Andre Greipel to race Tour of Britain

Lotto-Soudal will be led by Andre Greipel at the Tour of Britain, starting on September 6 in Anglesey

Andre Greipel wins stage fifteen of the 2015 Tour de France

(Image credit: Watson)

German sprinter Andre Greipel, four stage winner at the 2015 Tour de France, will lead Lotto-Soudal's charge at the Tour of Britain in September.

The fastman has continued his spell of excellent form at the recent Eneco Tour, winning one stage, and then picking up his first WorldTour one-day win at the Vattenfall Cyclassics on Sunday.

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Stuart Clarke is a News Associates trained journalist who has worked for the likes of the British Olympic Associate, British Rowing and the England and Wales Cricket Board, and of course Cycling Weekly. His work at Cycling Weekly has focused upon professional racing, following the World Tour races and its characters.