Van Aert broke Kooijs’ streak and is the new leader in Great Britain

The Belgian cyclist Wout Van Aert of the Jumbo-Visma team won, thanks to a final attack within the last kilometer, the fifth stage of the Tour of Britain, whose 192.4 kilometers started and finished in the town of Felixstowe.

With a time of 4 hours, 20 minutes and 5 seconds, the Jumbo-Visma team maintained its winning streak after four consecutive leads by his teammate, Dutchman Olav Kooij.

The Netherlands team maintains its lead in the general classification with Van Aert leading, followed by British Ethan Vernon (Great Britain National Team), German Max Kanter (Movistar) and Olav Kooij (Jumbo-Visma) in fourth place .

The circuit that passes through several towns in Suffolk County began with a failed attack in the first 15 kilometers, with a 10-second gap quickly regained by the peloton.

160 kilometers from the finish, an attack led by American Joey Rosskopf (Saint Piran), Callum Orminston (Global 6 Cycling) and Abram Stockman (TdT-Unibet) separated them from the peloton. The breakaway put them almost three minutes behind the rest and were successful until the last 5 kilometers, where Roskopf was caught by the others.

The final stretch of the race was fierce with several leads in the final moments, until Wout Van Aert’s mischief in a sprint turned into a small gap that resulted in giving him the victory, and it became 42nd of his career. .

For his part, Spanish cyclist Gonzalo Serrano (Movistar Team) finished in 12th place, closely followed by Carlos Rodríguez (INEOS Grenadiers) in 22nd position and Adriá Roger (Kern Pharma Team) who finished on the 34th.

This Friday’s sixth stage runs from Southend-on-Sea to the town of Harlow, 146.2km through the Essex countryside. The first 65 kilometers go around several cities and offer fans the chance to catch the peloton in several locations. It ends at Third Avenue, where Lorena Wiebes won on the second day of the Women’s Tour last year.