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Peter Stuart

Tour of Britain Men: Back-to-back wins for Olav Kooij as he sears field on stage 2 and extends overall lead

Olav Kooij Sam Watson Tour of Britain Stowmarket Ben Wiggins Josh Charlton Visma VismaLease a Bike
STOWMARKET, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 03: Olav Kooij of Netherlands and Team Visma | Lease a Bike - Green Leader Jersey celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the 21st Tour of Britain 2025, Stage 2 a 169.3km stage from Stowmarket to Stowmarket on September 03, 2025 in Stowmarket, England. (Photo by Stephen Pond/Getty Images).

Olav Kooij (Visma-Lease a Bike) took a second successive victory at the Tour of Britain on stage 2 in Stowmarket, beating Tom Crabbé (Team Flanders–Baloise) into second and Sam Watson (Ineos Grenadiers) into third, following a powerful long sprint.

After a crash within the final 2km took out several riders near the back of the peloton but left the major sprinters unaffected, Bahrain Victorious approached the final straight in the best position. Kooij was seemingly out of position in the final kilometre, and Watson seemed set for a clear sprint

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