Mathieu van der Poel regains Tour of Britain lead to set up duel with Trentin
12 September 2019 03:56
• Van der Poel six seconds clear of Matteo Trentin• Edoardo Affini wins stage six time trialWith two days remaining, the time trial through Worcestershire’s plum-growing country left the Tour of Britain perfectly poised with the two strongest individuals, Mathieu van der Poel and Matteo Trentin, divided by just six seconds after Van der Poel regained the lead and the stage victory went to Trentin’s teammate, the unheralded but talented Italian first-year professional Edoardo Affini.The Italian under-23 time trial and road race champion last year, Affini began the day in 99th overall, more than half an hour behind his leader Trentin, and was the 12th man to roll down the start ramp, which meant that having posted the fastest time he had to wait almost two hours for Trentin and Van der Poel to finish before being certain of his second victory of his debut season. Related: Dylan Groenewegen wins again on Tour of Britain as Trentin retakes lead Continue readingread full article
