Boom survives Tour of Britain onslaught ahead of final stage

Lars Boom (LottoNl-Jumbo)

Lars Boom (LottoNl-Jumbo) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

After the hardest-fought stage of the 2017 Tour of Britain, it was LottoNL-Jumbo who came out on top, and in more ways than one. With Lars Boom coming into the day with a slender eight-second GC lead, it was all hands on deck to keep the green leader’s jersey intact ahead of the race’s final day to Cardiff on Sunday.

Dani Ostanek
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Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, joining in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Before joining the team, they had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur.

Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France, Road World Championships, and the spring Classics. They have interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Mathieu van der Poel, Demi Vollering, and Remco Evenepoel. Their favourite races are the Giro d'Italia, Strade Bianche and Paris-Roubaix.

Season highlights from the 2024 season include reporting from Paris-Roubaix –  'Unless I'm in an ambulance, I'm finishing this race' – Cyrus Monk, the last man home at Paris-Roubaix – and the Tour de France – 'Disbelief', gratitude, and family – Mark Cavendish celebrates a record-breaking Tour de France sprint win.