.