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Olav Kooij made it back-to-back wins by edging a dramatic sprint finish on stage two of the Tour of Britain in Wrexham.
The Dutchman was led home at the end of a winding, undulating final few kilometres by Jumbo-Visma teammate Wout van Aert to repeat his victory on Sunday’s opening stage in Manchester. Van Aert finished third behind Danny van Poppel, whose Bora-Hansgrohe colleague, Sam Bennett, was fourth.
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