Just missed out on a stage win at the Tour of Britain: André Greipel. Photo: dpa
Aberdeen (dpa) - Former star André Greipel narrowly missed out on his 159th career victory. The 39-year-old sprinted to second place at the end of the 17th Tour of Britain.
He relegated his old rival Mark Cavendish to third place on the 173-kilometre section from Stonehaven to Aberdeen. However, the Belgian Wout van Aert managed to overtake him. The Olympic silver medallist thus secured overall victory after eight stages with a six-second lead over Great Britain's Ethan Hayter, also thanks to the time credits.
Greipel ends his career in a few weeks. With his 158 victories, he is the most successful professional cyclist still active.
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