Tom Stewart's career development continues at the Tour of Britain

The Yorkshireman finished third in yesterday's stage to Hemel Hempstead after a day-long breakaway.

Tom Stewart, Tour of Britain 2014 stage two

Tom Stewart's rise through the ranks continued as the Madison-Genesis rider impressively took third in yesterday's Friends Life Tour of Britain sixth stage.

Stewart broke clear with Alex Dowsett (Movistar) and Matthias Brändle (IAM Cycling) after a frantic first hour of racing upon leaving Bath, and the trio finished a minute ahead of the peloton in Hemel Hempstead.

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Nick Bull is an NCTJ qualified journalist who has written for a range of titles, as well as being a freelance writer at Beat Media Group, which provides reports for the PA Media wire which is circulated to the likes of the BBC and Eurosport. His work at Cycling Weekly predominantly dealt with professional cycling, and he now holds a role as PR & Digital Manager at SweetSpot Group, which organises the Tour of Britain.