drew savage reports.ey is the best sprinter, but with a good chance of upgrading it. this morning, the limited resources of his american team, went on to match the world tour. the fourth fastest rider time is the one that counts. that was the race favourite wout van aert running into trouble. they were one short approaching the finish. he would end the day in third place overall. the any oscar that years and eased their chance. hayterwon any oscar that years and eased their chance. hayter won three months ago. now he was using his speed on the road, leading his team to post the fastest time. years ago, he climbed onto a bus stop to watch mark cavendish, never thinking that one day, he would hold onto the podium wearing the leader�*s jersey himself. drew savage, bbc news. he�*s been a mercedes protege since he was a teenager and filled in for world champion lewis hamilton for one race last year. for george russell, those dreams of racing alongside his idol are now a reality. russell will partner hamilton a

drew savage reports. this looked like a day for mark cavendish.ns cause an extra complication. the roads were still slippery. with 700 metres to go, this happened. wout van art avoided the crash, but lost his position. mark cavendish was left playing catch up. the stage was up left playing catch up. the stage was up for grabs and attend to second time bonus. ethan hayter saw his chance. the olympian and the life blue jersey held off cavendish. they are showing again what he's capable of on the road. this put him back in the leader'sjersey of on the road. this put him back in the leader's jersey eight seconds ahead of van art.

drew savage reports. sometimes cycling to those of the unexpected. the start line with tipping the race leaderfor start line with tipping the race leader for second stage win but on the short, punchy climbs a dance now a small group established a six minute lead. it is rare for a breakaway to succeed. usually the main contenders real them in towards the end of the stage but the hope of delighting the crowd to the shop win is what keeps these breakaway riders motivated. and just for once the palace on behind won't make much impact. at the front, three became one. robin carpenter, who had never won a race in europe before, since it is a chance. as the chase group finally began to get organised the american was still four minutes up the road. just one vote and cap and a's nine, the finish line in exeter. the pellet on some serious effort but they had left it too late. carpenter got their half a million before them to take the overall lead. they may not slay here but it is a day in devon that he has never met. it has been a paralympic games to rememberfo