Thursday race round-up

07 Sep 2023

Thursday race round-up

Tom Pidcock sprinted to a top 10 finish at the Tour of Britain as Wout van Aert won stage five solo to move into the race lead.

The Yorkshire rider finished ninth in a bunch sprint behind Van Aert, who had made a late attack off the front of the peloton, staying to clear to take a three second lead overall. 

Pidcock remains seventh overall with three stages remaining of the race, with Carlos Rodriguez, Magnus Sheffield and Ben Turner also on the same time. 

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At the Vuelta a Espana, Kim Heiduk brought home the Grenadiers in 17th place, after stage 12 came down to a bunch sprint won by Sebastian Molano (UAE Team Emirates). 

Stage 13 sees a return to the mountains, with the Tourmalet summit finish looming large on a day that  features over 4660m of climbing.