Tour of Britain Stage 5

In what is turning out to be a sprinters feast, Dylan Groenewegen beat Britain’s Matt Walls to the line to win his third stage whilst Matteo Trentin took back the overall lead ahead of the time trial

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Tour of Britain Stage 5

Race Leader: Matteo Trentin
Points: Matteo Trentin
KoM: Jacob Scott
Combativity: Jacob Scott
Sprints: Rory Townsend

REPORT

Dylan Groenewegen made it three wins in five days at the 2019 Tour of Britain as he sprinted to win the race’s first-ever Wirral stage in Birkenhead Park on Wednesday.

The Team Jumbo – Visma rider added the stage five victory to Saturday’s success in Kirkcudbright and his triumph on Newcastle’s Grey Street on Monday in dominant style. Great Britain’s Matt Walls notably placed second, with Matteo Trentin’s third-place finish and subsequent time bonus putting the Mitchelton-SCOTT rider back into the Leader’s jersey leading into Thursday’s time trial in Pershore.

“I like this race, it’s a perfect race. I like to race here. It’s another hat-trick [in a race] for me so I’m really proud of that but I’m really motivated to get another win,” said Dylan Groenewegen. There was a small climb at the end of today’s stage – it was not a hard climb but the team did a very good job there. We stayed in a good position with one kilometre to go and then we went full gas. The lead-out was perfect. I’m very happy that I was able to take the win. The team worked very hard today and I’m really proud of them.”

Trentin now leads by three seconds from Mathieu van der Poel (Corendon Circus), with a handful of riders also within striking distance ahead of the time trial. One rider who will no longer be a threat to the overall was former winner Steve Cummings (Team Dimension Data), who crashed out of the top 20 and the race on his home roads on the Wirral.

“It was finally a kind of easy day even if it’s not as easy as it looks on television,” said Trentin, “But I think it just gives the guys a little bit of a relax today and try to focus on your sprint and it came out pretty good, I knew that I had to come from the back, to be honest I was a little bit too much but Groenewegen here just demonstrated once again that he’s one step above all the rest and I thought I had a good race and take bonus seconds to be back in the general classification lead.”

The Italian also leads the Points jersey classification by nine points from Davide Cimolai. Thanks to his presence in the day’s breakaway Jacob Scott moved to a 21 point lead over Dries de Bondt in the King of the Mountains and also won the public vote for the Combativity award. Rory Townsend (Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes) kept the Sprints jersey, despite a fall in the closing stages, with a four point lead over his nearest rival.

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STAGE 5
1 Dylan Groenewegen Team Jumbo – Visma 03:57:31
2 Matthew Walls Great Britain Cycling Team
3 Matteo Trentin Mitchelton – Scott
4 Cees Bol Team Sunweb
5 Davide Cimolai Israel Cycling Academy
6 Jasper De Buyst Lotto – Soudal
7 Ben Swift Team Ineos
8 Tom Van Asbroeck Israel Cycling Academy
9 Edoardo Affini Mitchelton – Scott
10 Mark Cavendish Team Dimension Data
11 Christophe Noppe Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise
12 Andrey Amador Movistar Team
13 Sebastian Langeveld EF Education First
14 Mathieu van der Poel Corendon – Circus
15 Mike Teunissen Team Jumbo – Visma
16 Nils Politt Team Katusha – Alpecin
17 Mickaël Cherel AG2R La Mondiale
18 Xandro Meurisse Wanty – Groupe Gobert
19 Ryan Christensen Canyon DHB
20 Thimo Willems Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise
21 Cameron Meyer Mitchelton – Scott
22 Rhys Britton Great Britain Cycling Team
23 Danilo Wyss Team Dimension Data
24 Jack Bauer Mitchelton – Scott
25 Simon Clarke EF Education First
26 Gianni Moscon Team Ineos
27 Alex Edmondson Mitchelton – Scott
28 Pavel Sivakov Team Ineos
29 Amund Grøndahl Jansen Team Jumbo – Visma
30 Michal Golas Team Ineos –
31 Ethan Vernon Great Britain Cycling Team
32 Gabriel Cullaigh Team Wiggins-Le Col
33 Matthew Holmes Madison – Genesis
34 Lawrence Warbasse AG2R La Mondiale
35 Roy Curvers Team Sunweb
36 Chris Hamilton Team Sunweb
37 Jens Debusschere Team Katusha – Alpecin
38 Tanel Kangert EF Education First
39 Mark Christian Team Wiggins-Le Col
40 Tiesj Benoot Lotto – Soudal
41 Boris Vallée Wanty – Groupe Gobert
42 Connor Swift Great Britain Cycling Team
43 Brent Van Moer Lotto – Soudal
44 James Shaw SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling
45 Julien Vermote Team Dimension Data
46 Thomas Sprengers Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise
47 Luke Durbridge Mitchelton – Scott
48 Mark Donovan Team Wiggins-Le Col
49 Lucas Eriksson Riwal Readynez
50 Ben Hermans Israel Cycling Academy
51 Aaron Verwilst Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise
52 Peter Williams SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling
53 Ben Gastauer AG2R La Mondiale
54 Carlos Barbero Movistar Team
55 Benjamin Perry Israel Cycling Academy
56 Sindre Skjøstad Lunke Riwal Readynez
57 Edward Dunbar Team Ineos
58 Jos Van Emden Team Jumbo – Visma
59 Alexander Kamp Riwal Readynez
60 Trond Håkon Trondsen Wanty – Groupe Gobert
61 Eduardo Sepulveda Movistar Team
62 Omer Goldstein Israel Cycling Academy
63 Nils Eekhoff Team Sunweb
64 Mark Renshaw Team Dimension Data @ 01:06
65 James Fouche Team Wiggins-Le Col @ 01:09
66 Wesley Kreder Wanty – Groupe Gobert
67 Sacha Modolo EF Education First @ 01:24
68 Axel Domont AG2R La Mondiale @ 01:29
69 Gediminas Bagdonas AG2R La Mondiale
70 Dylan Van Baarle Team Ineos
71 Hector Carretero Movistar Team
72 Samuel Jenner Team Wiggins-Le Col
73 Bernhard Eisel Team Dimension Data
74 Alex Colman Canyon DHB
75 Mikel Landa Movistar Team
76 Jimmy Janssens Corendon – Circus
77 Jim Brown Great Britain Cycling Team
78 Otto Vergaerde Corendon – Circus
79 Jake Stewart Great Britain Cycling Team
80 Thomas Stewart Canyon DHB @ 01:50
81 Harry Tanfield Team Katusha – Alpecin @ 02:03
82 Frederik Frison Lotto – Soudal
83 Alex Dowsett Team Katusha – Alpecin @ 02:07
84 Conor Dunne Israel Cycling Academy @ 02:11
85 Edward Laverack SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling
86 Chad Haga Team Sunweb @ 02:13
87 Remy Mertz Lotto – Soudal @ 02:14
88 Tony Gallopin AG2R La Mondiale @ 02:33
89 Joey Walker Madison – Genesis @ 02:40
90 Robert Scott Team Wiggins-Le Col
91 Michael Cuming Madison – Genesis
92 Ben Hardy SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling
93 Jonathan McEvoy Madison – Genesis
94 Emil Nygaard Vinjebo Riwal Readynez @ 03:35
95 Lasse Norman Hansen Corendon – Circus
96 Andreas Stokbro Nielsen Riwal Readynez
97 Florian Stork Team Sunweb
98 Philip Walsleben Corendon – Circus
99 Jonathan Dibben Madison – Genesis @ 03:37
100 Andrew Tennant Canyon DHB
101 Jacob Scott SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling
102 Erick Rowsell Madison – Genesis
103 Torkil Veyhe Riwal Readynez @ 04:59
104 Carlos Verona Movistar Team @ 05:45
105 Rory Townsend Canyon DHB @ 05:56
106 Dries De Bondt Corendon – Circus
107 Matthew Bostock Canyon DHB @ 06:05
108 Rasmus Byriel Iversen Lotto – Soudal @ 06:45
109 Tristan Robbins SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling @ 09:34
110 Koen Bouwman Team Jumbo – Visma
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OVERALL
1 Matteo Trentin Mitchelton – Scott 21:33:55
2 Mathieu van der Poel Corendon – Circus @ 03
3 Jasper De Buyst Lotto – Soudal @ 10
4 Simon Clarke EF Education First @ 17
5 Mike Teunissen Team Jumbo – Visma @ 18
6 Ben Swift Team Ineos @ 22
7 Andrey Amador Movistar Team @ 22
8 Amund Grøndahl Jansen Team Jumbo – Visma @ 22
9 Nils Politt Team Katusha – Alpecin @ 22
10 Pavel Sivakov Team Ineos @ 22
11 Thomas Sprengers Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise @ 22
12 Tiesj Benoot Lotto – Soudal @ 22
13 Xandro Meurisse Wanty – Groupe Gobert @ 22
14 Gianni Moscon Team Ineos @ 22
15 Matthew Holmes Madison – Genesis @ 22
16 Tom Van Asbroeck Israel Cycling Academy @ 30
17 Lawrence Warbasse AG2R La Mondiale @ 30
18 James Shaw SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling @ 30
19 Ben Hermans Israel Cycling Academy @ 30
20 Danilo Wyss Team Dimension Data @ 33
21 Chris Hamilton Team Sunweb @ 41
22 Tanel Kangert EF Education First @ 41
23 Connor Swift Great Britain Cycling Team @ 41
24 Mark Christian Team Wiggins-Le Col @ 41
25 Mark Donovan Team Wiggins-Le Col @ 43
26 Eduardo Sepulveda Movistar Team @ 43
27 Lucas Eriksson Riwal Readynez @ 43
28 Alexander Kamp Riwal Readynez @ 47
29 Mickaël Cherel AG2R La Mondiale @ 50
30 Brent Van Moer Lotto – Soudal @ 50
31 Alex Edmondson Mitchelton – Scott @ 53
32 Cameron Meyer Mitchelton – Scott @ 01:01
33 Michal Golas Team Ineos @ 01:01
34 Luke Durbridge Mitchelton – Scott @ 01:01
35 Jimmy Janssens Corendon – Circus @ 02:12
36 Otto Vergaerde Corendon – Circus @ 03:12
37 Tony Gallopin AG2R La Mondiale @ 03:51
38 Julien Vermote Team Dimension Data @ 04:09
39 Ryan Christensen Canyon DHB @ 04:13
40 Sebastian Langeveld EF Education First @ 04:17
41 Florian Stork Team Sunweb @ 05:13
42 Carlos Verona Movistar Team @ 06:28
43 Carlos Barbero Movistar Team @ 07:42
44 Ben Gastauer AG2R La Mondiale @ 07:42
45 Sindre Skjøstad Lunke Riwal Readynez @ 07:42
46 Thimo Willems Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise @ 07:46
47 Aaron Verwilst Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise @ 07:58
48 Dylan Van Baarle Team Ineos @ 09:02
49 Mikel Landa Movistar Team @ 09:11
50 Emil Nygaard Vinjebo Riwal Readynez @ 11:20
51 Philip Walsleben Corendon – Circus @ 11:48
52 Jos Van Emden Team Jumbo – Visma @ 12:00
53 Jake Stewart Great Britain Cycling Team @ 13:19
54 Omer Goldstein Israel Cycling Academy @ 13:29
55 Benjamin Perry Israel Cycling Academy @ 14:19
56 Davide Cimolai Israel Cycling Academy @ 14:57
57 Edward Dunbar Team Ineos @ 14:57
58 Axel Domont AG2R La Mondiale @ 16:51
59 Chad Haga Team Sunweb @ 17:19
60 Alex Dowsett Team Katusha – Alpecin @ 17:22
61 Dylan Groenewegen Team Jumbo – Visma @ 18:06
62 Matthew Walls Great Britain Cycling Team @ 18:23
63 Boris Vallée Wanty – Groupe Gobert @ 18:29
64 Nils Eekhoff Team Sunweb @ 18:29
65 Trond Håkon Trondsen Wanty – Groupe Gobert @ 18:29
66 Sacha Modolo EF Education First @ 18:30
67 Ethan Vernon Great Britain Cycling Team @ 18:37
68 Edward Laverack SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling @ 18:37
69 Gabriel Cullaigh Team Wiggins-Le Col @ 18:38
70 Christophe Noppe Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise @ 19:07
71 Roy Curvers Team Sunweb @ 19:07
72 Conor Dunne Israel Cycling Academy @ 19:23
73 Rhys Britton Great Britain Cycling Team @ 19:26
74 Jack Bauer Mitchelton – Scott @ 19:57
75 Alex Colman Canyon DHB @ 20:06
76 Wesley Kreder Wanty – Groupe Gobert @ 20:11
77 Jens Debusschere Team Katusha – Alpecin @ 20:13
78 Jim Brown Great Britain Cycling Team @ 20:29
79 Robert Scott Team Wiggins-Le Col @ 21:23
80 Mark Renshaw Team Dimension Data @ 21:24
81 Cees Bol Team Sunweb @ 21:30
82 Peter Williams SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling @ 22:45
83 Hector Carretero Movistar Team @ 22:48
84 Erick Rowsell Madison – Genesis @ 23:27
85 James Fouche Team Wiggins-Le Col @ 23:52
86 Lasse Norman Hansen Corendon – Circus @ 24:14
87 Samuel Jenner Team Wiggins-Le Col @ 24:25
88 Jacob Scott SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling @ 24:42
89 Rory Townsend Canyon DHB @ 24:48
90 Matthew Bostock Canyon DHB @ 25:29
91 Dries De Bondt Corendon – Circus @ 25:52
92 Ben Hardy SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling @ 26:06
93 Joey Walker Madison – Genesis @ 27:01
94 Gediminas Bagdonas AG2R La Mondiale @ 27:12
95 Michael Cuming Madison – Genesis @ 27:13
96 Mark Cavendish Team Dimension Data @ 27:22
97 Harry Tanfield Team Katusha – Alpecin @ 27:23
98 Bernhard Eisel Team Dimension Data @ 29:41
99 Edoardo Affini Mitchelton – Scott @ 29:57
100 Remy Mertz Lotto – Soudal @ 30:09
101 Jonathan Dibben Madison – Genesis @ 30:55
102 Jonathan McEvoy Madison – Genesis @ 31:18
103 Thomas Stewart Canyon DHB @ 31:20
104 Frederik Frison Lotto – Soudal @ 31:31
105 Andreas Stokbro Nielsen Riwal Readynez @ 33:43
106 Torkil Veyhe Riwal Readynez @ 36:26
107 Andrew Tennant Canyon DHB @ 38:17
108 Koen Bouwman Team Jumbo – Visma @ 38:59
109 Rasmus Byriel Iversen Lotto – Soudal @ 40:26
110 Tristan Robbins SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling @ 51:18

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