Mathieu van der Poel eyes Tour de Britain title after powering past Matteo Trentin in Stage Seven
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Updated 13/09/2019 at 17:28 GMT
Mathieu van der Poel has extended his advantage in the Tour of Britain after powering past Matteo Trentin in Stage Seven.
Arrival / Mathieu van der Poel of The Netherlands and Corendon - Circus Cycling Team Green Leader Jersey / Celebration / during the 16th Tour of Britain 2019, Stage 7 a 188,7km stage from Warwick to Burton Dassett Country Park / @TourofBritain / #OVOToB /
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The Dutchman pipped Matteo Trentin to the line in a thrilling sprint up the short but steep climb.
Van der Poel who now has two stage wins to his name in Britain, secured a thrilling victory in the 28km stage.
He now holds a 12 second line heading into the Manchester finale tomorrow.
EF Education First rider Simon Clarke rounded up the top three.
Speaking after his stage victory, Van der Poel said: “The first 70 to 80 kilometres were pretty hard actually.
“There were a lot of attacks and my team handled them perfectly – they did an amazing job.
“The second to last time we went up the climb I knew it was up to me to be at the front and follow the groups of favourites.
“I was alone in the big group, so I had to gamble a little bit again.”
On the race to top the General Classification, Van der Poel added: “It’s going to be a hard day again tomorrow and it won’t be over until I cross the finish line.
“I’m confident we’re going to make it.”
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