Wout van Aert makes it four Tour of Britain stage wins and steals overall title from Ethan Hayter

The Belgian champion was quickest against two sprinting legends to claim a final-day GC win

Wout van Aert
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Wout van Aert came past André Greipel in the closing metres to take stage eight of the Tour of Britain and with it secure the overall title.

The Jumbo-Visma man made it a staggering four wins in eight stages and his victory in Aberdeen meant that he picked up 10 bonus seconds, enough to overhaul his pre-stage four seconds deficit to Ethan Hayter at the summit of the race's overall standings.

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