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Connor goes close from breakaway

  • 07 Sep 24
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Tour of Britain

Stage 5
  • 1
    Paul Magnier Soudal Quick-Step
    03:12:09
  • 2
    Erlend Blikra Uno-X Mobility
    + 00
  • 3
    Ethan Vernon Israel-Premier Tech
    + 00
  • 7
    Ethan Hayter INEOS Grenadiers
    + 00
  • 12
    Tom Pidcock INEOS Grenadiers
    + 00
  • 19
    Ben Swift INEOS Grenadiers
    + 00
  • 39
    Connor Swift INEOS Grenadiers
    + 00
  • 56
    Tobias Foss INEOS Grenadiers
    + 48
  • DNF
    Ben Turner INEOS Grenadiers
    DNF
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Tour of Britain

Overall Rankings (Stage 5)
  • 1
    Stephen Williams Israel-Premier Tech
    18:02:56
  • 2
    Oscar Onley Team dsm-firmenich PostNL
    + 16
  • 3
    Mark Donovan Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
    + 40
  • 17
    Ethan Hayter INEOS Grenadiers
    + 02:09
  • 20
    Ben Swift INEOS Grenadiers
    + 02:16
  • 27
    Connor Swift INEOS Grenadiers
    + 03:35
  • 43
    Tom Pidcock INEOS Grenadiers
    + 12:29
  • 52
    Tobias Foss INEOS Grenadiers
    + 15:59

Connor Swift produced a valiant effort in stage five's breakaway at the Tour of Britain, only to be caught just a few hundred metres from the line.

The day was rapid from the off, with Connor, Matthew Holmes (GB), and Rasmus Pedersen (Decathlon AG2R Development Team) putting in a huge effort to get away from the peloton.

Never given more than two minutes, the trio began measuring their efforts in order to have something left for the finale. As the peloton started to wind them in, they would up the pace to avoid capture.

With just five kilometres to go, the gap was hovering around 30 seconds, and it was clear it would be close. 

Despite a powerful ride, the trio would be caught just 500 metres from the line. Connor was rewarded for his efforts with the Combativity Prize, with Ethan Hayter sprinting to seventh.