C’est le sprinter de l’Ile de Man Mark Cavendish qui remporte la 8ème et dernière étape de ce 10ème Tour of Britain. Dans les rues de Londres il devance l’Irlandais Sam Bennett. Le jeune Irlandais du Team An Post ChainReaction a réalisé un tour parfait en étant présent sur chaque étape de sprint et même vainqueur de l’une d’entre-elles.
C’est Bradley Wiggins qui remporte l’épreuve, il avait pris le maillot de leader à l’issue d’un contre la montre qu’il avait dominé. De bon augure pour le vainqueur du Tour de France 2012 avant les championnats du Monde du contre la montre à Florence cette semaine.
Classement de la 8ème étape
| 1 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 1:47:23 | |
| 2 | Sam Bennett (Irl) An Post-Chainreaction | ||
| 3 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | ||
| 4 | Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) IAM Cycling | ||
| 5 | Chris Opie (GBr) Team UK Youth | ||
| 6 | Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) Sojasun | ||
| 7 | Sacha Modolo (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | ||
| 8 | Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | ||
| 9 | Enrique Sanz (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 10 | Blaz Jarc (Slo) Team NetApp-Endura | ||
| 11 | Marcin Bialoblocki (Pol) Team UK Youth | ||
| 12 | Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 13 | Martin Elmiger (Swi) IAM Cycling | ||
| 14 | Michael James Northey (NZl) Node 4-Giordana Racing | ||
| 15 | Owain Doull (GBr) Great Britain | ||
| 16 | Jacob Rathe (USA) Garmin-Sharp | ||
| 17 | Dean Downing (GBr) Madison Genesis | ||
| 18 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling | ||
| 19 | Alexandre Blain (Fra) Team Raleigh | ||
| 20 | Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin-Sharp | ||
| 21 | Andrew Tennant (GBr) Madison Genesis | ||
| 22 | Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Procycling | ||
| 23 | Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling | ||
| 24 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp-Endura | ||
| 25 | Simon Yates (GBr) Great Britain | ||
| 26 | Alexander Wetterhall (Swe) Team NetApp-Endura | ||
| 27 | Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) MTN-Qhubeka | ||
| 28 | Alex Peters (GBr) Madison Genesis | ||
| 29 | Marco Canola (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | ||
| 30 | Shem Rodger (NZl) Node 4-Giordana Racing | ||
| 31 | Evan Oliphant (GBr) Team Raleigh | ||
| 32 | Adam Yates (GBr) Great Britain | ||
| 33 | Liam Holohan (GBr) Madison Genesis | ||
| 34 | Steven Lampier (GBr) Node 4-Giordana Racing | ||
| 35 | David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Sky Procycling | ||
| 36 | Aaron Gate (NZl) An Post-Chainreaction | ||
| 37 | Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | ||
| 38 | Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) IAM Cycling | ||
| 39 | Richard Handley (GBr) Rapha Condor | ||
| 40 | Marcel Wyss (Swi) IAM Cycling | ||
| 41 | Michael Cuming (GBr) Rapha Condor | ||
| 42 | David Lelay (Fra) Sojasun | ||
| 43 | Will Stephenson (GBr) Rapha Condor | 0:00:10 | |
| 44 | Peter Hawkins (Irl) Team IG-Sigma Sport | ||
| 45 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | ||
| 46 | Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | ||
| 47 | Wouter Sybrandy (Ned) Team IG-Sigma Sport | ||
| 48 | Mathew Cronshaw (GBr) Team IG-Sigma Sport | ||
| 49 | Mark Christian (GBr) Team Raleigh | ||
| 50 | George Atkins (GBr) Great Britain | ||
| 51 | Alistair Slater (GBr) Great Britain | ||
| 52 | Christophe Laborie (Fra) Sojasun | ||
| 53 | Jonathan Mould (GBr) Team UK Youth | ||
| 54 | Robert Partridge (GBr) Team UK Youth | ||
| 55 | Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor | ||
| 56 | Juraj Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling | ||
| 57 | Scott Thwaites (GBr) Team NetApp-Endura | ||
| 58 | Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Sojasun | ||
| 59 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN-Qhubeka | ||
| 60 | Yanto Barker (GBr) Team UK Youth | ||
| 61 | Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | ||
| 62 | Lachlan Norris (Aus) Team Raleigh | ||
| 63 | Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team NetApp-Endura | ||
| 64 | Nicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | ||
| 65 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp | ||
| 66 | Marc De Maar (AHo) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 67 | Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | ||
| 68 | Joshua Edmondson (GBr) Sky Procycling | ||
| 69 | Mark McNally (GBr) An Post-Chainreaction | ||
| 70 | James Williamson (NZl) Node 4-Giordana Racing | ||
| 71 | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) IAM Cycling | ||
| 72 | Erick Rowsell (GBr) Team NetApp-Endura | ||
| 73 | Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 74 | Lucas Euser (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 75 | Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | ||
| 76 | Thomas Moses (GBr) Team Raleigh | ||
| 77 | Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Sojasun | 0:00:26 | |
| 78 | Marco Coledan (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | 0:00:39 | |
| 79 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:00:48 | |
| 80 | Matthias Krizek (Aut) Cannondale Pro Cycling | ||
| 81 | Nicolò Martinello (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | ||
| 82 | Ian Wilkinson (GBr) Team UK Youth | 0:00:57 | |
| 83 | Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team | 0:01:03 | |
| 84 | Ben Greenwood (GBr) Team IG-Sigma Sport | 0:01:16 | |
| 85 | James Moss (GBr) Team IG-Sigma Sport | ||
| 86 | Sean Downey (Irl) An Post-Chainreaction | 0:01:29 | |
| 87 | Peter Williams (GBr) Team IG-Sigma Sport | 0:01:51 | |
| 88 | Luke Grivell-Mellor (GBr) Rapha Condor | ||
| 89 | Nicolas Vereecken (Ned) An Post-Chainreaction | ||
| 90 | Thomas Scully (NZl) Team Raleigh | ||
| 91 | Songezo Jim | ||
| 92 | Shane Archbold (NZl) An Post-Chainreaction | ||
| 93 | Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | ||
| 94 | Jonathan Dibben (GBr) Great Britain | 0:03:37 | |
| 95 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling | ||
| 96 | Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:05:24 | |
| 97 | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team |
Classement général final
| 1 | Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling | 29:45:22 | |
| 2 | Martin Elmiger (Swi) IAM Cycling | 0:00:26 | |
| 3 | Simon Yates (GBr) Great Britain | 0:01:03 | |
| 4 | David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Sky Procycling | 0:01:08 | |
| 5 | Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin-Sharp | 0:01:13 | |
| 6 | Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) MTN-Qhubeka | 0:01:16 | |
| 7 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:01:34 | |
| 8 | Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) IAM Cycling | 0:01:42 | |
| 9 | Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 0:01:46 | |
| 10 | Marcel Wyss (Swi) IAM Cycling | 0:01:57 | |
| 11 | Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) Sojasun | 0:02:19 | |
| 12 | Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | 0:02:29 | |
| 13 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp | 0:02:55 | |
| 14 | Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team | 0:02:59 | |
| 15 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp-Endura | 0:03:07 | |
| 16 | Richard Handley (GBr) Rapha Condor | 0:03:09 | |
| 17 | Steven Lampier (GBr) Node 4-Giordana Racing | 0:03:30 | |
| 18 | Marcin Bialoblocki (Pol) Team UK Youth | 0:03:34 | |
| 19 | David Lelay (Fra) Sojasun | 0:03:44 | |
| 20 | Alexander Wetterhall (Swe) Team NetApp-Endura | 0:04:15 | |
| 21 | Liam Holohan (GBr) Madison Genesis | 0:04:28 | |
| 22 | Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | 0:05:47 | |
| 23 | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) IAM Cycling | 0:05:50 | |
| 24 | Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 0:06:08 | |
| 25 | Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:07:29 | |
| 26 | Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | 0:07:43 | |
| 27 | Mark McNally (GBr) An Post-Chainreaction | 0:08:01 | |
| 28 | Scott Thwaites (GBr) Team NetApp-Endura | 0:08:15 | |
| 29 | Wouter Sybrandy (Ned) Team IG-Sigma Sport | 0:08:34 | |
| 30 | Shem Rodger (NZl) Node 4-Giordana Racing | 0:10:41 | |
| 31 | Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 0:10:51 | |
| 32 | Alistair Slater (GBr) Great Britain | 0:10:56 | |
| 33 | Robert Partridge (GBr) Team UK Youth | 0:11:27 | |
| 34 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 0:11:47 | |
| 35 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN-Qhubeka | 0:12:07 | |
| 36 | Marc De Maar (AHo) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | 0:12:37 | |
| 37 | Michael James Northey (NZl) Node 4-Giordana Racing | 0:13:43 | |
| 38 | Yanto Barker (GBr) Team UK Youth | 0:13:46 | |
| 39 | Lucas Euser (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | 0:14:10 | |
| 40 | Evan Oliphant (GBr) Team Raleigh | 0:14:19 | |
| 41 | Thomas Moses (GBr) Team Raleigh | 0:14:34 | |
| 42 | Sacha Modolo (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | 0:14:55 | |
| 43 | Sam Bennett (Irl) An Post-Chainreaction | 0:15:38 | |
| 44 | Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | 0:16:17 | |
| 45 | Will Stephenson (GBr) Rapha Condor | 0:17:41 | |
| 46 | Erick Rowsell (GBr) Team NetApp-Endura | 0:17:57 | |
| 47 | Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor | 0:18:04 | |
| 48 | Jacob Rathe (USA) Garmin-Sharp | 0:18:39 | |
| 49 | Thomas Scully (NZl) Team Raleigh | 0:19:06 | |
| 50 | Lachlan Norris (Aus) Team Raleigh | 0:19:15 | |
| 51 | Mathew Cronshaw (GBr) Team IG-Sigma Sport | 0:20:13 | |
| 52 | Christophe Laborie (Fra) Sojasun | 0:20:50 | |
| 53 | Owain Doull (GBr) Great Britain | 0:21:14 | |
| 54 | Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | ||
| 55 | Marco Coledan (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | 0:21:29 | |
| 56 | Peter Williams (GBr) Team IG-Sigma Sport | 0:21:34 | |
| 57 | Ian Wilkinson (GBr) Team UK Youth | 0:21:35 | |
| 58 | Enrique Sanz (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:21:51 | |
| 59 | Andrew Tennant (GBr) Madison Genesis | 0:21:59 | |
| 60 | Aaron Gate (NZl) An Post-Chainreaction | 0:22:55 | |
| 61 | Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Sojasun | 0:23:04 | |
| 62 | Alexandre Blain (Fra) Team Raleigh | 0:23:09 | |
| 63 | Blaz Jarc (Slo) Team NetApp-Endura | 0:23:13 | |
| 64 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:23:16 | |
| 65 | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team | 0:23:42 | |
| 66 | Sean Downey (Irl) An Post-Chainreaction | 0:25:32 | |
| 67 | Nicolas Vereecken (Ned) An Post-Chainreaction | 0:25:42 | |
| 68 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:25:57 | |
| 69 | Michael Cuming (GBr) Rapha Condor | 0:26:02 | |
| 70 | Alex Peters (GBr) Madison Genesis | 0:26:31 | |
| 71 | Ben Greenwood (GBr) Team IG-Sigma Sport | 0:26:51 | |
| 72 | Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Procycling | 0:27:02 | |
| 73 | Matthias Krizek (Aut) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:27:24 | |
| 74 | Juraj Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:27:26 | |
| 75 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 0:28:04 | |
| 76 | Joshua Edmondson (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:28:09 | |
| 77 | Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team NetApp-Endura | 0:30:03 | |
| 78 | Marco Canola (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | 0:30:40 | |
| 79 | Chris Opie (GBr) Team UK Youth | 0:31:33 | |
| 80 | James Williamson (NZl) Node 4-Giordana Racing | 0:31:38 | |
| 81 | Adam Yates (GBr) Great Britain | 0:33:18 | |
| 82 | Jonathan Dibben (GBr) Great Britain | 0:34:37 | |
| 83 | Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:35:10 | |
| 84 | Mark Christian (GBr) Team Raleigh | 0:36:16 | |
| 85 | Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Sojasun | 0:36:47 | |
| 86 | Shane Archbold (NZl) An Post-Chainreaction | 0:37:16 | |
| 87 | Songezo Jim | 0:37:34 | |
| 88 | James Moss (GBr) Team IG-Sigma Sport | 0:37:52 | |
| 89 | Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) IAM Cycling | 0:38:52 | |
| 90 | Nicolò Martinello (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:39:36 | |
| 91 | Jonathan Mould (GBr) Team UK Youth | 0:42:17 | |
| 92 | George Atkins (GBr) Great Britain | 0:47:00 | |
| 93 | Luke Grivell-Mellor (GBr) Rapha Condor | 0:47:57 | |
| 94 | Dean Downing (GBr) Madison Genesis | 0:48:01 | |
| 95 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling | 0:52:14 | |
| 96 | Peter Hawkins (Irl) Team IG-Sigma Sport | 0:53:25 | |
| 97 | Nicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | 1:00 |