By . Press Association Reporter . The Tour of Britain is poised for a thrilling finale on the streets of London on Sunday after the penultimate stage shook up the general classification standings once more. Omega Pharma-Quick Step’s Julien Vermote won stage seven in Brighton from the breakaway, but the main action was behind as the peloton split in two and race leader Alex Dowsett - the Movistar rider who took the yellow jersey with a brilliant performance on Friday - was left behind. Vermote’s team-mate Michal Kwiatkowski led a pack of leading contenders, including Team Sky’s Sir Bradley Wiggins, over the line one minute 20 seconds behind the stage winner, and it took another 63 seconds for Dowsett to make it home. Julien Vermote of Omega Pharma-Quick Step wins stage seven of the 2014 Tour of Britain . Julien Vermote of Omega Pharma-Quick Stepis cheered by the crowd a the end of stage seven . That put Garmin-Sharp’s Dylan van Baarle - another rider from the breakaway - into yellow, 19 seconds ahead of Kwiatkowski and 25 clear of Bardiana’s Edoardo Zardini. Irishman Nicolas Roche is fourth, 35 seconds down, while Wiggins is seventh, 47 seconds down - still very much in contention ahead of the split final day which includes a time trial and a circuit race in central London. Van Baarle got himself in a five-man breakaway who went early and built a huge lead which topped nine minutes during the 226.5km run from Camberley. The gap began to tumble and with 15km to go Vermote decided to go it alone at the front. Race leader Alex Dowsett was left behind after a peleton split between Camberley and Brighton . Sir Bradley Wiggins of Great Britain and Team SKY signs autographs at the start of stage seven . Soon after, the peloton began to split behind with Kwiatkowski, Wiggins and Roche helping establish a 15-man breakaway which soon left Dowsett and Movistar behind - the Essex man perhaps paying for the huge efforts he put in on Friday. Vermote took the stage 23 seconds ahead of Van Baarle and Ignatas Konovalovas from the break, but the key gap was the one back to Wiggins and company, and it leaves all to play for on the final day. Bradley Morgan and James Moss of Great Britain and The Giordana Racing team lead a group of riders .
Omega Pharma-Quick Step’s Julien Vermote won stage seven in Brighton .
Race leader Alex Dowsett  was left behind after a peleton split .
Sir Bradley Wiggins was among the breakaway pack .
By . Press Association Reporter . The Tour of Britain is poised for a thrilling finale on the streets of London on Sunday after the penultimate stage shook up the general classification standings once more. Omega Pharma-Quick Step’s Julien Vermote won stage seven in Brighton from the breakaway, but the main action was behind as the peloton split in two and race leader Alex Dowsett - the Movistar rider who took the yellow jersey with a brilliant performance on Friday - was left behind. Vermote’s team-mate Michal Kwiatkowski led a pack of leading contenders, including Team Sky’s Sir Bradley Wiggins, over the line one minute 20 seconds behind the stage winner, and it took another 63 seconds for Dowsett to make it home. Julien Vermote of Omega Pharma-Quick Step wins stage seven of the 2014 Tour of Britain . Julien Vermote of Omega Pharma-Quick Stepis cheered by the crowd a the end of stage seven . That put Garmin-Sharp’s Dylan van Baarle - another rider from the breakaway - into yellow, 19 seconds ahead of Kwiatkowski and 25 clear of Bardiana’s Edoardo Zardini. Irishman Nicolas Roche is fourth, 35 seconds down, while Wiggins is seventh, 47 seconds down - still very much in contention ahead of the split final day which includes a time trial and a circuit race in central London. Van Baarle got himself in a five-man breakaway who went early and built a huge lead which topped nine minutes during the 226.5km run from Camberley. The gap began to tumble and with 15km to go Vermote decided to go it alone at the front. Race leader Alex Dowsett was left behind after a peleton split between Camberley and Brighton . Sir Bradley Wiggins of Great Britain and Team SKY signs autographs at the start of stage seven . Soon after, the peloton began to split behind with Kwiatkowski, Wiggins and Roche helping establish a 15-man breakaway which soon left Dowsett and Movistar behind - the Essex man perhaps paying for the huge efforts he put in on Friday. Vermote took the stage 23 seconds ahead of Van Baarle and Ignatas Konovalovas from the break, but the key gap was the one back to Wiggins and company, and it leaves all to play for on the final day. Bradley Morgan and James Moss of Great Britain and The Giordana Racing team lead a group of riders .
standings once more. Omega Pharma-Quick Step’s Julien Vermote won stage seven in Brighton from front. Race leader Alex Dowsett was left behind after a peleton split between Camberley and Brighton . Sir Bradley Wiggins of Great Britain