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Williams outsprints Alaphilippe for Tour of Britain stage two success
- Israel-Premier Tech rider wins sprint finish in Redcar
- Welshman and Joe Blackmore in frame for GC victory
Steve Williams’s annus mirabilis took another turn on the seafront at Redcar, with an emphatic win on stage two of the Tour of Britain after the final 50km through the North York Moors and Cleveland hills witnessed a ding-dong battle between Israel‑Premier Tech and Soudal Quick-Step.
In the end Soudal’s double world champion, Julian Alaphilippe, was unable to get past Williams after the Welshman led out the sprint in the final metres. The 28-year-old from Aberystwyth now wears the green leader’s jersey six seconds ahead of the young Scot, Oscar Onley, who finished third behind Alaphilippe.
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