Wout van Aert powers to a hat-trick win on stage six of Tour of Britain 2021

The Belgian champion took the stage ahead of Ethan Hayter, narrowing the gap in the overall to four seconds

Wout van Aert wins his third stage of the Tour of Britain 2021
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Wout van Aert took his third victory at the Tour of Britain 2021, out-sprinting Ethan Hayter and Julian Alaphilippe, narrowing the gap in the overall standings to four seconds.

Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) came out on top in a select group that went away thanks to an attack by the Belgian on the final major climb of the day. 

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