Cycling: Boom leads in Tour of Britain
Lars Boom won stage three of the Tour of Britain to take the race lead from Mark Cavendish.
STOKE-ON-TRENT:
Dutch rider Lars Boom won stage three of the Tour of Britain to take the race lead from Mark Cavendish. The 25-year-old Rabobank rider narrowly sprinted inches ahead of Australian teammate Michael Matthews in a pulsating finish in Stoke-on-Trent. Geraint Thomas came third and Cavendish fifth on a twisting, climbing finish not suited to pure sprinters. The riders will next travel to Welshpool for the 114-mile stage to Caerphilly. The stage two, between Kendal and Blackpool, was earlier cancelled due to high winds.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 15th, 2011.
Dutch rider Lars Boom won stage three of the Tour of Britain to take the race lead from Mark Cavendish. The 25-year-old Rabobank rider narrowly sprinted inches ahead of Australian teammate Michael Matthews in a pulsating finish in Stoke-on-Trent. Geraint Thomas came third and Cavendish fifth on a twisting, climbing finish not suited to pure sprinters. The riders will next travel to Welshpool for the 114-mile stage to Caerphilly. The stage two, between Kendal and Blackpool, was earlier cancelled due to high winds.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 15th, 2011.