Boom wins Britain TT, takes GC lead after stage 5
Former world cyclocross champion Lars Boom wins stage 5 at the Tour of Britain Thursday and moves into the overall race lead.
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Former world cyclocross champion Lars Boom won stage 5 at the Tour of Britain Thursday and moved into the overall race lead.
The Dutchman rode the 16.2km test in 19:02.5. His LottoNL-Jumbo teammate Victor Campenaerts was second, six seconds back. Vasil Kiryienka (Sky), the 2015 world time trial champion, was third, another second slower.
“I know, I always go out hard,” said Boom. “So I knew already in my mind that if it’s headwind in the last few kilometers I’m going to drop some seconds, but in the end I could keep it on 45, 48 [kph], so it was quite OK and my team director was telling me that at one kilometer out I was still 10 seconds faster, so I knew it was OK.
“The week before we came to Britain I had some problems with the stomach and so I was looking a little bit funny for the shape, but the feeling now was pretty good on the TT bike.
“There’s a really strong field here, that’s why I’m also really pleased with the win. We have to make a plan for the next few days. We need to see because it can be difficult with only six riders in the team, so it makes the racing also a little bit more difficult, but that’s quite nice about this race. And 20 seconds is not much so we have to look … I don’t know yet.”
The GC standings mirror the time trial results with Campanaerts second and Kiryienka third. Three stages remain in the eight-day British race.
Stage 5 results
- 1. Lars Boom, TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO, in 19:02.50
- 2. Victor Campenaerts, TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO, at :06
- 3. Vasil Kiryienka, TEAM SKY, at :07
- 4. Stefan KÜng, BMC RACING TEAM, at :08
- 5. Jos Van Emden, TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO, at :11
- 6. Tony Martin, TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN, at :12
- 7. Michal Kwiatkowski, TEAM SKY, at :17
- 8. Geraint Thomas, TEAM SKY, at :17
- 9. Alex Dowsett, MOVISTAR TEAM, at :21
- 10. Luke Durbridge, ORICA – SCOTT, at :21
- 11. Ryan Mullen, CANNONDALE DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM, at :25
- 12. Primož RogliČ, TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO, at :25
- 13. Owain Doull, TEAM SKY, at :26
- 14. Harry Tanfield, BIKE CHANNEL CANYON, at :26
- 15. Michael Hepburn, ORICA – SCOTT, at :29
- 16. Edvald Boasson Hagen, TEAM DIMENSION DATA, at :30
- 17. Marcin Bialoblocki, CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE, at :32
- 18. Dylan Van Baarle, CANNONDALE DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM, at :40
- 19. Joseph Rosskopf, BMC RACING TEAM, at :41
- 20. Mads Würtz Schmidt, TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN, at :41
- 21. Jonathan Castroviejo, MOVISTAR TEAM, at :41
- 22. Nils Politt, TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN, at :43
- 23. Gorka Izaguirre Insausti, MOVISTAR TEAM, at :46
- 24. James Gullen, JLT CONDOR, at :48
- 25. Tao Geoghegan Hart, TEAM SKY, at :48
- 26. Jan Tratnik, CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE, at :49
- 27. Patrick Bevin, CANNONDALE DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM, at :52
- 28. Laurens De Plus, QUICK – STEP FLOORS, at :53
- 29. Silvan Dillier, BMC RACING TEAM, at :57
- 30. Roger Kluge, ORICA – SCOTT, at 01:00
- 31. Kamil Gradek, ONE PRO CYCLING, at 01:00
- 32. Imanol Erviti, MOVISTAR TEAM, at 01:00
- 33. Gijs Van Hoecke, TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO, at 01:02
- 34. Reto Hollenstein, TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN, at 01:02
- 35. Ben Hermans, BMC RACING TEAM, at 01:07
- 36. James Oram, ONE PRO CYCLING, at 01:09
- 37. Tiago Machado, TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN, at 01:10
- 38. Alexander Kristoff, TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN, at 01:10
- 39. Hayden Mccormick, ONE PRO CYCLING, at 01:12
- 40. Hugh John Carthy, CANNONDALE DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM, at 01:13
- 41. Rory Sutherland, MOVISTAR TEAM, at 01:19
- 42. Xandro Meurisse, WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT, at 01:19
- 43. Connor Swift, MADISON GENESIS, at 01:20
- 44. Karol Domagalski, ONE PRO CYCLING, at 01:21
- 45. Daniel Martin, QUICK – STEP FLOORS, at 01:23
- 46. Elia Viviani, TEAM SKY, at 01:23
- 47. Lukasz Owsian, CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE, at 01:25
- 48. Maximiliano Ariel Richeze, QUICK – STEP FLOORS, at 01:26
- 49. Marcel Sieberg, LOTTO SOUDAL, at 01:26
- 50. James Shaw, LOTTO SOUDAL, at 01:28
- 51. Christopher Lawless, GREAT BRITAIN, at 01:28
- 52. Senne Leysen, LOTTO SOUDAL, at 01:29
- 53. Daniele Bennati, MOVISTAR TEAM, at 01:29
- 54. Mark Stewart, AN POST CHAIN REACTION, at 01:30
- 55. Philippe Gilbert, QUICK – STEP FLOORS, at 01:31
- 56. Dion Smith, WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT, at 01:32
- 57. Maciej Paterski, CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE, at 01:35
- 58. Jonas Koch, CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE, at 01:36
- 59. Ethan Hayter, GREAT BRITAIN, at 01:37
- 60. Oliver Wood, GREAT BRITAIN, at 01:42
- 61. Mark Cavendish, TEAM DIMENSION DATA, at 01:42
- 62. Regan Gough, AN POST CHAIN REACTION, at 01:42
- 63. Floris Gerts, BMC RACING TEAM, at 01:46
- 64. Zdenek Štybar, QUICK – STEP FLOORS, at 01:47
- 65. Jay Robert Thomson, TEAM DIMENSION DATA, at 01:48
- 66. Matthew Holmes, MADISON GENESIS, at 01:52
- 67. Davide Formolo, CANNONDALE DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM, at 01:52
- 68. Alessandro Tonelli, BARDIANI CSF, at 01:53
- 69. Rob Power, ORICA – SCOTT, at 01:55
- 70. Taylor Karl Gunman, MADISON GENESIS, at 01:57
- 71. Russell Downing, JLT CONDOR, at 02:02
- 72. Brenton Jones, JLT CONDOR, at 02:02
- 73. James Knox, GREAT BRITAIN, at 02:08
- 74. Luka Mezgec, ORICA – SCOTT, at 02:13
- 75. Peter Williams, ONE PRO CYCLING, at 02:15
- 76. Ian Bibby, JLT CONDOR, at 02:15
- 77. Fernando Gaviria Rendon, QUICK – STEP FLOORS, at 02:16
- 78. Mark Renshaw, TEAM DIMENSION DATA, at 02:17
- 79. Graham Briggs, JLT CONDOR, at 02:19
- 80. Thomas Gibbons, WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT, at 02:25
- 81. Mark Mcnally, WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT, at 02:26
- 82. Alistair Slater, JLT CONDOR, at 02:28
- 83. Robert Partridge, BIKE CHANNEL CANYON, at 02:28
- 84. Enrico Barbin, BARDIANI CSF, at 02:29
- 85. Enzo Wouters, LOTTO SOUDAL, at 02:29
- 86. Nikolas Maes, LOTTO SOUDAL, at 02:31
- 87. Andrea Pasqualon, WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT, at 02:31
- 88. Jonathan Mcevoy, MADISON GENESIS, at 02:33
- 89. Jacob Hennessy, GREAT BRITAIN, at 02:33
- 90. Kris Boeckmans, LOTTO SOUDAL, at 02:35
- 91. Jacob Scott, AN POST CHAIN REACTION, at 02:37
- 92. Vincenzo Albanese, BARDIANI CSF, at 02:37
- 93. Rory Townsend, BIKE CHANNEL CANYON, at 02:38
- 94. Matthew Teggart, AN POST CHAIN REACTION, at 02:38
- 95. Chris Opie, BIKE CHANNEL CANYON, at 02:38
- 96. Eric Marcotte, CYLANCE CYCLING, at 02:39
- 97. Richard Handley, MADISON GENESIS, at 02:41
- 98. Dexter Gardias, BIKE CHANNEL CANYON, at 02:45
- 99. Dylan Groenewegen, TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO, at 02:45
- 100. Alexandre Blain, MADISON GENESIS, at 02:47
- 101. Steele Von Hoff, ONE PRO CYCLING, at 02:47
- 102. Damien Shaw, AN POST CHAIN REACTION, at 02:47
- 103. Kyle Murphy, CYLANCE CYCLING, at 02:49
- 104. Simone Andreetta, BARDIANI CSF, at 02:50
- 105. Sean Mckenna, AN POST CHAIN REACTION, at 02:53
- 106. Adam Hartley, GREAT BRITAIN, at 02:53
- 107. Giulio Ciccone, BARDIANI CSF, at 02:55
- 108. Andres Miguel Diaz Corrales, CYLANCE CYCLING, at 03:07
- 109. Bernhard Eisel, TEAM DIMENSION DATA, at 03:11
- 110. Alan Banaszek, CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE, at 03:38
- 111. Scott Thwaites, TEAM DIMENSION DATA, at 03:56
- 112. Orlando Trinidad Garibay Contreras, CYLANCE CYCLING, at 03:56
- 113. Caleb Ewan, ORICA – SCOTT, at 03:57
- 114. Paolo Simion, BARDIANI CSF, at 04:04
General classification
- 1. Lars Boom, TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO, in 17:57:25
- 2. Victor Campenaerts, TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO, at :08
- 3. Vasil Kiryienka, TEAM SKY, at :09
- 4. Stefan KÜng, BMC RACING TEAM, at :10
- 5. Jos Van Emden, TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO, at :13
- 6. Tony Martin, TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN, at :14
- 7. Michal Kwiatkowski, TEAM SKY, at :19
- 8. Edvald Boasson Hagen, TEAM DIMENSION DATA, at :19
- 9. Geraint Thomas, TEAM SKY, at :19
- 10. Alex Dowsett, MOVISTAR TEAM, at :23
- 11. Ryan Mullen, CANNONDALE DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM, at :27
- 12. Primož RogliČ, TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO, at :27
- 13. Owain Doull, TEAM SKY, at :28
- 14. Michael Hepburn, ORICA – SCOTT, at :31
- 15. Dylan Van Baarle, CANNONDALE DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM, at :42
- 16. Joseph Rosskopf, BMC RACING TEAM, at :43
- 17. Mads Würtz Schmidt, TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN, at :43
- 18. Jonathan Castroviejo, MOVISTAR TEAM, at :43
- 19. Nils Politt, TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN, at :45
- 20. Gorka Izaguirre Insausti, MOVISTAR TEAM, at :48
- 21. Patrick Bevin, CANNONDALE DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM, at :54
- 22. Silvan Dillier, BMC RACING TEAM, at :54
- 23. Laurens De Plus, QUICK – STEP FLOORS, at :55
- 24. Kamil Gradek, ONE PRO CYCLING, at :57
- 25. Imanol Erviti, MOVISTAR TEAM, at 01:02
- 26. Gijs Van Hoecke, TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO, at 01:04
- 27. Reto Hollenstein, TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN, at 01:04
- 28. Alexander Kristoff, TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN, at 01:04
- 29. Elia Viviani, TEAM SKY, at 01:05
- 30. James Oram, ONE PRO CYCLING, at 01:11
- 31. Tiago Machado, TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN, at 01:12
- 32. Hayden Mccormick, ONE PRO CYCLING, at 01:14
- 33. Hugh John Carthy, CANNONDALE DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM, at 01:15
- 34. Karol Domagalski, ONE PRO CYCLING, at 01:17
- 35. Rory Sutherland, MOVISTAR TEAM, at 01:21
- 36. Xandro Meurisse, WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT, at 01:21
- 37. Daniel Martin, QUICK – STEP FLOORS, at 01:25
- 38. Maximiliano Ariel Richeze, QUICK – STEP FLOORS, at 01:28
- 39. Marcel Sieberg, LOTTO SOUDAL, at 01:28
- 40. James Shaw, LOTTO SOUDAL, at 01:30
- 41. Christopher Lawless, GREAT BRITAIN, at 01:30
- 42. Daniele Bennati, MOVISTAR TEAM, at 01:31
- 43. Mark Stewart, AN POST CHAIN REACTION, at 01:32
- 44. Philippe Gilbert, QUICK – STEP FLOORS, at 01:33
- 45. Dion Smith, WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT, at 01:34
- 46. Maciej Paterski, CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE, at 01:37
- 47. Floris Gerts, BMC RACING TEAM, at 01:48
- 48. Zdenek Štybar, QUICK – STEP FLOORS, at 01:49
- 49. Alessandro Tonelli, BARDIANI CSF, at 01:55
- 50. Oliver Wood, GREAT BRITAIN, at 01:59
- 51. Fernando Gaviria Rendon, QUICK – STEP FLOORS, at 02:04
- 52. Russell Downing, JLT CONDOR, at 02:04
- 53. Brenton Jones, JLT CONDOR, at 02:04
- 54. James Knox, GREAT BRITAIN, at 02:10
- 55. Luka Mezgec, ORICA – SCOTT, at 02:15
- 56. Enrico Barbin, BARDIANI CSF, at 02:31
- 57. Nikolas Maes, LOTTO SOUDAL, at 02:33
- 58. Andrea Pasqualon, WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT, at 02:33
- 59. Matthew Teggart, AN POST CHAIN REACTION, at 02:40
- 60. Richard Handley, MADISON GENESIS, at 02:42
- 61. Dexter Gardias, BIKE CHANNEL CANYON, at 02:47
- 62. Giulio Ciccone, BARDIANI CSF, at 02:57
- 63. Lukasz Owsian, CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE, at 03:15
- 64. Roger Kluge, ORICA – SCOTT, at 03:27
- 65. Regan Gough, AN POST CHAIN REACTION, at 03:34
- 66. Mark Renshaw, TEAM DIMENSION DATA, at 03:38
- 67. Caleb Ewan, ORICA – SCOTT, at 03:39
- 68. James Gullen, JLT CONDOR, at 03:45
- 69. Jan Tratnik, CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE, at 03:46
- 70. Ben Hermans, BMC RACING TEAM, at 03:50
- 71. Dylan Groenewegen, TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO, at 04:31
- 72. Eric Marcotte, CYLANCE CYCLING, at 04:31
- 73. Davide Formolo, CANNONDALE DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM, at 04:35
- 74. Jonas Koch, CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE, at 04:35
- 75. Luke Durbridge, ORICA – SCOTT, at 04:36
- 76. Steele Von Hoff, ONE PRO CYCLING, at 04:39
- 77. Jay Robert Thomson, TEAM DIMENSION DATA, at 04:45
- 78. Rory Townsend, BIKE CHANNEL CANYON, at 06:02
- 79. Alistair Slater, JLT CONDOR, at 07:14
- 80. Connor Swift, MADISON GENESIS, at 07:48
- 81. Harry Tanfield, BIKE CHANNEL CANYON, at 07:56
- 82. Senne Leysen, LOTTO SOUDAL, at 07:57
- 83. Scott Thwaites, TEAM DIMENSION DATA, at 08:22
- 84. Vincenzo Albanese, BARDIANI CSF, at 09:05
- 85. Taylor Karl Gunman, MADISON GENESIS, at 09:30
- 86. Kris Boeckmans, LOTTO SOUDAL, at 09:33
- 87. Thomas Gibbons, WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT, at 09:41
- 88. Mark Mcnally, WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT, at 09:45
- 89. Peter Williams, ONE PRO CYCLING, at 09:48
- 90. Enzo Wouters, LOTTO SOUDAL, at 10:02
- 91. Jonathan Mcevoy, MADISON GENESIS, at 10:06
- 92. Alexandre Blain, MADISON GENESIS, at 10:17
- 93. Mark Cavendish, TEAM DIMENSION DATA, at 10:19
- 94. Damien Shaw, AN POST CHAIN REACTION, at 10:20
- 95. Sean Mckenna, AN POST CHAIN REACTION, at 10:26
- 96. Andres Miguel Diaz Corrales, CYLANCE CYCLING, at 10:40
- 97. Ethan Hayter, GREAT BRITAIN, at 10:55
- 98. Paolo Simion, BARDIANI CSF, at 11:20
- 99. Kyle Murphy, CYLANCE CYCLING, at 11:22
- 100. Jacob Hennessy, GREAT BRITAIN, at 12:09
- 101. Jacob Scott, AN POST CHAIN REACTION, at 13:02
- 102. Simone Andreetta, BARDIANI CSF, at 13:21
- 103. Tao Geoghegan Hart, TEAM SKY, at 13:25
- 104. Ian Bibby, JLT CONDOR, at 14:29
- 105. Rob Power, ORICA – SCOTT, at 14:31
- 106. Marcin Bialoblocki, CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE, at 15:37
- 107. Bernhard Eisel, TEAM DIMENSION DATA, at 15:37
- 108. Alan Banaszek, CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE, at 15:38
- 109. Matthew Holmes, MADISON GENESIS, at 15:51
- 110. Robert Partridge, BIKE CHANNEL CANYON, at 17:17
- 111. Chris Opie, BIKE CHANNEL CANYON, at 18:45
- 112. Orlando Trinidad Garibay Contreras, CYLANCE CYCLING, at 19:01
- 113. Adam Hartley, GREAT BRITAIN, at 19:58
- 114. Graham Briggs, JLT CONDOR, at 31:41