Steve Cummings leads Tour of Britain as Wout Poels takes stage six victory

Wout Poels wins the sixth stage of the Tour of Britain as Steve Cummings takes the overall lead by 49 seconds

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Steve Cummings moved into the overall lead of the Tour of Britain as overnight leader Julien Vermote (Etixx-Quick Step) cracked on the final time to hand over the yellow jersey.

Team Sky's Wout Poels claimed his second successive Queen stage at the Tour of Britain, matching his Hartside Fell win in 2015 with victory up Haytor in Dartmoore.

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Stuart Clarke is a News Associates trained journalist who has worked for the likes of the British Olympic Associate, British Rowing and the England and Wales Cricket Board, and of course Cycling Weekly. His work at Cycling Weekly has focused upon professional racing, following the World Tour races and its characters.