Tour of Britain Men: Cees Bol Scores Decisive Sprint Win on Stage 4 While Breakaway Partner Tim Wellens Takes GC Lead
Tim Wellens took the race lead after a two-rider move over the final climb left Lewis Askey 21 seconds behind, officials said.
- On Saturday, Cees Bol won the fourth stage of the Tour of Britain Men in Leyburn, while Tim Wellens seized the green jersey from Lewis Askey .
- Wellens launched an attack over 40 km from the finish on the final climb at Redmire, bridging to Bol; the pair built a decisive lead that held despite a late-stage chase.
- Previous race leader Askey finished fifth, 27 seconds behind Wellens, losing his overall advantage. "I can't be disappointed with that," Askey said, noting the team "rode incredibly" and were "beaten by a stronger man."
- Hundreds of spectators lined the streets of Helmsley to witness the start of the 22nd leg of the tour. Local business owner Carolyn Frank praised the "brilliant atmosphere" at the event.
- British Cycling described this penultimate stage as "one of the toughest and most decisive tests of the race," with the course tackling 8,800ft of elevation across the Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors.
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Cees Bol (Decathlon CMA CGM Team) conquered the fourth stage of the Tour of Britain 2026, imposing himself in Leyburn at the end of a long escape. The 31-year-old Dutch resisted the return of the group and hit a heavy success, four years after the last statement (not even to do so post in the same race [...]
Left in the breakaway formed very early, Cees Bol let Tim Wellens down in the final to win the 4th stage of the Tour of Great Britain. The Belgian consoles himself by taking the leader jersey in Lewis Askey's overall shoulder classification on the eve of the last stage.
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