Yesterday (Sunday, September 18) saw a thrilling, if rain-soaked, conclusion to the Tour of Britain, which had begun on the Scottish Borders the previous Sunday. As rain lashed the capital, HTC’s Mark Cavendish sprinted to victory in 1:59:13 with his team-mate Mark Renshaw in second to mark their third 1-2 result of the week; with Geraint Thomas and Ben Swift, both Team Sky, in forth and fifth it was a patriotic day for British cycling.
Despite the final day’s victories it was Dutchman Lars Boom of Rabobank who finished the week crowned king of the ToB with an overall time of 26:57:35, with Team Sky’s Steven Cummings second on +36 and of NetApp Jan Bárta with +55 in third. Earlier yesterday Boom had scored a second place finish in the Time Trial Stage, 5 seconds behind stage 8A winner Alex Dowsett, to consolidate his week’s points and all but guarantee overall success.
Full ToB results available at: www.tourofbritain.com