What is Tour of Britain?
{{Infobox cycling race | name = Tour of Britain | current_event = | date = September | region = Great Britain | english = | localnames = The Tour | nickname = | discipline = Road | competition = [[UCI Europe Tour]] | type = [[Stage race]] | organiser = | director = | first = {{start date|df=yes|1945}} | number = | firstwinner = {{flagathlete|[[Robert Batot]]|FRA}} | mostwins = | mostrecent = {{flagathlete|[[Edvald Boasson Hagen]]|NOR}} }} The '''Tour of Britain''' is the name of a [[road bicycle racing|cycle race]] held in [[United Kingdom]]. The race is made up of several parts in which the racers go from place to place across parts of [[Great Britain]]. The history of the event dates back to [[1951]]. The Tour of Britain is part of the [[UCI]]'s European Tour. The race includes teams from [[Scotland]] and [[Wales]], as well as a Great Britain team. In recent years, no [[England|English]] team has been entered. Teams from outside the UK compete too, for example in 2007 Team T-Mobile will take part. The latest version, a professional stage race, was first run in [[2004]]. ==History== The Tour of Britain has had different names. This is because many different [[company|companies]] or groups of people have provided the [[money]] needed to have the event happen (''sponsors''). *the '''''[[Daily Express]]'' Tour of Britain''' ([[1951]]-[[1955]]) ::[[Scotland|Scot]] Ian Steel won the 1951 edition, in which [[Jimmy Savile]] (later to become a famous [[DJ]] and television personality and child molester) also raced. The 1955 edition was organised by the [[British League of Racing Cyclists]]. *the '''[[Milk Race]]''' ([[1958]]-[[1993]]) ::This was a two-week amateur event but from about [[1983]], the event was also opened to professional teams. The [[Milk Marketing Board]] also sponsored the '''Scottish Milk Race''', a smaller tour in Scotland. *the '''[[Kellogg Company|Kellogg]]'s Tour''' ([[1987]]-[[1994]]) ::Winners inclu