Wout van Aert and Visma-Lease a Bike left out of pocket by Tour of Britain organiser's collapse

Prize money for 2023 race unpaid, riders union says national federation must ‘bear the debts’ of previous organiser, SweetSpot

Wout van Aert
Van Aert on the way to winning stage five of last year's race in Felixstowe
(Image credit: © SWpix.com)

Wout van Aert, winner of the 2023 Tour of Britain, is one of many riders left out of pocket by the collapse of the former race promoter, SweetSpot. 

Multiple sources recently informed Cycling Weekly that the 2023 prize money was not likely to be paid after SweetSpot entered liquidation in January

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