Petr Vakoc on the podium after winning Stage 2 of the 2015 Tour of Britain
If you had your eye on claiming some Strava KoMs in the Ribble Valley region in the coming weeks you may have to put those ideas firmly back on the shelf after the professional peloton steamed through on stage two of the Tour of Britain.
Winner of the stage between Clitheroe and Colne, Petr Vakoc, was one of many riders to upload their ride to Strava, claiming 11 KoMs over the 159km route where he sped off the front with around 20km to go.
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