Relive all of the action and drama from the Tour of Britain 2023, won by Wout van Aert (Jumbo - Visma).
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00:03 Stage one of the 2023 Tour of Britain in bright sunshine,
00:20 getting underway from Altrincham
00:23 to the south of Manchester, and a finish
00:25 in the heart of Manchester in Deansgate.
00:28 A peloton of 96 riders featuring a range of different teams,
00:32 domestic and world tour.
00:35 The headline acts of Wout van Aert and Tom Pidcock,
00:38 the big favourites for the general classification.
00:41 The possibility that there would be six consecutive bunch sprint.
00:46 Hansgrohe sees control at the front again.
00:48 So Wout van Aert takes over, leading out to Olaf Koy.
00:51 That is indeed Sam Benwick with Max Kentre on his wheel.
00:54 Wout van Aert just cruising around
00:56 with Olaf Koy on his wheel.
00:57 They're looking firmly in control, still Jumbo Visma.
01:00 Koy opening up his sprint.
01:02 Olaf Koy, the pre-race favourite.
01:04 Olaf Koy, the winner.
01:06 Jumbo Visma, they're a winning machine.
01:08 Your race leader, Olaf Koy.
01:16 The shortest stage in Tour of Britain history.
01:25 Jumbo Visma looking to pick up where
01:26 they left off after victory on stage one with Olaf Koy.
01:29 Sam Bennett, in theory, is in prime position.
01:44 Van Aert sprinting on for a position.
01:46 Koy doubles up.
01:48 Jumbo Visma rode the chaos impeccably.
01:56 It's another day of glorious sunshine at the Tour of Britain.
01:58 It was Sapir who launched a three-up attack.
02:11 A smart move, but that wasn't the end of the attack.
02:14 It's uphill to the line.
02:18 Bennett perfectly placed.
02:23 Koy makes it three out of three.
02:25 The man is perfection at this Tour of Britain.
02:28 Nottinghamshire then for stage four,
02:35 predominantly 166.6km from a start in Sherwood Forest
02:40 to a finish in Newark-on-Trent.
02:43 James Fouché in the black of the King of the Mountains jersey,
02:49 showing his intent straight away to try and get in a move.
02:52 Ineos Grenadiers taking Tom Pitcock closer to the front.
03:00 Ethan Vernon is still in the mix, but still it's Van Aert,
03:03 still it's Van Aert and still Koy waits.
03:05 And they're finishing fast, but Olaf Koy hands on and makes it four.
03:10 And they make it look so simple.
03:13 It's ridiculous.
03:16 Stage five in Suffolk and again in bright sunshine.
03:20 And another opportunity for Olaf Koy and Jumbo Visma
03:24 potentially to do something very rare indeed,
03:26 and that is win five consecutive stages of a stage race.
03:31 So who would bet against them?
03:45 We've seen it time and time again.
03:47 Who could possibly disrupt this train?
03:49 Wout van Aert has launched a flyer off the front.
03:52 Wout van Aert lights up the Tour of Britain.
03:56 Only he can do that.
03:58 Wait, Van Aert!
04:13 Another day at the seaside, another opportunity for Jumbo Visma,
04:17 either with the new race leader Wout van Aert
04:19 or indeed with the four-time stage winner Olaf Koy.
04:22 The usual suspects are on the attack,
04:31 including a two-up attack from TDT Unibet.
04:41 Big crash at the back, that's cut the bunch in half.
04:44 Rasmus Tiller opening it up.
04:46 Olaf Koy going early.
04:47 Vernon hits the front.
04:48 Whoa, that was van Poppel, I think.
04:50 The first of two stages on the final weekend of racing
05:08 that would surely determine the outcome of the general classification.
05:11 Wout van Aert in the leader's jersey with a three-second time gap.
05:18 Over 50 riders in the general classification.
05:20 It is every man for himself.
05:23 It's Rasmus Tiller who opens up the sprint with Sumir Cianis.
05:26 Rasmus Tiller, Danny van Poppel.
05:27 Tiller holds on.
05:28 Uno-X riding to victory.
05:30 Yeah!
05:34 Woo!
05:35 Rasmus Tiller!
05:37 [CHEERING]
05:39 166.8 profoundly hilly kilometres
05:53 would mark stage eight from Margan Country Park
05:56 to a famous finish on the Tour of Britain at Kea Philly.
05:59 Intensive-looking Wout van Aert in the leader's jersey
06:04 with a slender buffer of just three seconds
06:06 knowing that the race would come for him.
06:09 After a day on stage seven when Jumbo Visma
06:12 showed some uncharacteristic frailty,
06:15 everybody smelt blood.
06:17 James Fruchet picked up a maximum 10 points
06:20 in the King of the Mountains competition
06:21 that would eventually go his way.
06:24 Ineos Grenadiers then started to ride aggressively,
06:27 setting things up eventually for a big attack
06:29 that would shake the back end of the race.
06:32 Oh, how good!
06:34 Carlos Rodriguez, he's lost a second here and a second there.
06:43 And it's all about the next five kilometres on the descent.
06:46 Motoring now.
06:48 But he's losing time and not gaining time on Wout van Aert.
06:57 It is so close.
06:59 He got the better of everybody, the best climber.
07:02 After the Tour of Britain, Ineos Grenadiers
07:04 take the final stage with Carlos Rodriguez.
07:06 Van Aert imposing himself in front of the American.
07:09 And he's going to win the Tour of Britain
07:11 for the second time in his career.
07:14 The winner in 2021.
07:16 My word, David.
07:17 My word he had to defence today.
07:19 And that was a brilliant performance from van Aert.
07:23 (INEOS GRENADIERS)
07:24 (upbeat music)
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