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Olav Kooij has become only the second rider in modern Tour of Britain history to claim three consecutive stage victories after completing his hat-trick in Yorkshire on Tuesday September 5.

The Dutchman, who rides for the Jumbo-Visma team, was run closer than at any other point to date in the race, but he held off fast finishes from Danny van Poppel and Britain’s Ethan Vernon.

That win matches Edvald Boasson Hagen’s feat from the 2009 race of winning a trio of stages in a row.

Kooij did create his own record however, becoming the only rider to win every stage of the Tour in which he has competed in to date.

The 154.7-kilometre route started in Goole and finished for winner Kooij three-hours and 25 minutes later when he crossed the line in Beverley.

On the victory, he said: “It’s pretty special to win three stages in a row. You never get used to winning so it was nice to do so again.

“After the last two days we knew it was up to us to control. We tried to split it once we hit the coast but the wind wasn’t strong enough and then we had a really tough job bringing back the final couple of guys. But, in the end, we managed to make it a hat-trick.”

The Tour of Britain finishes in Caerphilly for the final stage on Sunday September 10.

Visit the Tour of Britain’s website for full results and standings.