Norwegian Edvald Boasson Hagen won the final stage of the Tour of Britain in Cardiff, Wales, today.
Edvald Boasson Hagen, pictured here during this year’s Tour de France, secured second overall after winning the final stage of the Tour of Britain today. Photo: Stiehl Photography
The Dimension Data rider completed the 180km race from Worcester in 4:19:00 ahead of Argentinian Ariel Maximiliano Richeze (Quick-Step Floors) and fellow countryman Alexander Kristoff (Katusha-Alpecin).
Duthman Lars Boom secured the overall title in 30:56:24, eight seconds in front of today’s stage winner and 10 seconds ahead of Switzerland’s Stefan Küng (BMC Racing Team).
The King of the Mountain’s jersey went to Polish professional Lukasz Owsian (CCC Sprandi). Britain’s Mark McNally (Wanty) showed off his sprinting skills as he walked away with the Sprints jersey. The Points jersey was awarded to Kristoff, who once again finished highly in today’s sprint finish.
More results follow below:
Stage eight results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Dimension Data | 4:19:00 |
| 2 | Ariel Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Quick-Step Floors | |
| 3 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha-Alpecin | |
| 4 | Luka Mezgec (Slo) Orica-Scott | |
| 5 | Brenton Jones (Aus) JLT Condor | |
| 6 | Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | |
| 7 | Floris Gerts (Ned) BMC Racing Team | |
| 8 | Fernando Gaviria (Col) Quick-Step Floors | |
| 9 | Jonas Koch (Ger) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | |
| 10 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Team Sky | |
| 11 | Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | |
| 12 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Movistar Team | |
| 13 | Ethan Hayter (GBr) Great Britain | |
| 14 | Lars Boom (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | |
| 15 | Jos Van Emden (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | |
| 16 | Owain Doull (GBr) Team Sky | |
| 17 | Stefan Kng (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
| 18 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky | |
| 19 | Karol Domagalski (Pol) One Pro Cycling | |
| 20 | Dion Smith (NZl) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | |
| 21 | Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | |
| 22 | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky | |
| 23 | Tony Martin (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin | +6" |
| 24 | Ryan Mullen (Irl) Cannondale-Drapac | |
| 25 | Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar Team | |
| 26 | Nils Politt (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin | |
| 27 | Silvan Dillier (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
| 28 | Nikolas Maes (Bel) Lotto Soudal | |
| 29 | Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Katusha-Alpecin | |
| 30 | James Shaw (GBr) Lotto Soudal | |
| 31 | Joey Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
| 32 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | |
| 33 | James Oram (NZl) One Pro Cycling | |
| 34 | Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Movistar Team | |
| 35 | Lukasz Owsian (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | |
| 36 | Connor Swift (GBr) Madison Genesis | +21" |
| 37 | Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Quick-Step Floors | +36" |
| 38 | Mark Mcnally (GBr) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | +51" |
| 39 | Mark Stewart (GBr) An Post Chain Reaction | +1'04" |
| 40 | Tiago Machado (Por) Katusha-Alpecin | +1'13" |
| 41 | Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica-Scott | +1'31" |
| 42 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Quick-Step Floors | +1'40" |
| 43 | Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac | +2'58" |
| 44 | Gorka Izagirre (Spa) Movistar Team | |
| 45 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Team Sky | +3'15" |
| 46 | Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing Team | +3'59" |
| 47 | Laurens De Plus (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | |
| 48 | Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
| 49 | Simone Andreetta (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
| 50 | Kyle Murphy (USA) Cylance Cycling | |
| 51 | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team | +21'12" |
| 52 | Michael Hepburn (Aus) Orica-Scott | |
| 53 | Kamil Gradek (Pol) One Pro Cycling | |
| 54 | Hugh Carthy (GBr) Cannondale-Drapac | |
| 55 | Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Soudal | |
| 56 | Oliver Wood (GBr) Great Britain | |
| 57 | Jan Tratnik (Slo) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | |
| 58 | Jay Thompson (RSA) Dimension Data | |
| 59 | Senne Leysen (Bel) Lotto Soudal | |
| 60 | Hayden Mccormick (NZl) One Pro Cycling | |
| 61 | Vincenzo Albanese (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
| 62 | Eric Marcotte (USA) Cylance Cycling | |
| 63 | Russell Downing (GBr) JLT Condor | |
| 64 | Matthew Teggart (Irl) An Post Chain Reaction | |
| 65 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) Dimension Data | |
| 66 | Steele Von Hoff (Aus) One Pro Cycling | |
| 67 | Dexter Gardias (GBr) Bike Channel Canyon | |
| 68 | Scott Thwaites (GBr) Dimension Data | |
| 69 | Rory Townsend (GBr) Bike Channel Canyon | |
| 70 | Richard Handley (GBr) Madison Genesis | |
| 71 | Alistair Slater (GBr) JLT Condor | |
| 72 | Regan Gough (NZl) An Post Chain Reaction | |
| 73 | Roger Kluge (Ger) Orica-Scott | |
| 74 | Peter Williams (GBr) One Pro Cycling | |
| 75 | Enzo Wouters (Bel) Lotto Soudal | |
| 76 | Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Lotto Soudal | |
| 77 | Alexandre Blain (Fra) Madison Genesis | |
| 77 | Thomas Gibbons (USA) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | |
| 79 | Ian Bibby (GBr) JLT Condor | |
| 80 | Jonathan Mcevoy (GBr) Madison Genesis | |
| 81 | Taylor Gunman (NZl) Madison Genesis | |
| 82 | Jacob Scott (GBr) An Post Chain Reaction | |
| 83 | Sean Mckenna (Irl) An Post Chain Reaction | |
| 84 | Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
| 85 | Andres Diaz (Ven) Cylance Cycling | |
| 86 | Harry Tanfield (GBr) Bike Channel Canyon | |
| 87 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Dimension Data | |
| 88 | Alan Banaszek (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | |
| 89 | Marcin Bialoblocki (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | |
| 90 | Robert Partridge (GBr) Bike Channel Canyon | |
| 91 | Jacob Hennessy (GBr) Great Britain | |
| 92 | Graham Briggs (GBr) JLT Condor |
General classification
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lars Boom (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | 30:56:24 |
| 2 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Dimension Data | +8" |
| 3 | Stefan Kng (Swi) BMC Racing Team | +10" |
| 4 | Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | +13" |
| 5 | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky | +18" |
| 6 | Jos Van Emden (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | |
| 7 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky | +24" |
| 8 | Tony Martin (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin | +25" |
| 9 | Owain Doull (GBr) Team Sky | +33" |
| 10 | Ryan Mullen (Irl) Cannondale-Drapac | +38" |
| 11 | Joey Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing Team | +1'02" |
| 12 | Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Movistar Team | |
| 13 | Nils Politt (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin | +1'04" |
| 14 | Silvan Dillier (Swi) BMC Racing Team | +1'05" |
| 15 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha-Alpecin | |
| 16 | Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar Team | +1'21" |
| 17 | Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Katusha-Alpecin | +1'23" |
| 18 | Ariel Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Quick-Step Floors | +1'27" |
| 19 | Karol Domagalski (Pol) One Pro Cycling | +1'30" |
| 20 | James Oram (NZl) One Pro Cycling | |
| 21 | Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | +1'42" |
| 22 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Movistar Team | +1'44" |
| 23 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | +1'52" |
| 24 | Floris Gerts (Ned) BMC Racing Team | +1'53" |
| 25 | Fernando Gaviria (Col) Quick-Step Floors | +2'03" |
| 26 | Brenton Jones (Aus) JLT Condor | +2'05" |
| 27 | Dion Smith (NZl) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | |
| 28 | Luka Mezgec (Slo) Orica-Scott | +2'20" |
| 29 | James Shaw (GBr) Lotto Soudal | +2'26" |
| 30 | Tiago Machado (Por) Katusha-Alpecin | +2'38" |
| 31 | Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Quick-Step Floors | |
| 32 | Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | |
| 33 | Mark Stewart (GBr) An Post Chain Reaction | +2'49" |
| 34 | Nikolas Maes (Bel) Lotto Soudal | +2'52" |
| 35 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Quick-Step Floors | +3'32" |
| 36 | Lukasz Owsian (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | |
| 37 | Gorka Izagirre (Spa) Movistar Team | +3'59" |
| 38 | Laurens De Plus (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | +4'59" |
| 39 | Connor Swift (GBr) Madison Genesis | +8'19" |
| 40 | Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica-Scott | +8'43" |
| 41 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Team Sky | +8'49" |
| 42 | Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani CSF | +9'26" |
| 43 | Jonas Koch (Ger) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | +9'53" |
| 44 | Mark Mcnally (GBr) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | +13'20" |
| 45 | Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac | +14'58" |
| 46 | Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing Team | +15'41" |
| 47 | Ethan Hayter (GBr) Great Britain | +20'25" |
| 48 | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team | +21'48" |
| 49 | Michael Hepburn (Aus) Orica-Scott | +21'56" |
| 50 | Kamil Gradek (Pol) One Pro Cycling | +22'14" |
| 51 | Hugh Carthy (GBr) Cannondale-Drapac | +22'40" |
| 52 | Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Soudal | +22'45" |
| 53 | Oliver Wood (GBr) Great Britain | +23'16" |
| 54 | Jan Tratnik (Slo) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | +25'11" |
| 55 | Jay Thompson (RSA) Dimension Data | +26'44" |
| 56 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Team Sky | +27'29" |
| 57 | Senne Leysen (Bel) Lotto Soudal | +29'22" |
| 58 | Hayden Mccormick (NZl) One Pro Cycling | +30'12" |
| 59 | Vincenzo Albanese (Ita) Bardiani CSF | +30'22" |
| 60 | Eric Marcotte (USA) Cylance Cycling | +30'53" |
| 61 | Russell Downing (GBr) JLT Condor | +31'11" |
| 62 | Matthew Teggart (Irl) An Post Chain Reaction | +32'19" |
| 63 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) Dimension Data | +33'11" |
| 64 | Steele Von Hoff (Aus) One Pro Cycling | +34'17" |
| 65 | Simone Andreetta (Ita) Bardiani CSF | +34'41" |
| 66 | Kyle Murphy (USA) Cylance Cycling | +35'07" |
| 67 | Dexter Gardias (GBr) Bike Channel Canyon | +35'31" |
| 68 | Scott Thwaites (GBr) Dimension Data | +35'40" |
| 69 | Rory Townsend (GBr) Bike Channel Canyon | +35'41" |
| 70 | Richard Handley (GBr) Madison Genesis | +36'51" |
| 71 | Alistair Slater (GBr) JLT Condor | +37'20" |
| 72 | Regan Gough (NZl) An Post Chain Reaction | +38'11" |
| 73 | Roger Kluge (Ger) Orica-Scott | +38'35" |
| 74 | Peter Williams (GBr) One Pro Cycling | +38'52" |
| 75 | Enzo Wouters (Bel) Lotto Soudal | +38'58" |
| 76 | Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Lotto Soudal | +39'09" |
| 77 | Alexandre Blain (Fra) Madison Genesis | +39'21" |
| 78 | Thomas Gibbons (USA) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | +39'28" |
| 79 | Ian Bibby (GBr) JLT Condor | +41'47" |
| 80 | Jonathan Mcevoy (GBr) Madison Genesis | +43'21" |
| 81 | Taylor Gunman (NZl) Madison Genesis | +43'37" |
| 82 | Jacob Scott (GBr) An Post Chain Reaction | +43'50" |
| 83 | Sean Mckenna (Irl) An Post Chain Reaction | +44'35" |
| 84 | Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani CSF | +44'42" |
| 85 | Andres Diaz (Ven) Cylance Cycling | +44'47" |
| 86 | Harry Tanfield (GBr) Bike Channel Canyon | +45'14" |
| 87 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Dimension Data | +45'56" |
| 88 | Alan Banaszek (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | +49'00" |
| 89 | Marcin Bialoblocki (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | +50'27" |
| 90 | Robert Partridge (GBr) Bike Channel Canyon | +52'07" |
| 91 | Jacob Hennessy (GBr) Great Britain | +1:00'15" |
| 92 | Graham Briggs (GBr) JLT Condor | +1:10'02" |
