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Tim Wellens pulls away on last stage to win Tour of Britain

The Guardian Sport Sunday 06 September 2026, 16:55 UTC By Jeremy Whittle 1 min read
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Belgian beats Briton Lewis Askey into second Bradley Wiggins’ son Ben finishes in 10thTim Wellens, teammate to Tadej Pogacar at the UAE Emirates XRG team, took overall victory in the men’s Tour of Britain, after the Belgian rider had decisively snatched the overall race lead on the fourth stage on Saturday, through the hills of North Yorkshire. Wellens had started the final stage in Earlston 21 seconds ahead of Lewis Askey but extended that advantage to 42sec by the finish. The British rider...

  • Belgian beats Briton Lewis Askey into second

  • Bradley Wiggins’ son Ben finishes in 10th

Tim Wellens, teammate to Tadej Pogacar at the UAE Emirates XRG team, took overall victory in the men’s Tour of Britain, after the Belgian rider had decisively snatched the overall race lead on the fourth stage on Saturday, through the hills of North Yorkshire.

Wellens had started the final stage in Earlston 21 seconds ahead of Lewis Askey but extended that advantage to 42sec by the finish. The British rider finished second overall after riding impressively through the earlier stages, while Ben Wiggins, son of Sir Bradley Wiggins, placed 10th overall.

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Tim Wellens (PERSON) Tour of (LOCATION) Britain (LOCATION) Belgian (ORG) Briton Lewis Askey (ORG) Bradley Wiggins (PERSON) Ben (PERSON) Wellens (PERSON) Tadej Pogacar (PERSON) the UAE Emirates XRG (ORG) North Yorkshire (LOCATION) Earlston (LOCATION) Lewis Askey (PERSON) British (ORG) Ben Wiggins (PERSON)
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