Starting and finishing in Stowmarket and taking in all the types of weather along the way…
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Hello and welcome highlights of stage two of the Lloyds tour of Britainmen. Starting and finishing in the beautiful market town of Stow Market today. 166.3 km awaited a 4.6 km neutralized section. Another tough day expected through Suffukk. It did take a few attempts before the first breakaway of the day was established, but it did contain Ben Wiggins and Josh Charlton of Great Britain and Stockro after Tamer Rockets. Unfortunately, the two Brits, Ben Wiggins and Josh Chton, going down on a lefthand turn. It would be the end of their day in the breakaway. They were passed by the Pelaton. They were up and on their way, but it did leave us four at the head of the race with the team of Vizma Lisa Bike in the yellow and black controlling things on the front of the bunch. So, Matista Vice, Andreas Stockro, Rafael Royce and Baptista Vroa were the four members of the breakaway group. The first intermediate sprint of the day. It was taken by the Unibet Tamer Rockets rider Andreas Stockro. took the 3 seconds ahead of Batista Vroa. The young fans out in force along the side getting a shower there from it looked like Julian Alfalipe. The showers for the riders though would come all day. The Shimano neutral service car was kept busy and Stockro was the second rider from the breakaway to get neutral service after Baptist via Stroa of Lotto early on in the day. Tough, gnarly, gritty conditions for the riders here in the Tour of Britain. We went on to the only King of the Mountains point of the day, a category 3 climb, 1.4 km in length, and Andreas Stoppro going after the four points at the summit, gapping his two breakaway companions. Rafael Rice of the Any color team dropped on the climb and there was a question of would Stock Bro decide to persist with this effort over the top. The answer though would be no and he would be joined again by his breakaway companions. The Pelaton cresting the summits under the shadow of the Welsh flags. Vestro not happy with the two Uni Bet riders in the breakaway. They were all swept up despite them all looking to try and be the last rider standing. Unfortunately, there was a crash with two kilometers to go that took down and riders such as Timman Arisman wearing number five in the orange of the Inos Grenaders along with him Falcon Mama. Arsman had also been had a puncture and got back into the bunch. Tight finish a corner with around 600 m to go. Barrain victorious exiting the corner very much in control. Stage one winner Olaf Koi in the green jersey at this point nowhere to be seen. Rory Townsend of Q 36.5 getting brought through a narrowing it opened up and it would be the British champion Sam Watson on that would launch his sprint for the finish coming through but on the wheel in the green jersey as race leader with the yellow and black helmet. Olaf Ko with 200 m to go. It opened up. The double doors were thrown open wide and Olaf Koi marched through. Tom Krabber of the Fllanders Baloaza team coming home for a great second place. A breakthrough ride on day two here by the team Fllanders Bowwaza rider. But two wins from two from arguably the fastest sprinter in this year’s Lloyd’s Tour of Britain. Olaf Koy takes the stage and with it in the 10 bonus seconds extends his lead in the general classification. Cool, calm amongst the chaos and mayhem, the rough and tumble of the sprint, Olaf Koy makes it two from two. Great job done by Vizma Lisa Bike today. Onto the podium for another green leaders jersey here in the Lloyds tour of Britain. Ladies and gentlemen, he’s won two stages. Can he make it three tomorrow? That is the
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Wonderful editing on these highlights.
Nowhere in porofessional sport is there anything so boring as a flat sprinter stage!
Another rubbish stage, no hills, no knarly parlour, why invite riders like Julian alaphillipe if you give them nothing to race on, like last year sprinters win the stages, no proper breakaway, all pretty pointless and boring I'm afraid.
Welcome to Britain ☔
Apart from the first attack that seems to succeed and the last 2km nothing happens apart from the break dangling at 2mins until its reeled in. There is no hill or anything in the 1st two stages to make it interesting. A short sharp one at the end would make it interesting. The hilly stages will be better but the 1st two stages wouldn't convert anyone to watch cycling
What a terrible route, no hills, nothing to race on, no wonder this race is on the brink of going. When you compare this to the tour of Denmark or the renewi tour this has nothing to offer, you start a race in the flattest part of the country. Why not go over to the peaks where there’s actually some climbs.