| The midlands city of Birmingham will host stage five of the Tour of Britain, a 4 km time trial in the city centre. The T-Mobile Time Trial, the first of its kind in the Tour of Britain, is sure to be a spectacular event and crowd puller. The cycling will take centre stage for the 96 professional riders who will fiercely battle it out individually for every kilometre and vital second. Amongst the riders will be QuickStep's Michael Rogers, the Australian rider is currently the reigning Time Trial World Champion and has dominated the discipline for the last two years.
Tour of Britain. Dave o’Nyons T-Mobile are in their second year as a main sponsor of the Tour of Britain. Sponsorship Manager Toby Hester said "T-Mobile are delighted to play a part in bringing the race to Birmingham. We were especially keen that the people of the West Midlands received the opportunity to witness the spectacle of elite road racing on their own streets. T-Mobile Team will send a strong squad to this year's event and we look forward to a spectacular show". Said current ‘World Time Trial Champion’ Michael Rogers: “I am really excited about riding for the first time in the Tour of Britain and especially looking forward to this year’s time trial stage. I really believe that with support of Quickstep, we have great chance of going one further than last year and winning the Tour. With the inclusion of a ‘Time Trial’ stage this year it increases my chances of winning and I am looking forward to using this stage to help boost my chances of defending my Time Trial World Title in Spain later in September.” http://www.dailypeloton.com/displayarticle.asp?pk=8408
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