Dutchman Olav Kooij became the first rider in four years to win back-to-back stages of the Tour of Britain as he took his second victory in as many days in Wrexham on Monday.
Tour of Britain Stage 2
THE STAGE
It didn’t take long for three riders to break away: Jacob Scott (Bolton Equities Black Spoke), Abram Stockman (TDT – Unibet Cycling Team), and Finn Crockett (Saint Piran) went clear after three kilometres, before Callum Ormiston (Global 6 Cycling) made a monumental effort to bridge the gap and join them at the five-kilometre mark.
The peloton kept the quartet on a short leas, with the gap between themselves and the riders ahead plateauing around 30 seconds for the majority of the stage. Crockett led the breakaway into the base of the first King of the mountains climb at Eyton, upon which competition leader and Scott’s team-mate James Fouche tried to bridge the gap across to them. He timed his attack slightly too late, allowing Crockett to take maximum points.
Three kilometres later Stockman rolled through first at Cottages sprint at Johnstown, but by now it was just him and Crockett clear. They were caught by the peloton with 12.6 kilometres remaining. Jumbo – Visma’s Edoardo Affini took control at the front of the race with two kilometres to go, setting a blistering pace with van Aert behind. The 2021 Tour of Britain champion then perfectly placed Kooij to launch his sprint with just 100 metres to the finish line.
It was one hell of a messy sprint with lots of twists and turns, sprint trains squeezing each other and riders trying to go through gaps only to be pushed aside and in one instance, crash heavily for a DSM rider who got up and finished the stage according to his team.
The leading Brit again was Ethan Vernon and great to see the young GB team alongsides world tour teams keeping Ethan at the front.
Stage winner Olav Kooij: “We went again for another win today – we took control and tried to catch the break which took a huge effort by two of our guys. We went into the last kilometre in a really good position again and were able to take the second win.
“We came here for stages and a possible GC [bid] with Wout, so we are really happy and hopefully we can continue like this. We’re looking day by day and there are a few more opportunities. We’ll see if we can control the other days or change it up a bit and see what we can do looking forward to GC so there’s plenty more chances to come, I guess.”
After moving to within two of van Aert’s win tally in the 2021 edition, Koiij said of his chances of claiming a quartet of wins: “we will see, maybe we can talk about it in the room tonight!”
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STAGE RESULT
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1 *KOOIJ Olav TJV NED +00
2 VAN POPPEL Danny BOH NED ” ”
3 VAN AERT Wout TJV BEL ” ”
4 BENNETT Sam BOH IRL ” ”
5 KANTER Max MOV GER ” ”
6 VERNON Ethan GBR GBR ” ”
7 *LAMPERTI Luke TRI USA ” ”
8 *EDVARDSEN-FREDHEIM Stian UXT NOR ” ”
9 PIDCOCK Thomas IGD GBR ” ”
10 BOMBOI Davide TDT BEL ” ”
11 *PERSICO Davide BWB ITA ” ”
12 TIDBALL William SPC GBR ” ”
13 *GUDMESTAD Tord UXT NOR ” ”
14 SALBY Alexander BWB DEN ” ”
15 SERRANO RODRIGUEZ Gonzalo MOV ESP ” ”
16 *MAGNIER Paul TRI FRA ” ”
17 *VAN UDEN Casper DSM NED ” ”
18 COLMAN Alex TFB BEL ” ”
19 CROCKETT Finn SPC GBR ” ”
20 MÄRKL Niklas DSM GER ” ”
21 MEENS Johan BWB BEL ” ”
22 BALLABIO Giacomo GLC ITA ” ”
23 JOHANNESSEN Tobias Halland UXT NOR ” ”
24 ROSSKOPF Joseph Q36 USA ” ”
25 ELOSEGUI MOMEÑE Iñigo EKP ESP ” ”
26 SWIFT Connor IGD GBR ” ”
27 TILLER Rasmus UXT NOR ” ”
28 *FRETIN Milan TFB BEL ” ”
29 WILLIAMS Stephen GBR GBR ” ”
30 TOWNSEND Rory BEB IRL ” ”
31 WIRTGEN Tom GLC LUX ” ”
32 HOWSON Damien Q36 AUS ” ”
33 STOCKMAN Abram TDT BEL ” ”
34 POLITT Nils BOH GER ” ”
35 DONOVAN Mark Q36 GBR ” ”
36 DE TIER Floris BWB BEL ” ”
37 ADRIA Roger EKP ESP ” ”
38 CHRISTENSEN Ryan BEB NZL ” ”
39 TEUGELS Lennert BWB BEL ” ”
40 PARISINI Nicolo’ Q36 ITA ” ”
41 DE VRIES Hartthijs TDT NED ” ”
42 *DONALDSON Robert TRI GBR ” ”
43 *BIRCHILL Harry SPC GBR ” ”
44 *RODRIGUEZ CANO Carlos IGD ESP ” ”
45 *RUSSELL Evan GLC CAN ” ”
46 BLOEM Joren TDT NED ” ”
47 PEYSKENS Dimitri BWB BEL ” ”
48 RICHARDSON Alexandar SPC GBR ” ”
49 MALECKI Kamil Q36 POL ” ”
50 RODRIGUEZ GARAICOECHEA Oscar MOV ESP ” ”
51 *JOHNSTON Liam TRI AUS ” ”
52 WOOD Oliver GBR GBR ” ”
53 MULLEN Ryan BOH IRL ” ”
54 DVERSNES Fredrik UXT NOR ” ”
55 KYFFIN Zeb SPC GBR ” ”
56 *ROOTKIN-GRAY Jack SPC GBR ” ”
57 *ARRIETA LIZARRAGA Igor EKP ESP ” ”
58 *SHEFFIELD Magnus IGD USA ” ”
59 TURNER Ben IGD GBR ” ”
60 RUIZ SEDANO Ibon EKP ESP ” ”
61 DE PESTEL Sander TFB BEL ” ”
62 SCHELLING Ide BOH NED ” ”
63 SESSLER Nicolas GLC BRA ” ”
64 *REES Oliver TRI GBR ” ”
65 MUHLBERGER Gregor MOV AUT ” ”
66 *WALKER Max TRI GBR ” ”
67 PARRA CUERDA Jose Felix EKP ESP ” ”
68 MARIS Elias TFB BEL ” ”
69 STEWART Mark BEB GBR ” ”
70 BOSTOCK Matthew BEB GBR ” ”
71 KOYAMA Tomoya GLC JPN ” ”
72 BONNEU Kamiel TFB BEL ” ”
73 URIANSTAD Martin Bugge UXT NOR ” ”
74 KRUIJSWIJK Steven TJV NED ” ”
75 NABERMAN Tim DSM NED ” ”
76 *GIDDINGS Joshua GBR GBR ” ”
77 *BROUGH Thomas Jack GBR GBR ” ”
78 *HOBBS Alfred Bruce Noah GBR GBR ” ”
79 TANFIELD Harry TDT GBR ” ”
80 SAJNOK Szymon Q36 POL ” ”
81 VAN HOOYDONCK Nathan TJV BEL ” ”
82 AFFINI Edoardo TJV ITA ” ”
83 FOUCHE James BEB NZL +40″
84 ROWE Luke IGD GBR +46″
85 SCOTT Jacob BEB GBR ” ”
86 VAN DEN TUUK Danny EKP NED +1’28”
87 GAVIRIA Fernando MOV COL +2’38”
87 VERONA Carlos MOV ESP ” ”
89 *ANDRESEN Tobias DSM DEN +00″
90 BEVIN Patrick DSM NZL +3’45”
91 *LEIJNSE Enzo DSM NED ” ”
92 WALLS Matthew BOH GBR ” ”
93 ORMISTON Callum GLC RSA ” ”
94 VAN EMDEN Jos TJV NED ” ”
BEST OF BRITISH
1 VERNON Ethan GBR
2 PIDCOCK Thomas IGD GBR ” ”
3 TIDBALL William SPC GBR ” ”
4 CROCKETT Finn SPC GBR ” ”
5 SWIFT Connor IGD GBR ” ”
6 WILLIAMS Stephen GBR GBR ” ”
7 DONOVAN Mark Q36 GBR ” ”
8 DONALDSON Robert TRI GBR ” ”
9 BIRCHILL Harry SPC GBR ” ”
10 RICHARDSON Alexandar SPC GBR ” ”
11 WOOD Oliver GBR GBR ” ”
12 ROOTKIN-GRAY Jack SPC GBR ” ”
13 TURNER Ben IGD GBR ” ”
14 REES Oliver TRI GBR ” ”
15 WALKER Max TRI GBR ” ”
16 STEWART Mark BEB GBR ” ”
17 BOSTOCK Matthew BEB GBR ” ”
18 GIDDINGS Joshua GBR GBR ” ”
19 BROUGH Thomas Jack GBR GBR ” ”
20 HOBBS Alfred Bruce Noah GBR GBR ” ”
21 TANFIELD Harry TDT GBR ” ”
22 ROWE Luke IGD GBR +46″
23 SCOTT Jacob BEB GBR ” ”
24 WALLS Matthew BOH GBR +3’45”
OVERALL AFTER STAGE 2
1 *KOOIJ Olav TJV NED 6h13’53”
2 VAN AERT Wout TJV BEL ” ”
3 BENNETT Sam BOH IRL ” ”
4 KANTER Max MOV GER ” ”
5 VAN POPPEL Danny BOH NED ” ”
6 VERNON Ethan GBR GBR ” ”
7 *EDVARDSEN-FREDHEIM Stian UXT NOR ” ”
8 BOMBOI Davide TDT BEL ” ”
9 PIDCOCK Thomas IGD GBR ” ”
10 SERRANO RODRIGUEZ Gonzalo MOV ESP ” ”
11 MÄRKL Niklas DSM GER ” ”
12 *GUDMESTAD Tord UXT NOR ” ”
13 TIDBALL William SPC GBR ” ”
14 *MAGNIER Paul TRI FRA ” ”
15 JOHANNESSEN Tobias Halland UXT NOR ” ”
16 MEENS Johan BWB BEL ” ”
17 TILLER Rasmus UXT NOR ” ”
18 TOWNSEND Rory BEB IRL ” ”
19 SWIFT Connor IGD GBR ” ”
20 *VAN UDEN Casper DSM NED ” ”
21 BALLABIO Giacomo GLC ITA ” ”
22 CROCKETT Finn SPC GBR ” ”
23 *PERSICO Davide BWB ITA ” ”
24 COLMAN Alex TFB BEL ” ”
25 ROSSKOPF Joseph Q36 USA ” ”
26 *DONALDSON Robert TRI GBR ” ”
27 WIRTGEN Tom GLC LUX ” ”
28 POLITT Nils BOH GER ” ”
29 PARISINI Nicolo’ Q36 ITA ” ”
30 ELOSEGUI MOMEÑE Iñigo EKP ESP ” ”
31 SALBY Alexander BWB DEN ” ”
32 *BIRCHILL Harry SPC GBR ” ”
33 ADRIA Roger EKP ESP ” ”
34 CHRISTENSEN Ryan BEB NZL ” ”
35 BLOEM Joren TDT NED ” ”
36 *RODRIGUEZ CANO Carlos IGD ESP ” ”
37 *LAMPERTI Luke TRI USA ” ”
38 HOWSON Damien Q36 AUS ” ”
39 WILLIAMS Stephen GBR GBR ” ”
40 DONOVAN Mark Q36 GBR ” ”
41 TURNER Ben IGD GBR ” ”
42 STOCKMAN Abram TDT BEL ” ”
43 BOSTOCK Matthew BEB GBR ” ”
44 DE TIER Floris BWB BEL ” ”
45 RODRIGUEZ GARAICOECHEA Oscar MOV ESP ” ”
46 DE PESTEL Sander TFB BEL ” ”
47 DE VRIES Hartthijs TDT NED ” ”
48 *FRETIN Milan TFB BEL ” ”
49 TEUGELS Lennert BWB BEL ” ”
50 *SHEFFIELD Magnus IGD USA ” ”
51 KYFFIN Zeb SPC GBR ” ”
52 *ANDRESEN Tobias DSM DEN ” ”
53 URIANSTAD Martin Bugge UXT NOR ” ”
54 RICHARDSON Alexandar SPC GBR ” ”
55 MULLEN Ryan BOH IRL ” ”
56 *ARRIETA LIZARRAGA Igor EKP ESP ” ”
57 DVERSNES Fredrik UXT NOR ” ”
58 PEYSKENS Dimitri BWB BEL ” ”
59 SAJNOK Szymon Q36 POL ” ”
60 STEWART Mark BEB GBR ” ”
61 SESSLER Nicolas GLC BRA ” ”
62 *RUSSELL Evan GLC CAN ” ”
63 MUHLBERGER Gregor MOV AUT ” ”
64 *ROOTKIN-GRAY Jack SPC GBR ” ”
65 *REES Oliver TRI GBR ” ”
66 SCHELLING Ide BOH NED ” ”
67 PARRA CUERDA Jose Felix EKP ESP ” ”
68 MARIS Elias TFB BEL ” ”
69 BONNEU Kamiel TFB BEL ” ”
70 *GIDDINGS Joshua GBR GBR ” ”
71 *WALKER Max TRI GBR ” ”
72 KRUIJSWIJK Steven TJV NED ” ”
73 VAN HOOYDONCK Nathan TJV BEL ” ”
74 *HOBBS Alfred Bruce Noah GBR GBR ” ”
75 AFFINI Edoardo TJV ITA ” ”
76 SCOTT Jacob BEB GBR 6h14’39” +46″
77 FOUCHE James BEB NZL 6h15’22” +1’29”
78 NABERMAN Tim DSM NED 6h15’40” +1’47”
79 ROWE Luke IGD GBR 6h16’13” +2’20”
80 *JOHNSTON Liam TRI AUS 6h16’28” +2’35”
81 VAN DEN TUUK Danny EKP NED 6h16’55” +3’02”
82 MALECKI Kamil Q36 POL 6h17’13” +3’20”
83 BEVIN Patrick DSM NZL 6h17’38” +3’45”
84 ORMISTON Callum GLC RSA ” ”
85 VERONA Carlos MOV ESP 6h18’05” +4’12”
86 GAVIRIA Fernando MOV COL 6h18’55” +5’02”
87 WALLS Matthew BOH GBR 6h20’09” +6’16”
88 VAN EMDEN Jos TJV NED 6h20’58” +7’05”
89 RUIZ SEDANO Ibon EKP ESP 6h23’49” +9’56”
90 *LEIJNSE Enzo DSM NED 6h30’02” +16’09”
91 WOOD Oliver GBR GBR 6h30’29” +16’36”
92 TANFIELD Harry TDT GBR ” ”
93 *BROUGH Thomas Jack GBR GBR ” ”
94 KOYAMA Tomoya GLC JPN 6h37’27” +23’34”
BEST OF BRITISH OVERALL
1 VERNON Ethan GBR 6h13’53”
2 PIDCOCK Thomas IGD
3 TIDBALL William SPC
4 SWIFT Connor IGD
5 CROCKETT Finn SPC
6 DONALDSON Robert TRI
7 BIRCHILL Harry SPC
8 WILLIAMS Stephen
9 DONOVAN Mark Q36
10 TURNER Ben IGD
11 BOSTOCK Matthew BEB
12 RICHARDSON Alexandar SPC
13 STEWART Mark BEB
14 ROOTKIN-GRAY Jack SPC
15 REES Oliver TRI
16 GIDDINGS Joshua
17 WALKER Max TRI
18 HOBBS Noah
19 SCOTT Jacob BEB +46″
20 ROWE Luke IGD +2’20”
21 WALLS Matthew BOH +6’16”
22 WOOD Oliver +16’36”
23 TANFIELD Harry TDT
24 BROUGH Thomas Jack
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