Matthias Brandle wins Tour of Britain stage five from break

Matthias Brandle keeps peloton at bay to take solo win in Exeter on stage five of the 2014 Tour of Britain

Matthias Brandle wins Stage 5 of the 2014 Tour of Britain

(Image credit: Graham Watson)

Matthias Brandle (IAM Cycling) stayed away in the breakaway to win stage five of the Friends Life Tour of Britain in Exeter

The 24-year-old Austrian, in 37th place (at three minutes and four seconds) in the GC before the day’s start, broke away from the four-man escape group four kilometres before the finish on the day’s final KOM, the three kilometre category 2 Stoke Hill.

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