Askey Wins First Stage of Tour of Britain in Lincoln as Riders Prepare for Boston to Skegness Leg
Askey outkicked a select group after a late chase and won by 2 seconds, while Filippo Ganna finished second and Tim Wellens was third.
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English rider Lewis Askey took the lead in the overall classification of the Tour of Great Britain at the end of the first stage.
The NSN team rider, who at 25 years old achieved the third victory of his professional career, took the first step towards Sunday's overall triumph. Askey unleashed his attack in the final meters, catching and then leaving behind Belgian Florian Vermeersch, who had tried to break away on the final climb of a brutal cobbled ascent (400 meters at 10%), which the final circuit featured six times. Eleven riders, including Italian Filippo Ganna and…
Lewis Askey (NSN Cycling Team) won the first stage of the Tour of Great Britain this Wednesday around Lincoln, ahead of Filippo Ganna (Netcompany-Ineos) and Tim Wellens (UAE Emirates-XRG).
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