Wout Van Aert wins opening stage of Tour of Britain
A five-man breakaway was caught 25 kilometres from the end of the Cornish stage.
Belgian Wout Van Aert won the opening stage of the Tour of Britain in an uphill sprint in Bodmin.
The 180-kilometre stage, which began in Penzance, took the riders around Cornwall, and it was Jumbo-Visma rider Van Aert who had the strongest finish.
Julian Alaphilippe launched an expected attack with just over 500 metres to go but Van Aert overhauled him to win by a bike length from Dutchman Nils Eekhoff.
A five-man breakaway comprising Joey Rosskopf, Oliver Stockwell, Max Walker, Jacob Scott and Nic Dlamini dominated the majority of the stage, with
British rider Scott taking the honours in both the sprint and mountain points competitions.
Monday’s stage sees the riders move into Devon for a 184km stint from Sherford to Exeter.
