Tour of Britain – Stage 8

Mathieu van der Poel wins again and confirms his overall victory on the final stage of the 2019 Edition of the Tour of Britain

Tour of Britain – Stage 8

Report (event press release)

Mathieu van der Poel reiterated his billing as the hottest talent in professional cycling on Saturday as he was crowned the 2019 Tour of Britain winner in Manchester. The 24-year-old Dutchman sealed his victory in style, sprinting to win the eighth and final stage of this year’s race after a frantic day of racing around all 10 Greater Manchester boroughs.

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Van der Poel outsprinted compatriot Cees Bol (Team Sunweb) by a tyre width on Deansgate in Manchester city centre, with overall runner-up and Points classification winner Matteo Trentin (Mitchelton-SCOTT) placing third across the line.

“It wasn’t an easy day today, a lot of teams tried to attack us,” said van der Poel. “Coming into Tour of Britain, I didn’t really think it was possible because of the time trial which I hadn’t done in a really long time. But after the time trial I started to believe I could win the GC, but today was harder than I thought it would be and I’m really happy with the feeling also today and it’s been a good week for us,.

Van der Poel went on to praise the work of his Corendon Circus teammates, saying, “They’ve really over done it I think, really, I’m proud of them. We are not the biggest team here, but they gave everything they had, also after the steep climb we were still three riders in the first group, and they did an amazing job after yesterday.”

While Corendon Circus and the Jumbo Visma team of triple stage winner Dylan Groenewegen initially did well to control the breakaway of Matt Holmes (Madison Genesis), Gabriel Cullaigh (Team WIGGINS Le Col) and Emil Vinjebo (Riwal Readynez), but the race erupted into life on the infamous climb of the Rake above Ramsbottom.

Pavel Sivakov sparked proceedings into life on the slopes of the Rake, with his Team INEOS teammates taking up the mantle with a flurry of attacks across the moors north of Manchester. Movistar’s Andrey Amador was the main beneficiary, building a 49 second lead at one point before being reeled back in by the pace of the reduced front group.

With 25 kilometres remaining INEOS’ Michal Golas was joined off the front by Larry Warbasse (AG2R La Mondiale) and Mark Christian (Team WIGGINS Le Col) but their lead only lasted until the 10 kilometre mark as the Tour raced through Salford, setting up a thrilling finish on Deansgate. It was Team Sunweb’s Cees Bol that picked up the sprint coming out of the final left hand turn onto the long finishing straight, with van der Poel coming around him to just hold off the fast finishing Trentin.

Trentin’s finishing record of top ten finishes on every stage barring the individual time trial gave him a comfortable victory in the Points jersey from van der Poel, while former race winner Dylan van Baarle (Team INEOS) was voted the overall Combativity award winner in a public poll on the event’s social media channels.

British domestic teams took home both the King of the Mountains and Sprints jerseys, as Jacob Scott (Swift Carbon Pro Cycling) confirmed his victory in the former, two years on from having agonisingly lost the same jersey on the final day of racing. “It’s just something I didn’t do two years ago I guess,” said Scott. “I lost by one point then and won by probably I don’t know how many now. It’s a change. I wouldn’t say it was a specific target coming in, I wanted to try to something in a stage which I wanted to do today but I’m quite happy to win it obviously.”

Winning the Sprints jersey was Rory Townsend, ensuring that his Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes team took the red jersey for a second year. “We had Alex [Paton] who won it last year and it’s just kind of picking up from where he left off, was part of the plan, it’s something we wanted to do in the race,” said Townsend, before explaining his reaction to taking the jersey he’d initially claimed after Stage one in Scotland.”

“Just pure relief. It was really nice. I was very happy with how the stage started today, three guys up the road who weren’t in contention. Then of course that last sprint was a little bit up in the air.”

Townsend’s win the jersey also rounded out a successful week, having been called up to the Irish squad for the road World Championships in Yorkshire at the end of the month. … continued after advert

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

1 Mathieu van der Poel Corendon – Circus 29:47:41
2 Matteo Trentin Mitchelton – Scott @ 17
3 Jasper De Buyst Lotto – Soudal @ 50
4 Pavel Sivakov Team Ineos @ 52
5 Nils Politt Team Katusha – Alpecin @ 01:01
6 Gianni Moscon Team Ineos @ 01:01
7 Mike Teunissen Team Jumbo – Visma @ 01:03
8 Andrey Amador Movistar Team @ 01:04
9 Tiesj Benoot Lotto – Soudal @ 01:07
10 Amund Grøndahl Jansen Team Jumbo – Visma @ 01:08
11 Simon Clarke EF Education First @ 01:08
12 Tanel Kangert EF Education First @ 01:10
13 Lawrence Warbasse AG2R La Mondiale @ 01:25
14 Xandro Meurisse Wanty – Groupe Gobert @ 01:27
15 Matthew Holmes Madison – Genesis @ 01:34
16 Chris Hamilton Team Sunweb @ 01:34
17 Ben Swift Team Ineos @ 01:35
18 Alexander Kamp Riwal Readynez @ 01:38
19 Mark Christian Team Wiggins-Le Col @ 01:44
20 Ben Hermans Israel Cycling Academy @ 01:49
21 Danilo Wyss Team Dimension Data @ 01:58
22 Connor Swift Great Britain Cycling Team @ 02:19
23 Thomas Sprengers Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise @ 02:27
24 Brent Van Moer Lotto – Soudal @ 02:41
25 Alex Edmondson Mitchelton – Scott @ 02:51
26 Cameron Meyer Mitchelton – Scott @ 03:15
27 Michal Golas Team Ineos @ 03:44
28 Luke Durbridge Mitchelton – Scott @ 04:10
29 Lucas Eriksson Riwal Readynez @ 05:08
30 Florian Stork Team Sunweb @ 07:53
31 Mickaël Cherel AG2R La Mondiale @ 08:25
32 James Shaw SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling @ 08:41
33 Mark Donovan Team Wiggins-Le Col @ 08:56
34 Tom Van Asbroeck Israel Cycling Academy @ 09:09
35 Eduardo Sepulveda Movistar Team @ 09:14
36 Ben Gastauer AG2R La Mondiale @ 09:22
37 Julien Vermote Team Dimension Data @ 11:49
38 Carlos Barbero Movistar Team @ 12:04
39 Mikel Landa Movistar Team @ 12:54
40 Ryan Christensen Canyon DHB @ 13:03
41 Dylan Van Baarle Team Ineos @ 14:30
42 Jimmy Janssens Corendon – Circus @ 15:15
43 Tony Gallopin AG2R La Mondiale @ 15:52
44 Thimo Willems Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise @ 16:21
45 Sebastian Langeveld EF Education First @ 16:32
46 Aaron Verwilst Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise @ 16:44
47 Davide Cimolai Israel Cycling Academy @ 17:15
48 Sindre Skjøstad Lunke Riwal Readynez @ 17:19
49 Philip Walsleben Corendon – Circus @ 19:02
50 Jos Van Emden Team Jumbo – Visma @ 19:40
51 Otto Vergaerde Corendon – Circus @ 20:42
52 Carlos Verona Movistar Team @ 20:51
53 Emil Nygaard Vinjebo Riwal Readynez @ 20:56
54 Omer Goldstein Israel Cycling Academy @ 21:45
55 Edward Dunbar Team Ineos @ 21:46
56 Jack Bauer Mitchelton – Scott @ 22:33
57 Chad Haga Team Sunweb @ 24:51
58 Axel Domont AG2R La Mondiale @ 24:54
59 Nils Eekhoff Team Sunweb @ 25:02
60 Sacha Modolo EF Education First @ 25:43
61 Jake Stewart Great Britain Cycling Team @ 27:02
62 Matthew Walls Great Britain Cycling Team @ 28:09
63 Ethan Vernon Great Britain Cycling Team @ 29:11
64 Alex Colman Canyon DHB @ 30:33
65 Hector Carretero Movistar Team @ 30:33
66 Jens Debusschere Team Katusha – Alpecin @ 30:35
67 Dylan Groenewegen Team Jumbo – Visma @ 32:42
68 Conor Dunne Israel Cycling Academy @ 32:46
69 Gabriel Cullaigh Team Wiggins-Le Col @ 32:50
70 Edward Laverack SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling @ 33:08
71 Trond Håkon Trondsen Wanty – Groupe Gobert @ 33:24
72 Boris Vallée Wanty – Groupe Gobert @ 33:37
73 Wesley Kreder Wanty – Groupe Gobert @ 34:28
74 Cees Bol Team Sunweb @ 34:47
75 Jim Brown Great Britain Cycling Team @ 34:47
76 Mark Renshaw Team Dimension Data @ 34:55
77 Samuel Jenner Team Wiggins-Le Col @ 35:00
78 Alex Dowsett Team Katusha – Alpecin @ 35:54
79 Robert Scott Team Wiggins-Le Col @ 36:21
80 Peter Williams SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling @ 37:09
81 Edoardo Affini Mitchelton – Scott @ 37:12
82 Jacob Scott SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling @ 38:25
83 Rhys Britton Great Britain Cycling Team @ 38:56
84 Roy Curvers Team Sunweb @ 39:37
85 Gediminas Bagdonas AG2R La Mondiale @ 39:56
86 Harry Tanfield Team Katusha – Alpecin @ 40:09
87 Mark Cavendish Team Dimension Data @ 40:34
88 Joey Walker Madison – Genesis @ 40:58
89 Lasse Norman Hansen Corendon – Circus @ 42:55
90 Dries De Bondt Corendon – Circus @ 42:59
91 Remy Mertz Lotto – Soudal @ 43:15
92 Erick Rowsell Madison – Genesis @ 43:30
93 James Fouche Team Wiggins-Le Col @ 43:41
94 Frederik Frison Lotto – Soudal @ 43:59
95 Jonathan Dibben Madison – Genesis @ 44:14
96 Rory Townsend Canyon DHB @ 44:58
97 Matthew Bostock Canyon DHB @ 45:03
98 Andreas Stokbro Nielsen Riwal Readynez @ 45:26
99 Ben Hardy SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling @ 46:36
100 Michael Cuming Madison – Genesis @ 47:21
101 Koen Bouwman Team Jumbo – Visma @ 48:45
102 Torkil Veyhe Riwal Readynez @ 49:23
103 Bernhard Eisel Team Dimension Data @ 50:07
104 Thomas Stewart Canyon DHB @ 52:09
105 Jonathan McEvoy Madison – Genesis @ 52:10
106 Andrew Tennant Canyon DHB @ 59:19