Dowsett wins British time trial, one stage to go for Boom
Team Sky time trial specialist Alex Dowsett won Sunday’s 8.8km individual time trial at the Tour of Britain. Race leader Lars Boom was just five seconds back in second place and retained the lead headed into Sunday’s second stage and the final test of his lead: a circuit race in…
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Team Sky time trial specialist Alex Dowsett won Sunday’s 8.8km individual time trial at the Tour of Britain.
Race leader Lars Boom was just five seconds back in second place and retained the lead headed into Sunday’s second stage and the final test of his lead: a circuit race in central London.
Stage 8a, London ITT
1 Alex Dowsett (GB, Sky Procycling) 10:14:73
2 Lars Boom (Ned, Rabobank) @ 0:05
3 Lieuwe Westra (Ned, Vacansoleil DCM) same time
4 Steve Cummings (GB, Sky Procycling) @ 0:09
5 Geraint Thomas (GB, Sky Procycling) @ 0:16
6 Alex Wetterall (Swe, Endura Racing) @ 0:19
7 Michael Rogers (Aus, Sky Procycling) same time
8 Thor Hushovd (Nor, Garmin Cervelo) @ 0:23
9 Damien Guadin (Fra, Europcar) @ 0:25
10 Joost Posthuma (Ned, Leopard Trek) @ 0:26
Overall General Classification, after Stage 8a
1 Lars Boom (Ned, Rabobank) 24:58:17
2 Stephen Cummings (GB, Sky ProCycling) @ 0:36
3 Jan Barta (Cze, Team NetApp) @ 0:56
4 Linus Gerdemann (Ger, Leopard Trek) @ 0:57
5 Leopold Koenig (Cze, Team NetApp) @ 1:01
6 Jonathan Tiernan Locke (GB, Rapha Condor Sharp) @ 1:03
7 Jelle Wallays (Bel, Topsport Vlaanderen) @ 1:12
8 Iker Camano (Spa, Endura Racing) same time
9 Joost Posthuma (Ned, Leopard Trek) @ 1:13
10 Daniel Lloyd (GB, Team Garmin – Cervelo) @ 1:25
