Fernando Gaviria powers to victory in Tour of Britain stage four sprint finish

Etixx - Quick-Step stagiaire took the win ahead of seasoned sprinters André Greipel and Edvald Boasson Hagen on the finish into Blyth

Etixx - Quick-Step stagiaire Fernando Gaviria took his first win for the Belgian team on stage four of the Tour of Britain, as he impressively sprinted ahead of in-form André Griepel (Lotto-Soudal) and Tour de France stage winner Edvald Boasson Hagen (MTN-Qhubeka).

Not only did the Colombian beat the two sprint veterans, he came from behind as Gerald Ciolek set a blistering pace for his teammate Boasson Hagen and Greipel began to wind things up after his teammate Jens Debusschere lost the wheel.

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