Mark McNally gave Madison Genesis a second option in the King of the Mountain’s competition at the Tour of Britain, as he rode himself into contention on stage five.
Mark McNally gave Madison Genesis a second option in the King of the Mountain’s competition at the Tour of Britain, as he rode himself into contention on stage five.
McNally – who won the classification in 2014 – made the break and set about taking maximum points at three summits on the way from Prudhoe to Hart Side.
Scoring 18 points on the day McNally increased his total to 29, which was good enough to go into equal second alongside teammate Tom Stewart.
After three days in the jersey, Stewart was forced to relinquish his lead as he lost out on the final climb, being dropped in the early stages.
McNally was also awarded the combativity award for most attacking rider.
Day six of the 2015 Aviva Tour of Britain from Stoke on Trent to Nottingham features three second-category ascents which will likely define the King of the Mountains standings, before the race heads to its conclusion in London.
Result:
Stage five
1. Wout Poels 04:12.22
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43. Tom Stewart +00:04.57
48. Matt Holmes ST
59. Tom Scully +00:08.40
81. Mark McNally +00:10.20
82. Matt Cronshaw ST
General classification:
1. Edvald Boassen Hagen 23:02.36
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53. Mark McNally +00:17.58
67. Tom Stewart +00:31.30
72. Matt Holmes +00:32.31
79. Tom Scully +00:35.03
81. Matt Cronshaw +00:35.49