Mathieu van der Poel won stage four of the Tour of Britain and took the overall race lead in Kendal yesterday.
The Dutchman completed the 173.2km stage in 4:23:08.
Lotto Soudal’s Jasper De Buyst finished three second later, with EF Education First’s Simon Clarke third.
Fourth place went to Ineos’s Ben Swift, while Jumbo-Visma’s Amund Grøndahl Jansen placed fifth.
Mathieu van der Poel won stage four of the Tour of Britain in Kendal yesterday. Photo: ARN/Gautier Demouveaux
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Stage four results (173.2km)
1. Mathieu van der Poel (Ned) Corendon-Circus 4:23:08
2. Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto Soudal +0:00:03
3. Simon Clarke (Aus) EF Education First
4. Ben Swift (GBr) Team Ineos
5. Amund Grøndahl Jansen (Nor) Team Jumbo-Visma
6. Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Israel Cycling Academy
7. Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty-Gobert
8. Ben Hermans (Bel) Israel Cycling Academy
9. Matteo Trentin (Ita) Mitchelton-Scott
10. Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Soudal
General classification
1. Mathieu van der Poel (Ned) Corendon-Circus 17:36:27
2. Matteo Trentin (Ita) Mitchelton-Scott +0:00:01
3. Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto Soudal +0:00:07
4. Simon Clarke (Aus) EF Education First +0:00:14
5. Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma +0:00:15
6. Ben Swift (GBr) Team Ineos +0:00:19
7. Amund Grøndahl Jansen (Nor) Team Jumbo-Visma
8. Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
9. Nils Politt (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin
10. Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team
