Velothon Wales
{{Short description|British one-day road cycling race}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2017}}
{{Infobox cycling race
| name = Velothon Wales
| image =
| date = {{ubl|June (2015)|May (2016)|July (2017)}}
| region = Wales, United Kingdom
| english =
| localnames =
| nickname =
| discipline = Road race
| competition = UCI Europe Tour
| type = Single-day
| organiser = Lagardère Unlimited
| director = Roland Hofer
| first = {{start date|2015}}
| number = 3
| last = 2017
| firstwinner = {{flagathlete|Martin Mortensen|DEN}}
| mostwins = No repeat winners
| mostrecent = {{flagathlete|Ian Bibby|GBR}}
}}
Velothon Wales was a single-day road bicycle race held between 2015 and 2017 in Wales, United Kingdom. It was part of the UCI Europe Tour as a 1.1 race. It was part of the UCI Velothon Majors series of races organised by Lagardère Unlimited, which also includes Velothon Berlin, Velothon Stockholm and Velothon Vienna. These events are characterised by mass-participation sportives before an elite race along a lengthened route. No professional race was held as part of its 2018 edition, with the event folding after this edition.{{cite news|first=Owen|last=Rogers|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/closed-road-sportive-velothon-wales-folds-four-years-401065|title=Closed road sportive Velothon Wales folds after four years|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=TI Media|date=23 November 2018|accessdate=26 June 2022}}
Winners
{{Cycling past winner start}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2015{{cite news|first=Sophie|last=Hurcom|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/martin-mortensen-takes-victory-in-inaugural-velothon-wales-176891|title=Martin Mortensen takes victory in inaugural Velothon Wales|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=TI Media|date=14 June 2015|accessdate=26 June 2022}}|name={{sortname|Martin|Mortensen|Martin Mortensen (cyclist)}}|nat=DEN|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|CUL|2015}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2016{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/velothon-wales-2016/results/|title=Stewart wins Velothon Wales|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=22 May 2016|accessdate=26 June 2022}}|name={{sortname|Tom|Stewart|Tom Stewart (cyclist)}}|nat=GBR|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|MGT|2016}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2017{{cite news|first=Andrew|last=Penman|url=https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/sport/15399842.bibby-claims-velothon-wales-pro-race-title-after-sprint-finish/|title=Bibby claims Velothon Wales pro race title after sprint finish|work=South Wales Argus|publisher=Newsquest|date=9 July 2017|accessdate=26 June 2022}}|name={{sortname|Ian|Bibby}}|nat=GBR|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|JLT|2017}}}}
{{Cycling past winner no race|year=2018|reason=being held as a sportive only}}
{{Cycling past winner end}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.velothon-wales.co.uk/}}
{{British Cycling Races}}
Category:UCI Europe Tour races
Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2015
Category:2015 establishments in Wales