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| mostrecent = }} The Pearl Izumi Tour Series is an annual series of cycling criterium races which started in 2009. It was sponsored by cycling retailer Halfords from 2010 – 2012 and televised by ITV4 in the UK. The competition emphasises team effort with individual wins deemed less important.〔(Halfords Tour Series back for 3rd year as Durham stages start of 2011 edition tonight )〕 The races are held over 1 hour of racing plus 5 laps. The team standings for each round are calculated by adding together the positions of the top three riders of each team (5 riders start for each team) and the team with the lowest score wins, and get 10 points for the overall championship. Each team gets 1 point less than the one in front of them, so second gets 9, third gets 8, and so on. In addition, there is the sprint competition. There are three sprints every race, which award 5,4,3,2 and 1 points to the top 5 riders. There is a competition each round, as well as an overall competition for the whole series.〔(Series Rules and Regulations )〕 ==2009 Series== The first series had 10 rounds across England. The first ever round was held in Milton Keynes, and the final round was held in Southend. Halfords BikeHut had the strongest team, made up largely of powerful sprinters who were suited to the criteriums. Few of the circuits were hilly, which was seen to aid Halfords. Rounds 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tour Series」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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