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Magnier again wins in Tour of Britain after fine teamwork by Evenepoel and Alaphilippe, Williams retains leader's jersey
CyclingFriday, 06 September 2024 at 18:20
Paul Magnier won the fourth stage of the Tour of Britain again. The fast French rider from Soudal-Quick Step was the quickest in the bunch sprint, beating Ethan Vernon (Israel-Premier Tech) and Erland Blikra (Uno-X Mobility), who finished second and third, respectively. This was Magnier’s second stage victory in this edition of the Tour of Britain. Stephen Williams (Israel-Premier Tech) kept his leader's jersey.
After Williams secured his second stage win the previous day, the Friday stage was set up for the sprinters, given its mostly flat terrain between Derby and Newark-On-Trent. There were few elevation gains, and the last 40 kilometers were nearly pancake flat, making a bunch sprint almost inevitable.
Ben Swift starts a battle, followed by three escapees
Ben Swift (INEOS Grenadiers) perhaps had different plans, as he attacked right from the start. He built up a two-minute lead, after which a trio decided to bridge the gap to the Brit. These were Liam O'Brien (Lidl-Trek Future Racing), Scott McGill (Project Echelon Racing) and Rowan Baker (Saint Piran). They closed the gap to Swift, but strangely, they soon saw Swift say goodbye to them. He decided to wait for the peloton after all.
The trio, however, did not give up and stayed ahead for a long time. The peloton, led all day by Soudal-Quick Step and Israel-Premier Tech, kept them in check. The breakaway riders consistently had a lead of about two minutes.
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Intermediate sprint causes chaos, Alaphilippe gets involved
When the peloton approached within half a minute of the breakaway at 25 kilometers from the finish, O'Brien decided to accelerate. He left McGill and Baker behind and continued solo. At that point, the race also exploded in the peloton due to the available bonus seconds at the intermediate sprint, which resulted in the breakaway being caught in no time.
Julian Alaphilippe took advantage of the chaos and launched an attack 16 kilometers from the finish. A somewhat strange move from the Frenchman, considering that he had Magnier, possibly the fastest man in the race, as a teammate. Alaphilippe was quickly reeled back in, after which a series of attacks followed. Tom Pidcock (INEOS Grenadiers) tried in vain, and his teammate Ethan Hayter also took a shot. Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick Step) once again proved to be a good teammate by closing all the gaps.
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🚴🇬🇧 | De vluchters zijn gegrepen en dat is het sein voor Julian Alaphilippe om het ook eens te proberen. Zijn opzet slaagt echter niet. Als er geen gekke dingen gebeuren, gaan we zo sprinten! #TourofBritain 📺 Stream koers op HBO Max
After a phase of unrest, a sprint finish
After all the teams accepted that no attack was going to succeed, we saw the sprint trains forming. Alaphilippe and Evenepoel were positioned well at the front during the final phase to support their finisher, Magnier. The double Olympic champion delivered Alaphilippe and Magnier perfectly, and the two-time world champion gave his sprinter an excellent lead-out. Magnier came with a powerful sprint on the outside and won convincingly. Vernon finished second, and Blikra came third.
🚴🇬🇧 | Paul Magnier wint opnieuw! Hij is beste in de sprint in Newark-on-Trent. Ethan Vernon is tweede. 🥇👏 #TourofBritain 📺 Stream koers op HBO Max
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- Well explained, thanks for the clarity! Daniel DantasDanieldantas20-12-2024
- This is the kind of 'news' that belongs in a cheap tabloid. No matter how boring the offseason gets, nobody wants to read this.
santiagobenites19-12-2024 - I wish we could have seen him try. He'd absolutely get dropped before Pogi overtakes his domestiquesVeganpotter10-12-2024
- Talk is cheap! Next year barring crashes with a healthy team... all well be on track! Some need to talk to make a headline!mootman27-11-2024
- I do not see this event listed on HBO Max Sports Online? Can anyone confirm? Thanks!
MrYuck23-11-2024 - It seemed that he was focusing forward at the time of the crash, after seeing a quick video snippet. But one thing I think he should focus on more intently is breaking a bad habit he has, right now. And that is his constant looking over his shoulders. He does that so much, that I am very sure it is not good for him. Simply watch videos of the greats of CX and you will see very little of that constant looking over their shoulders. That is a behavior that betrays a bit of insecurity on his part. He shouldn't be so concerned, incessantly, about what is over his shoulder. He needn't worry they didn't all disappear. He neds to keep his focus more ahead of himself, and he needs to pay a bit more attention to himself, in a confident manner. It is very frustrating to watch, because it is apparent that he has a lot of potential, and is in much better shape thwan many of his competitors, but the mental game needs to be sharpened more, because that part of strategy plays a huge part in the final results
reemmo022-11-2024 - hahahaha love this shit! I didnt even watched the race, but reading all the gossip articles of how stupid this is!Zatoichi19-11-2024
- Van Aert is really handsome. He can influence me all day! Ditto for Philipsen. Why do you think many of us love cycling?: to see heroic attempts at climbing mountains at high altitudes or to watch speedsters sprint for the finish line or to watch a human being ride at break neck speed down a tricky descent? No, it's all about their lean physiques and muscular legs. (apologies for objectifying these dedicated and amazing athletes).BarwonHeadsUp25-10-2024
- It is unfortunate that the author can't feel the joy that Pogacar brings to the sport and his fans who are legion and I for one feel lucky to have watched such a memorable performance and historic season From the Strada until yesterday with multiple wins in stages in both tours and beyond dominance in the World's. He is proud to wear the Rainbow stripes, shows his leadership to protect his fellows and is as courteous and sportsman-like as the sport allows. He goes early to not have to respond to each attack as all the rest would make him do it. Any racer who could would do the same. Don't "grow tired" of greatness as it is always fleeting.ccrider13-10-2024
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