Boasson Hagen takes his second Tour of Britain stage

Edvald Boasson Hagen, Tour of Britain 2009, stage 4

Edvald Boasson Hagen (Columbia-HTC) won his second consecutive stage at the Tour of Britain after another high-speed lead out from his team mates on stage four.

Team Columbia make sprinting look easy and have perfected the lead out train, turning it into a work of cycling art. They limit the risks of high-speed sprinting and avoid the crashes thanks to having hugely talented riders and then a designated sprinter clinically finishes off the job. Mark Cavendish has done it over 20 times this year and Boasson Hagen is rapidly catching up to him.

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