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Relive all of the action and drama from the Tour of Britain 2023, won by Wout van Aert (Jumbo - Visma).

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00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]

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)

07:27 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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