Tour of Britain: Stage 4

Mathieu van der Poel wins in Kendal to take the leader’s jersey in the Tour of Britain – James Shaw comes close after late move with Sherman and Gallopin

Tour of Britain: Stage 4

Mathieu van der Poel wins in Kendal to take Tour of Britain lead

Summary
Race Leader: Mathieu van der Poel
Points: Matteo Trentin
KoM: Jacob Scott
Sprints: Rory Townsend

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Report (event press release)

Mathieu van der Poel moved into the Tour of Britain lead on Wednesday after winning stage four from Gateshead atop Kendal’s famed Beast Banks climb. The 24-year-old Dutchman attacked from a reduced peloton 200m up the gruelling Cumbrian finishing climb, crossing the line three seconds ahead of his nearest challengers Jasper de Buyst (Lotto Soudal) and Simon Clarke (EF Education First).

While overnight race leader Matteo Trentin (Mitchelton-SCOTT) placed ninth on the stage, van der Poel’s 10-second time bonus for his stage victory moved the Corendon – Circus Cycling Team rider into the green jersey at the race’s halfway point.

Trentin retains his lead in the Points jersey, however, while Jake Scott (SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling) and Rory Townsend (Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes) kept hold of the King of the Mountains and Sprints jerseys respectively.

“I knew that the finish suited me really well if I had good legs,” said van der Poel afterwards. “I was confident to do a good finish here and I think the team did a great job. This climb is perfect for me. I really like those finish straights and it’s something I’m good at especially after a hard stage like today. Attacking early was a bit of a gamble because I didn’t really know where the finish line was. I got a bit bumped in yesterday at the finish and I didn’t want it to happen again today, so I just went full gas with 300 metres to go.

“It was actually a bit far but I immediately had a gap. With 100 metres to go the road got a bit easier so it was big enough to keep that gap until the finish line.”

Van der Poel sits one second ahead of Trentin on the general classification, with de Buyst a further six seconds in arrears, while a further 12 riders sit within 20 seconds of the race lead. The Corendon Circus rider believes that Worcestershire’s time trial stage on Thursday will be key to the overall victory.

“It’s going to be a battle for sure but I think the time trial [on stage six] will be decisive and it’s been a long, long time since I’ve done one. I don’t know where I stand in that discipline right now so it’s going to be really hard to be in touch with the best time trial guys here.”

An exciting stage that had begun from the south bank of the River Tyne in Gateshead was lit up early on by aggressive riding by Team INEOS duo Eddie Dunbar and Dylan van Baarle (and Ag2r rider Axel Domont), with the latter clinching the Combativity Award for his ride. However it was a different three man breakaway that had really enlivened proceedings, going clear on the final King of the Mountains climb at Gawthrop above Dentdale after a diminished peloton had come back together.

The attack of Lotto Soudal rider Tiesj Benoot triggered the move, but it Tony Gallopin (AG2R La Mondiale) who made the move and was then joined a little later by British based rider James Shaw (Swift Carbon Pro Cycling) who went across with Ben Hermans (Israel Cycling Academy) and they built a small lead. The trio were in sight of the finish line, appearing to slow as tactics came into play and soon they were caught at the foot of Beast Banks climb.

That was the moment van der Poel unleashed his sprint in dominant fashion.

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STAGE 4

1 Mathieu van der Poel Leader Corendon – Circus 04:23:08
2 Jasper De Buyst Lotto – Soudal @ 03
3 Simon Clarke EF Education First @ 03
4 Ben Swift Team Ineos @ 03
5 Amund Grøndahl Jansen Team Jumbo – Visma @ 03
6 Tom Van Asbroeck Israel Cycling Academy @ 03
7 Xandro Meurisse Wanty – Groupe Gobert @ 03
8 Ben Hermans Israel Cycling Academy @ 03
9 Matteo Trentin Mitchelton – Scott @ 03
10 Tiesj Benoot Lotto – Soudal @ 03
11 Thomas Sprengers Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise @ 03
12 James Shaw SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling @ 03
13 Matthew Holmes Madison – Genesis @ 03
14 Mike Teunissen Team Jumbo – Visma @ 03
15 Nils Politt Team Katusha – Alpecin @ 03
16 Pavel Sivakov Team Ineos @ 03
17 Andrey Amador Movistar Team @ 03
18 Gianni Moscon Team Ineos @ 03
19 Mickaël Cherel AG2R La Mondiale @ 03
20 Lawrence Warbasse AG2R La Mondiale @ 03
21 Steve Cummings Team Dimension Data @ 03
22 Danilo Wyss Team Dimension Data @ 14
23 Tanel Kangert EF Education First @ 14
24 Mark Christian Team Wiggins-Le Col @ 14
25 Connor Swift Great Britain Cycling Team @ 14
26 Chris Hamilton Team Sunweb @ 14
27 Carlos Verona Movistar Team @ 16
28 Eduardo Sepulveda Movistar Team @ 16
29 Mark Donovan Team Wiggins-Le Col @ 16
30 Jimmy Janssens Corendon – Circus @ 16
31 Lucas Eriksson Riwal Readynez @ 16
32 Alexander Kamp Riwal Readynez @ 20
33 Brent Van Moer Lotto – Soudal @ 23
34 Tony Gallopin AG2R La Mondiale @ 31
35 Luke Durbridge Mitchelton – Scott @ 34
36 Alex Edmondson Mitchelton – Scott @ 34
37 Cameron Meyer Mitchelton – Scott @ 34
38 Michal Golas Team Ineos @ 34
39 Florian Stork Team Sunweb @ 34
40 Otto Vergaerde Corendon – Circus @ 01:16
41 Ryan Christensen Canyon DHB @ 03:46
42 Thimo Willems Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise @ 03:48
43 Julien Vermote Team Dimension Data @ 03:50
44 Sebastian Langeveld EF Education First @ 03:50
45 Emil Nygaard Vinjebo Riwal Readynez @ 03:50
46 Omer Goldstein Israel Cycling Academy @ 03:50
47 Aaron Verwilst Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise @ 04:00
48 Benjamin Perry Israel Cycling Academy @ 04:04
49 Philip Walsleben Corendon – Circus @ 06:28
50 Jos Van Emden Team Jumbo – Visma @ 07:15
51 Dylan Van Baarle Team Ineos @ 07:15
52 Jake Stewart Great Britain Cycling Team @ 07:15
53 Loic Vliegen Wanty – Groupe Gobert @ 07:15
54 Carlos Barbero Movistar Team @ 07:15
55 Sindre Skjøstad Lunke Riwal Readynez @ 07:15
56 Mikel Landa Movistar Team @ 07:15
57 Ben Gastauer AG2R La Mondiale @ 07:15
58 Sacha Modolo EF Education First @ 07:25
59 Koen Bouwman Team Jumbo – Visma @ 09:25
60 Dries De Bondt Corendon – Circus @ 14:39
61 Torkil Veyhe Riwal Readynez @ 14:39
62 Rory Townsend Canyon DHB @ 14:39
63 Ethan Vernon Great Britain Cycling Team @ 14:39
64 Boris Vallée Wanty – Groupe Gobert @ 14:39
65 Jim Brown Great Britain Cycling Team @ 14:39
66 Peter Williams SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling @ 14:39
67 Luis Villalobos EF Education First @ 14:39
68 Juri Hollmann Team Katusha – Alpecin @ 14:39
69 Michael Cuming Madison – Genesis @ 14:39
70 Andreas Stokbro Nielsen Riwal Readynez @ 14:39
71 Matthew Walls Great Britain Cycling Team @ 14:39
72 Lasse Norman Hansen Corendon – Circus @ 14:39
73 Alex Colman Canyon DHB @ 14:39
74 Roy Curvers Team Sunweb @ 14:39
75 Chad Haga Team Sunweb @ 14:39
76 Nils Eekhoff Team Sunweb @ 14:39
77 Edward Laverack SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling @ 14:39
78 Trond Håkon Trondsen Wanty – Groupe Gobert @ 14:39
79 Gediminas Bagdonas AG2R La Mondiale @ 14:39
80 Axel Domont AG2R La Mondiale @ 14:39
81 Christophe Noppe Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise @ 14:39
82 Jacob Scott Mountain SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling @ 14:39
83 Edward Dunbar Team Ineos @ 14:39
84 Remy Mertz Lotto – Soudal @ 14:45
85 James Fouche Team Wiggins-Le Col @ 14:45
86 Jack Bauer Mitchelton – Scott @ 14:45
87 Jonathan McEvoy Madison – Genesis @ 14:45
88 Rhys Britton Great Britain Cycling Team @ 14:45
89 Jens Debusschere Team Katusha – Alpecin @ 14:45
90 Robert Scott Team Wiggins-Le Col @ 14:48
91 Alex Dowsett Team Katusha – Alpecin @ 14:48
92 Joey Walker Madison – Genesis @ 14:48
93 Gabriel Cullaigh Team Wiggins-Le Col @ 14:48
94 Matthew Bostock Canyon DHB @ 14:48
95 Jonathan Dibben Madison – Genesis @ 14:48
96 Samuel Jenner Team Wiggins-Le Col @ 14:48
97 Mark Renshaw Team Dimension Data @ 14:48
98 Ben Hardy SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling @ 14:48
99 Dylan Groenewegen Team Jumbo – Visma @ 14:48
100 Wesley Kreder Wanty – Groupe Gobert @ 14:48
101 Davide Cimolai Israel Cycling Academy @ 14:48
102 Erick Rowsell Madison – Genesis @ 14:48
103 Conor Dunne Israel Cycling Academy @ 14:48
104 Hector Carretero Movistar Team @ 20:52
105 Andrew Tennant Canyon DHB @ 20:55
106 Edoardo Affini Mitchelton – Scott @ 21:03
107 Harry Tanfield Team Katusha – Alpecin @ 21:03
108 Cees Bol Team Sunweb @ 21:03
109 Frederik Frison Lotto – Soudal @ 21:03
110 Thomas Stewart Canyon DHB @ 21:03
111 Rasmus Byriel Iversen Lotto – Soudal @ 21:03
112 Bernhard Eisel Team Dimension Data @ 22:45
113 Mark Cavendish Team Dimension Data @ 22:45
114 Tristan Robbins SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling @ 22:45

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OVERALL
1 Mathieu van der Poel Corendon – Circus 17:36:27
2 Matteo Trentin Mitchelton – Scott @ 01
3 Jasper De Buyst Lotto – Soudal @ 07
4 Simon Clarke EF Education First @ 14
5 Mike Teunissen Team Jumbo – Visma @ 15
6 Ben Swift Team Ineos @ 19
7 Amund Grøndahl Jansen Team Jumbo – Visma @ 19
8 Thomas Sprengers Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise @ 19
9 Nils Politt Team Katusha – Alpecin @ 19
10 Andrey Amador Movistar Team @ 19
11 Pavel Sivakov Team Ineos @ 19
12 Tiesj Benoot Lotto – Soudal @ 19
13 Gianni Moscon Team Ineos @ 19
14 Matthew Holmes Madison – Genesis @ 19
15 Xandro Meurisse Wanty – Groupe Gobert @ 19
16 Tom Van Asbroeck Israel Cycling Academy @ 27
17 James Shaw SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling @ 27
18 Lawrence Warbasse AG2R La Mondiale @ 27
19 Ben Hermans Israel Cycling Academy @ 27
20 Steve Cummings Team Dimension Data @ 27
21 Danilo Wyss Team Dimension Data @ 30
22 Chris Hamilton Team Sunweb @ 38
23 Tanel Kangert EF Education First @ 38
24 Connor Swift Great Britain Cycling Team @ 38
25 Mark Christian Team Wiggins-Le Col @ 38
26 Carlos Verona Movistar Team @ 40
27 Eduardo Sepulveda Movistar Team @ 40
28 Mark Donovan Team Wiggins-Le Col @ 40
29 Lucas Eriksson Riwal Readynez @ 40
30 Jimmy Janssens Corendon – Circus @ 40
31 Alexander Kamp Riwal Readynez @ 44
32 Mickaël Cherel AG2R La Mondiale @ 47
33 Brent Van Moer Lotto – Soudal @ 47
34 Alex Edmondson Mitchelton – Scott @ 50
35 Michal Golas Team Ineos @ 58
36 Cameron Meyer Mitchelton – Scott @ 58
37 Luke Durbridge Mitchelton – Scott @ 58
38 Tony Gallopin AG2R La Mondiale @ 01:15
39 Florian Stork Team Sunweb @ 01:35
40 Otto Vergaerde Corendon – Circus @ 01:40
41 Julien Vermote Team Dimension Data @ 04:06
42 Ryan Christensen Canyon DHB @ 04:10
43 Sebastian Langeveld EF Education First @ 04:14
44 Dylan Van Baarle Team Ineos @ 07:30
45 Loic Vliegen Wanty – Groupe Gobert @ 07:31
46 Carlos Barbero Movistar Team @ 07:39
47 Ben Gastauer AG2R La Mondiale @ 07:39
48 Sindre Skjøstad Lunke Riwal Readynez @ 07:39
49 Mikel Landa Movistar Team @ 07:39
50 Thimo Willems Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise @ 07:43
51 Emil Nygaard Vinjebo Riwal Readynez @ 07:45
52 Aaron Verwilst Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise @ 07:55
53 Philip Walsleben Corendon – Circus @ 08:10
54 Jake Stewart Great Britain Cycling Team @ 11:47
55 Jos Van Emden Team Jumbo – Visma @ 11:57
56 Omer Goldstein Israel Cycling Academy @ 13:26
57 Benjamin Perry Israel Cycling Academy @ 14:16
58 Davide Cimolai Israel Cycling Academy @ 14:54
59 Edward Dunbar Team Ineos @ 14:54
60 Chad Haga Team Sunweb @ 15:03
61 Alex Dowsett Team Katusha – Alpecin @ 15:12
62 Axel Domont AG2R La Mondiale @ 15:19
63 Edward Laverack SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling @ 16:23
64 Sacha Modolo EF Education First @ 17:03
65 Conor Dunne Israel Cycling Academy @ 17:09
66 Dylan Groenewegen Team Jumbo – Visma @ 18:13
67 Boris Vallée Wanty – Groupe Gobert @ 18:26
68 Nils Eekhoff Team Sunweb @ 18:26
69 Matthew Walls Great Britain Cycling Team @ 18:26
70 Trond Håkon Trondsen Wanty – Groupe Gobert @ 18:26
71 Ethan Vernon Great Britain Cycling Team @ 18:34
72 Luis Villalobos EF Education First @ 18:34
73 Alex Colman Canyon DHB @ 18:34
74 Gabriel Cullaigh Team Wiggins-Le Col @ 18:35
75 Robert Scott Team Wiggins-Le Col @ 18:42
76 Rory Townsend Canyon DHB @ 18:49
77 Jim Brown Great Britain Cycling Team @ 18:57
78 Wesley Kreder Wanty – Groupe Gobert @ 18:59
79 Christophe Noppe Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise @ 19:04
80 Roy Curvers Team Sunweb @ 19:04
81 Rhys Britton Great Britain Cycling Team @ 19:23
82 Matthew Bostock Canyon DHB @ 19:30
83 Erick Rowsell Madison – Genesis @ 19:47
84 Dries De Bondt Corendon – Circus @ 19:53
85 Jack Bauer Mitchelton – Scott @ 19:54
86 Jens Debusschere Team Katusha – Alpecin @ 20:10
87 Mark Renshaw Team Dimension Data @ 20:15
88 Lasse Norman Hansen Corendon – Circus @ 20:36
89 Jacob Scott SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling @ 21:06
90 Hector Carretero Movistar Team @ 21:16
91 Cees Bol Team Sunweb @ 21:27
92 James Fouche Team Wiggins-Le Col @ 22:40
93 Peter Williams SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling @ 22:42
94 Juri Hollmann Team Katusha – Alpecin @ 22:46
95 Samuel Jenner Team Wiggins-Le Col @ 22:53
96 Ben Hardy SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling @ 23:23
97 Joey Walker Madison – Genesis @ 24:18
98 Michael Cuming Madison – Genesis @ 24:30
99 Harry Tanfield Team Katusha – Alpecin @ 25:17
100 Gediminas Bagdonas AG2R La Mondiale @ 25:40
101 Jonathan Dibben Madison – Genesis @ 27:15
102 Mark Cavendish Team Dimension Data @ 27:19
103 Remy Mertz Lotto – Soudal @ 27:52
104 Bernhard Eisel Team Dimension Data @ 28:09
105 Jonathan McEvoy Madison – Genesis @ 28:35
106 Koen Bouwman Team Jumbo – Visma @ 29:22
107 Frederik Frison Lotto – Soudal @ 29:25
108 Thomas Stewart Canyon DHB @ 29:27
109 Edoardo Affini Mitchelton – Scott @ 29:54
110 Andreas Stokbro Nielsen Riwal Readynez @ 30:05
111 Torkil Veyhe Riwal Readynez @ 31:24
112 Rasmus Byriel Iversen Lotto – Soudal @ 33:38
113 Andrew Tennant Canyon DHB @ 34:37
114 Tristan Robbins SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling @ 41:41