Result/Report: Tour of Britain Stage 7

Ian Stannard produced yet another brilliant individual performance to solo to victory in Mansfield during the Tour of Britain’s penultimate stage in Nottinghamshire on Saturday

Result/Report: Tour of Britain Stage 7

After team-mate Wout Poels won atop Whinlatter on Friday, Team Sky’s Ian Stannard produced a brilliant individual performance to solo to victory in Mansfield during the 2018 Tour of Britain’s penultimate stage in Nottinghamshire on Saturday.

Stannard instigated the day’s five-man breakaway, which went clear after the first King of the Mountains climb at Keyworth – located 20 kilometres after the race’s longest stage departed from West Bridgford – before eventually going solo with 16 kilometres remaining.

The 31-year-old Briton last won a stage of the race in 2016, when he also soloed to glory in Tatton Park, Knutsford. This time he was time chased hard by Team KATUSHA ALPECIN’s Nils Politt, who kept him at arm’s length until the final run in to the line. Quick-Step Floors rider Julian Alaphilippe finished safely within the peloton to all-but claim the overall title with a largely ceremonial stage in London awaiting the peloton on Sunday.

“It was always pretty close with Pollit, seven or eight seconds or so, and it was getting tough,” said Stannard, who eventually won by 59 seconds. “Luckily there were a few little kicks towards the end so I managed to put a bit more into the gap.When I got into the break today I was pretty confident – I looked at the other guys, how they were riding all day and I knew that I had the edge. ”
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Undeterred by the 215.6km that comprised this year’s Nottinghamshire stage, on a route that took in all seven districts and boroughs in the county, the attacks went from the gun once again – including four from Politt in the opening 10 kilometres.

The day’s winning break proved to be fruitful for more than just Stannard, as Canyon Eisberg’s Alex Paton was able to claim maximum points at all three Sprints – located in Retford, Worksop and Bilsthorpe – to take over the lead in that classification from Madison Genesis rider Matt Holmes. Paton has a four-point gap over Holmes with a maximum of nine up for grabs in London on Sunday.

Furthermore, with Stannard, Politt, Holmes, fellow Briton Mark McNally (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) and Bardiani-CSF’s Giovanni Carboni not figuring in the King of the Mountains competition, all Team Dimension Data’s Nic Dlamini needs to do now to win that jersey in complete the race in the capital on Sunday.

The break gained a maximum advantage of nearly nine minutes, a gap that reduced to around four as the race passed through Newstead Abbey with 40 kilometres remaining. Yet the decision of Alaphilippe’s Quick-Step Floors team to end the chase effectively decided the outcome of the stage.

Paton dropped back after the final Sprint to conserve energy, and McNally began to struggle as Stannard launched his first big attack approaching Ashfield. Politt managed to follow this acceleration, and several others, before the Briton broke the German rider’s resistance in Kirkby in Ashfield. The Team Sky rider then stayed clear until the finish, notably increasing his gap in the final kilometres from 10 seconds to nearly a minute, to claim a memorable victory.

Behind, ONE Pro Emils Liepins won the bunch sprint for fifth, just over four minutes after Stannard crossed the line on Chesterfield Road South. Kiwi Patrick Bevin (BMC Racing) placed sixth to mean he’s now uncatchable in the Points Jersey. Sunday’s eighth and final stage is a 77-kilometre leg around an iconic circuit in Central London. Beginning at 15:30, the peloton will pass Regent Street St James, Piccadilly, Haymarket, Strand and Whitehall 14 times before a likely bunch sprint finish.

Stage 7
1 STANNARD Ian SKY GBR B:12″ 00″
2 POLITT Nils TKA GER B:08″ 59″
3 CARBONI Giovanni BRD ITA B:06″P:20″ 03’09”
4 MCNALLY Mark WGG GBR B:03″ 03’54”
5 LIEPINS Emils ONE LAT 04’04”
6 BEVIN Patrick BMC NZL @ same time
7 HAYTER Ethan GBR GBR @ same time
8 SIMION Paolo BRD ITA @ same time
9 TENNANT Andrew BCC GBR @ same time
10 EEKHOFF Nils SUN NED @ same time
11 ZABEL Rick TKA GER @ same time
12 CARDIS Romain TDE FRA @ same time
13 STRAKHOV Dmitrii TKA RUS @ same time
14 ROJAS José MOV ESP @ same time
15 GAVIRIA Fernando QST COL @ same time
16 CULLAIGH Gabriel WGN GBR @ same time
17 BRESCHEL Matti EFD DEN @ same time
18 EENKHOORN Pascal TLJ NED @ same time
19 ALAPHILIPPE Julian QST FRA @ same time
20 THWAITES Scott DDD GBR @ same time
21 PASQUALON Andrea WGG ITA @ same time
22 SWIFT Connor MGT GBR @ same time
23 VAN EMDEN Jos TLJ NED @ same time
24 KIRYIENKA Vasil SKY BLR @ same time
25 VENTER Jaco DDD RSA @ same time
26 SUTTERLIN Jasha MOV GER @ same time
27 THOMSON Jay Robert DDD RSA @ same time
28 BARBERO CUESTA Carlos MOV ESP @ same time
29 4 ROELANDTS Jurgen BMC BEL @ same time
30 POELS Wout SKY NED @ same time
31 SWIFT Ben GBR GBR @ same time
32 POWLESS Neilson TLJ USA @ same time
33 DAVIES Scott DDD GBR @ same time
34 STEDMAN Maximilian BCC GBR @ same time
35 WRIGHT Fred GBR GBR @ same time
36 DOWSETT Alex TKA GBR @ same time
37 BRADBURY Edmund JLT GBR @ same time
38 ROGLIC Primoz TLJ SLO @ same time
39 PIDCOCK Thomas WGN GBR @ same time
40 WILLIAMS Peter ONE GBR @ same time
41 CHRISTENSEN Ryan BCC NZL @ same time
42 RENSHAW Mark DDD AUS @ same time
43 HAMILTON Christopher SUN AUS @ same time
44 SEPULVEDA Eduardo MOV ARG @ same time
45 FERNANDEZ Ruben MOV ESP @ same time
46 SCHMIDT Mads Würtz TKA DEN @ same time
47 HOFLAND Moreno LTS NED @ same time
48 MEURISSE Xandro WGG BEL @ same time
49 WISNIOWSKI Lukasz SKY POL @ same time
50 SMITH Dion WGG NZL @ same time
51 CARTHY Hugh EFD GBR @ same time
52 DE LA PARTE Victor MOV ESP @ same time
53 JUNGELS Bob QST LUX @ same time
54 TONELLI Alessandro BRD ITA @ same time
55 TULIK Angelo TDE FRA @ same time
56 CHAVANEL Sylvain TDE FRA @ same time
57 BOUWMAN Koen TLJ NED @ same time
58 MEYER Cameron MTS AUS @ same time
59 DRUCKER Jean-Pierre BMC LUX @ same time
60 HIVERT Jonathan TDE FRA @ same time
61 RICHEZE Ariel Maximiliano QST ARG @ same time
62 THOMAS Geraint SKY GBR @ same time
63 ANTONINI Simone WGG ITA @ same time
64 VAN GARDEREN Tejay BMC USA @ same time
65 BOSTOCK Matthew GBR GBR @ same time
66 POWER Rob MTS AUS @ same time
67 NIEVE ITURRALDE Mikel MTS ESP @ same time
68 OURSELIN Paul TDE FRA @ same time
69 MCCORMICK Hayden ONE NZL @ same time
70 KEISSE Iljo QST BEL @ same time
71 KEUKELEIRE Jens LTS BEL 04’22”
72 GREIPEL André LTS GER 04’26”
73 DE BUYST Jasper LTS BEL @ same time
74 SLATER Alistair JLT GBR @ same time
75 SCOTSON Miles BMC AUS @ same time
76 SHAW James LTS GBR @ same time
77 GARDIAS Dexter BCC GBR @ same time
78 MOSES Thomas JLT GBR @ same time
79 WYNANTS Maarten TLJ BEL @ same time
80 TOWNSEND Rory BCC GBR 04’40”
81 KLUGE Roger MTS GER @ same time
82 FROOME Christopher SKY GBR @ same time
83 EWAN Caleb MTS AUS @ same time
84 PICHOT Alexandre TDE FRA @ same time
85 HOFSTEDE Lennard SUN NED @ same time
86 PHINNEY Taylor EFD USA 04’53”
87 MARTIN Tony TKA GER 07’21”
88 SCHACHMANN Maximilian QST GER @ same time
89 GUARDINI Andrea BRD ITA @ same time
90 BARBIN Enrico BRD ITA @ same time
91 ALBANESE Vincenzo BRD ITA @ same time
92 ROWSELL Erick MGT GBR @ same time
93 HANDLEY Richard MGT GBR @ same time
94 DLAMINI Nicholas DDD RSA @ same time
95 MCEVOY Jonathan MGT GBR @ same time
96 HOLMES Matthew MGT GBR @ same time
97 DOWNEY Mark WGN IRL @ same time
98 WILLIAMS Stephen GBR GBR @ same time
99 MOULD Jonathan JLT GBR @ same time
100 FOUCHÉ James WGN NZL @ same time
101 VERVAEKE Louis SUN BEL 07’39”
102 BAUHAUS Phil SUN GER 07’51”
103 STEWART Thomas JLT GBR 08’58”
104 ORAM James ONE NZL @ same time
105 LATHAM Christopher ONE GBR 09’37”
106 PYM George MGT GBR @ same time
107 BAYLIS Thomas ONE GBR 11’23”
108 NALLY Joseph GBR GBR 15’26”
109 PATON Alex BCC GBR B:09″ 15’28”
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Overall
1 ALAPHILIPPE Julian QST FRA 24h47’25” 00″
2 POELS Wout SKY NED 24h47’42” 17″
3 ROGLIC Primoz TLJ SLO 24h47’58” 33″
4 BEVIN Patrick BMC NZL 24h48’11” 46″
5 JUNGELS Bob QST LUX 24h48’16” 51″
6 SUTTERLIN Jasha MOV GER 24h48’23” 58″
7 POWLESS Neilson TLJ USA 24h48’35” 01’10”
8 STRAKHOV Dmitrii TKA RUS 24h48’49” 01’24”
9 HAMILTON Christopher SUN AUS 24h48’53” 01’28”
10 EENKHOORN Pascal TLJ NED 24h49’00” 01’35”
11 MEYER Cameron MTS AUS 24h49’14” 01’49”
12 DAVIES Scott DDD GBR 24h49’19” 01’54”
13 VAN EMDEN Jos TLJ NED 24h49’23” 01’58”
14 CARTHY Hugh EFD GBR 24h49’25” 02’00”
15 HIVERT Jonathan TDE FRA 24h49’34” 02’09”
16 VAN GARDEREN Tejay BMC USA 24h49’38” 02’13”
17 HAYTER Ethan GBR GBR 24h49’42” 02’17”
18 PIDCOCK Thomas WGN GBR 24h49’49” 02’24”
19 SMITH Dion WGG NZL 24h49’52” 02’27”
20 MEURISSE Xandro WGG BEL @ same time @ same time
21 STEDMAN Maximilian BCC GBR 24h50’07” 02’42”
22 ROJAS José MOV ESP 24h50’58” 03’33”
23 FERNANDEZ Ruben MOV ESP 24h51’15” 03’50”
24 BRADBURY Edmund JLT GBR 24h51’37” 04’12”
25 SEPULVEDA Eduardo MOV ARG 24h51’58” 04’33”
26 NIEVE ITURRALDE Mikel MTS ESP 24h52’07” 04’42”
27 POWER Rob MTS AUS 24h52’52” 05’27”
28 TONELLI Alessandro BRD ITA 24h53’10” 05’45”
29 LIEPINS Emils ONE LAT 24h53’13” 05’48”
30 SHAW James LTS GBR 24h53’16” 05’51”
31 THWAITES Scott DDD GBR 24h53’17” 05’52”
32 SWIFT Connor MGT GBR 24h53’42” 06’17”
33 ROELANDTS Jurgen BMC BEL 24h54’27” 07’02”
34 KIRYIENKA Vasil SKY BLR 24h54’45” 07’20”
35 DE BUYST Jasper LTS BEL 24h54’50” 07’25”
36 CHAVANEL Sylvain TDE FRA 24h55’03” 07’38”
37 WILLIAMS Stephen GBR GBR 24h55’16” 07’51”
38 SCHMIDT Mads Würtz TKA DEN 24h55’27” 08’02”
39 DOWSETT Alex TKA GBR 24h55’30” 08’05”
40 THOMAS Geraint SKY GBR 24h55’36” 08’11”
41 CARBONI Giovanni BRD ITA 24h55’39” 08’14”
42 OURSELIN Paul TDE FRA 24h55’48” 08’23”
43 CHRISTENSEN Ryan BCC NZL 24h56’32” 09’07”
44 BRESCHEL Matti EFD DEN 24h57’16” 09’51”
45 DE LA PARTE Victor MOV ESP 24h57’40” 10’15”
46 BARBERO CUESTA CarlosMOV ESP 24h57’51” 10’26”
47 THOMSON Jay Robert DDD RSA 24h58’08” 10’43”
48 VENTER Jaco DDD RSA @ same time @ same time
49 STANNARD Ian SKY GBR 24h58’27” 11’02”
50 CULLAIGH Gabriel WGN GBR 24h58’40” 11’15”
51 PASQUALON Andrea WGG ITA 24h58’43” 11’18”
52 SCHACHMANN MaximilianQST GER 24h58’48” 11’23”
53 DRUCKER Jean-Pierre BMC LUX 24h59’55” 12’30”
54 EEKHOFF Nils SUN NED 24h59’57” 12’32”
55 VERVAEKE Louis SUN BEL 25h00’01” 12’36”
56 RICHEZE Ariel MaximilianoQST ARG 25h00’27” 13’02”
57 SWIFT Ben GBR GBR 25h00’41” 13’16”
58 WYNANTS Maarten TLJ BEL 25h01’37” 14’12”
59 SCOTSON Miles BMC AUS 25h01’53” 14’28”
60 ORAM James ONE NZL 25h02’00” 14’35”
61 EWAN Caleb MTS AUS 25h02’36” 15’11”
62 WISNIOWSKI Lukasz SKY POL 25h03’06” 15’41”
63 BARBIN Enrico BRD ITA 25h03’07” 15’42”
64 HOFSTEDE Lennard SUN NED 25h03’10” 15’45”
65 MCNALLY Mark WGG GBR 25h03’36” 16’11”
66 WRIGHT Fred GBR GBR 25h03’48” 16’23”
67 KEUKELEIRE Jens LTS BEL 25h05’32” 18’07”
68 CARDIS Romain TDE FRA 25h05’44” 18’19”
69 GREIPEL André LTS GER 25h05’53” 18’28”
70 SLATER Alistair JLT GBR 25h07’06” 19’41”
71 DLAMINI Nicholas DDD RSA 25h07’39” 20’14”
72 GAVIRIA Fernando QST COL 25h08’12” 20’47”
73 HOLMES Matthew MGT GBR 25h08’24” 20’59”
74 DOWNEY Mark WGN IRL 25h08’30” 21’05”
75 ZABEL Rick TKA GER 25h08’40” 21’15”
76 ANTONINI Simone WGG ITA 25h08’51” 21’26”
77 PHINNEY Taylor EFD USA 25h08’57” 21’32”
78 SIMION Paolo BRD ITA 25h09’27” 22’02”
79 TULIK Angelo TDE FRA 25h09’35” 22’10”
80 HOFLAND Moreno LTS NED 25h09’49” 22’24”
81 MCCORMICK Hayden ONE NZL 25h10’01” 22’36”
82 WILLIAMS Peter ONE GBR 25h10’06” 22’41”
83 FOUCHÉ James WGN NZL 25h10’49” 23’24”
84 HANDLEY Richard MGT GBR 25h11’20” 23’55”
85 ROWSELL Erick MGT GBR 25h12’17” 24’52”
86 RENSHAW Mark DDD AUS 25h13’40” 26’15”
87 FROOME Christopher SKY GBR 25h14’29” 27’04”
88 BOSTOCK Matthew GBR GBR 25h14’43” 27’18”
89 BAYLIS Thomas ONE GBR 25h15’24” 27’59”
90 POLITT Nils TKA GER 25h15’55” 28’30”
91 MOSES Thomas JLT GBR 25h16’58” 29’33”
92 PICHOT Alexandre TDE FRA 25h17’16” 29’51”
93 BOUWMAN Koen TLJ NED 25h17’33” 30’08”
94 MARTIN Tony TKA GER 25h17’35” 30’10”
95 MCEVOY Jonathan MGT GBR 25h19’14” 31’49”
96 KLUGE Roger MTS GER 25h20’02” 32’37”
97 TENNANT Andrew BCC GBR 25h21’08” 33’43”
98 MOULD Jonathan JLT GBR 25h21’29” 34’04”
99 TOWNSEND Rory BCC GBR 25h22’51” 35’26”
100 GUARDINI Andrea BRD ITA 25h23’40” 36’15”
101 GARDIAS Dexter BCC GBR 25h24’02” 36’37”
102 STEWART Thomas JLT GBR 25h25’02” 37’37”
103 PYM George MGT GBR 25h28’33” 41’08”
104 LATHAM Christopher ONE GBR 25h28’55” 41’30”
105 NALLY Joseph GBR GBR 25h28’56” 41’31”
106 BAUHAUS Phil SUN GER 25h29’41” 42’16”
107 KEISSE Iljo QST BEL 25h29’57” 42’32”
108 ALBANESE Vincenzo BRD ITA 25h32’44” 45’19”
109 PATON Alex BCC GBR 25h38’00” 50’35”

KoM
Keyworth – KOM 1 – km 21.2
1 VAN EMDEN Jos NED TLJ 3
2 RICHEZE Ariel Maximiliano ARG QST 2
3 THWAITES Scott GBR DDD 1

Bank Hill – KOM 2 – km 57
1 POLITT Nils GER TKA 3
2 MCNALLY Mark GBR WGG 2
3 PATON Alex GBR BCC 1

Oxton Hill – KOM 3 – km 69.3
1 STANNARD Ian GBR SKY 3
2 CARBONI Giovanni ITA BRD 2
3 MCNALLY Mark GBR WGG 1

Overall
1 DLAMINI Nicholas RSA DDD 49
2 HOLMES Matthew GBR MGT 43
3 SWIFT Connor GBR MGT 39
4 MARTIN Tony GER TKA 31
5 SHAW James GBR LTS 30
6 DAVIES Scott GBR DDD 27
7 KIRYIENKA Vasil BLR SKY 24
8 ALAPHILIPPE Julian FRA QST 22
9 MOSES Thomas GBR JLT 22
10 PIDCOCK Thomas GBR WGN 18

SPRINTS

Retford – Sprint 1 – km 115.3
1 PATON Alex GBR BCC 3
2 POLITT Nils GER TKA 2
3 STANNARD Ian GBR SKY 1

Worksop – Sprint 2 – km 130.1
1 PATON Alex GBR BCC 3
2 MCNALLY Mark GBR WGG 2
3 STANNARD Ian GBR SKY 1

Bilsthorpe – Sprint 3 – km 153.9
1 PATON Alex GBR BCC 3
2 CARBONI Giovanni ITA BRD 2
3 MCNALLY Mark GBR WGG 1

overall
1 PATON Alex GBR BCC 13
2 HOLMES Matthew GBR MGT 9
3 BOSTOCK Matthew GBR GBR 7
4 MOSES Thomas GBR JLT 7
5 SWIFT Connor GBR MGT 5
6 TONELLI Alessandro ITA BRD 5
7 SHAW James GBR LTS 4
8 TOWNSEND Rory GBR BCC 4

BEST OF BRITISH
Stage
1 STANNARD Ian SKY GBR B:12″ 00″
2 MCNALLY Mark WGG GBR B:03″ 03’54”
3 HAYTER Ethan GBR GBR 04’04”
4 TENNANT Andrew BCC GBR @ same time
5 CULLAIGH Gabriel WGN GBR @ same time
6 THWAITES Scott DDD GBR @ same time
7 SWIFT Connor MGT GBR @ same time
8 SWIFT Ben GBR GBR @ same time
9 DAVIES Scott DDD GBR @ same time
10 STEDMAN Maximilian BCC GBR @ same time
11 WRIGHT Fred GBR GBR @ same time
12 DOWSETT Alex TKA GBR @ same time
13 BRADBURY Edmund JLT GBR @ same time
14 PIDCOCK Thomas WGN GBR @ same time
15 WILLIAMS Peter ONE GBR @ same time
16 CARTHY Hugh EFD GBR @ same time
17 THOMAS Geraint SKY GBR @ same time
18 BOSTOCK Matthew GBR GBR @ same time
19 SLATER Alistair JLT GBR 04’26”
20 SHAW James LTS GBR @ same time
21 GARDIAS Dexter BCC GBR @ same time
22 MOSES Thomas JLT GBR @ same time
23 TOWNSEND Rory BCC GBR 04’40”
24 FROOME Christopher SKY GBR @ same time
25 ROWSELL Erick MGT GBR 07’21”
26 HANDLEY Richard MGT GBR @ same time
27 MCEVOY Jonathan MGT GBR @ same time
28 HOLMES Matthew MGT GBR @ same time
29 WILLIAMS Stephen GBR GBR @ same time
30 MOULD Jonathan JLT GBR @ same time
31 STEWART Thomas JLT GBR 08’58”
32 LATHAM Christopher ONE GBR 09’37”
33 PYM George MGT GBR @ same time
34 BAYLIS Thomas ONE GBR 11’23”
35 NALLY Joseph GBR GBR 15’26”
36 PATON Alex BCC GBR B:09″ 15’28”

Overall
1 DAVIES Scott DDD GBR 24h49’19” 00″
2 CARTHY Hugh EFD GBR 24h49’25” 06″
3 HAYTER Ethan GBR GBR 24h49’42” 23″
4 PIDCOCK Thomas WGN GBR 24h49’49” 30″
5 STEDMAN Maximilian BCC GBR 24h50’07” 48″
6 BRADBURY Edmund JLT GBR 24h51’37” 02’18”
7 SHAW James LTS GBR 24h53’16” 03’57”
8 THWAITES Scott DDD GBR 24h53’17” 03’58”
9 SWIFT Connor MGT GBR 24h53’42” 04’23”
10 WILLIAMS Stephen GBR GBR 24h55’16” 05’57”
11 DOWSETT Alex TKA GBR 24h55’30” 06’11”
12 THOMAS Geraint SKY GBR 24h55’36” 06’17”
13 STANNARD Ian SKY GBR 24h58’27” 09’08”
14 CULLAIGH Gabriel WGN GBR 24h58’40” 09’21”
15 SWIFT Ben GBR GBR 25h00’41” 11’22”
16 MCNALLY Mark WGG GBR 25h03’36” 14’17”
17 WRIGHT Fred GBR GBR 25h03’48” 14’29”
18 SLATER Alistair JLT GBR 25h07’06” 17’47”
19 HOLMES Matthew MGT GBR 25h08’24” 19’05”
20 WILLIAMS Peter ONE GBR 25h10’06” 20’47”
21 HANDLEY Richard MGT GBR 25h11’20” 22’01”
22 ROWSELL Erick MGT GBR 25h12’17” 22’58”
23 FROOME Christopher SKY GBR 25h14’29” 25’10”
24 BOSTOCK Matthew GBR GBR 25h14’43” 25’24”
25 BAYLIS Thomas ONE GBR 25h15’24” 26’05”
26 MOSES Thomas JLT GBR 25h16’58” 27’39”
27 MCEVOY Jonathan MGT GBR 25h19’14” 29’55”
28 TENNANT Andrew BCC GBR 25h21’08” 31’49”
29 MOULD Jonathan JLT GBR 25h21’29” 32’10”
30 TOWNSEND Rory BCC GBR 25h22’51” 33’32”
31 GARDIAS Dexter BCC GBR 25h24’02” 34’43”
32 STEWART Thomas JLT GBR 25h25’02” 35’43”
33 PYM George MGT GBR 25h28’33” 39’14”
34 LATHAM Christopher ONE GBR 25h28’55” 39’36”
35 NALLY Joseph GBR GBR 25h28’56” 39’37”
36 PATON Alex BCC GBR 25h38’00” 48’41”