Sir Bradley Wiggins won the penultimate stage of the Tour of Britain as Holland’s Dylan van Baarle clung to his overall lead ahead of the concluding criterium race in Westminster. Van Baarle (Garmin-Sharp) had a 19-second advantage ahead of the first of two stages on the eighth and final day after soaring into the yellow jersey on Saturday’s seventh stage to Brighton. Poland’s Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) was his nearest challenger, but could cut the deficit only to 10 seconds after the stage 8a 8.8-kilometre time-trial. Team Sky's Bradley Wiggins celebrates on the podium after winning stage eight of the Tour of Britain . Sir Bradley Wiggins went into third overall after winning the Tour of Britain's individual time trial stage . Wiggins won the stage in nine minutes 50.71 seconds to move up four places to third overall, effectively sealing a podium place in his title defence, to move 22secs behind Van Baarle. Kwiatkowski finished in 10mins 06.78secs, but Van Baarle’s impressive time of 10:15.21 saw him retain the yellow jersey. Intermediate and finish-line time bonuses are available on the 88.8km stage 8b - 10 laps on the same course as ridden in the time-trial - and the deficit is not insurmountable. Tour of Britain teams set up on the Westminster Bridge for the time trial stage on Sunday . Garmin-Sharp's Dylan Van Baarle retains the yellow jersey on the penultimate stage of the tour . But with Kwiatkowski likely working for Omega Pharma-QuickStep team-mate Mark Cavendish for a sprint finish it would take an unfortunate event for Van Baarle to be beaten. Wiggins, who won the 2013 Tour of Britain title, began the day 47secs behind Van Baarle in seventh, but rolled down the ramp intent on claiming a stage success from his national tour. The 34-year-old Londoner is negotiating an extension to his Team Sky contract, which expires this year, and is targeting the Road World Championships time-trial in Spain at the end of this month. Frenchman Sylvain Chavanel (IAM Cycling) was second on the stage, eight seconds behind Wiggins, with Briton Steve Cummings (BMC Racing) a second further adrift in third place.
Sir Bradley Wiggins won the time trial stage in nine minutes 50.71 seconds .
His victory in the penultimate leg moves the Olympic champ into third .
Holland’s Dylan van Baarle holds onto the yellow jersey by 19 seconds .
Sir Bradley Wiggins won the penultimate stage of the Tour of Britain as Holland’s Dylan van Baarle clung to his overall lead ahead of the concluding criterium race in Westminster. Van Baarle (Garmin-Sharp) had a 19-second advantage ahead of the first of two stages on the eighth and final day after soaring into the yellow jersey on Saturday’s seventh stage to Brighton. Poland’s Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) was his nearest challenger, but could cut the deficit only to 10 seconds after the stage 8a 8.8-kilometre time-trial. Team Sky's Bradley Wiggins celebrates on the podium after winning stage eight of the Tour of Britain . Sir Bradley Wiggins went into third overall after winning the Tour of Britain's individual time trial stage . Wiggins won the stage in nine minutes 50.71 seconds to move up four places to third overall, effectively sealing a podium place in his title defence, to move 22secs behind Van Baarle. Kwiatkowski finished in 10mins 06.78secs, but Van Baarle’s impressive time of 10:15.21 saw him retain the yellow jersey. Intermediate and finish-line time bonuses are available on the 88.8km stage 8b - 10 laps on the same course as ridden in the time-trial - and the deficit is not insurmountable. Tour of Britain teams set up on the Westminster Bridge for the time trial stage on Sunday . Garmin-Sharp's Dylan Van Baarle retains the yellow jersey on the penultimate stage of the tour . But with Kwiatkowski likely working for Omega Pharma-QuickStep team-mate Mark Cavendish for a sprint finish it would take an unfortunate event for Van Baarle to be beaten. Wiggins, who won the 2013 Tour of Britain title, began the day 47secs behind Van Baarle in seventh, but rolled down the ramp intent on claiming a stage success from his national tour. The 34-year-old Londoner is negotiating an extension to his Team Sky contract, which expires this year, and is targeting the Road World Championships time-trial in Spain at the end of this month. Frenchman Sylvain Chavanel (IAM Cycling) was second on the stage, eight seconds behind Wiggins, with Briton Steve Cummings (BMC Racing) a second further adrift in third place.
Sir Bradley Wiggins won the penultimate stage of the Tour of Britain as Holland’s Dylan van Baarle Wiggins won the stage in nine minutes 50.71 the Westminster Bridge for the time trial stage retains the yellow jersey on the penultimate