Rasmus Tiller wins stage 7 of Tour of Britain after Wout van Aert's multiple attacks cost stage win

Wout van Aert led the Tour of Britain yet attacked multiple times on stage 7, an effort that proved deadly as he was caught inside the final kilometer and saw Rasmus Tiller take the win in a reduced group sprint.

The seventh day of racing was the first in the hills, and one crucial for the overall classification. Ben Turner, Mark Donovan, Liam Johnston, Abram Stockman and Alexandar Richardson formed the breakaway of the day.

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The group proved dangerous, the gap was under a minute but into the final two climbs it was still there and with threatening riders. Wout van Aert attacked in the first, pacing the peloton and having a few riders join him, but the group did not collaborate and were absorbed by the peloton once again.

With the gap still lively van Aert attacked once again in the final hilltop, now solo. He caught the remnants of the breakaway, and was followed by Donovan and Turner. Stephen Williams bridged across and they collaborated however soon after an organized chase made the bridge across.

With 4 kilometers to go however, despite being the strongest sprinter, Wout van Aert was not content and attacked off the front once again. It seemed to be a sure win, but Danny van Poppel and Uno-X Pro Cycling Team put in big digs to close the gap, and did so inside the final kilometer.

It was a sprint where the fast men had burnt themselves, Rasmus Tiller ended up being the fastest in the final straight and took the stage win, beating Danny van Poppel and Stephen Williams.

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