"I've seen signs for Carlisle every day": Riders hit out at Tour of Britain transfers

André Greipel and Alex Dowsett both criticise this year's pre and post-race transfers.

Team Sky bus, Tour de France 2012 presentation

Saturday's Tour of Britain stage winner André Greipel and Alex Dowsett have both criticised this year's pre and post-race transfers.

Organiser SweetSpot have worked hard to reduce the amount of travelling during the race in recent years, with last year's edition being notably short on travel time.

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Nick Bull is an NCTJ qualified journalist who has written for a range of titles, as well as being a freelance writer at Beat Media Group, which provides reports for the PA Media wire which is circulated to the likes of the BBC and Eurosport. His work at Cycling Weekly predominantly dealt with professional cycling, and he now holds a role as PR & Digital Manager at SweetSpot Group, which organises the Tour of Britain.