The Tour of Britain begins under the sign of Olav Kooij. The 23-year-old sprinter from Visma Lease a Bike completed the Woodbridge/Southwold stage, the first leg of the race, with his arms raised. In the final sprint, the Dutchman left behind Tord Gudmestad, a Norwegian born in 2001 riding for Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team, and Hugo Hofstetter, a French rider from Israel - Premier Tech. Alberto Dainese also made it into the top 10, finishing in eighth position.

Kooij, who had already demonstrated good form on Sunday at Plouay by finishing third in the race won by De Lie, today takes his revenge and also claims the first leader's jersey of the British race. Tomorrow's second stage will see the peloton cover 169 kilometers with start and finish in Stowmarket.