Wout van Aert says he's 'happy he made it to the finish in one piece' after avoiding late Tour of Britain crash

The Belgian champion had to hand his leader's jersey back to Ethan Hayter, who won the stage

Wout van Aert
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Wout van Aert says he's happy he made it through the fifth stage of the Tour of Britain in "one piece" after a late crash halted his chances of sprinting for the win.

Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) was leading the overall standings coming into stage five of the race, after winning the queen stage on stage four to the Great Orme where he out-sprinted world champion Julian Alaphilippe (Jumbo-Visma).

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