The competition emphasises team effort with individual wins deemed less important.
There are three sprints every race, and the top five riders are awarded points based on place: 1st, 5; 2nd, 4; 3rd, 3; 4th, 2 and 5th, 1.
Halfords BikeHut had the strongest team, made up largely of powerful sprinters who were suited to the criteriums.
The early stages were dominated by Rapha Condor–Sharp who won all of the first four rounds, both individually and as a team.
The early stages were dominated by Endura Racing who won all of the first four rounds as a team.
[9] Rounds Event organisers SweetSpot announced in February 2023 that the Tour Series would not take place in 2023, citing pressures on local authority funding and wider economic challenges as the reasons.