BELGIAN Kamiel Bonneu produced a late attack to claim victory after a four-man breakaway on stage three of the Tour of Britain in Sunderland.

Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise rider Bonneu, 23, made his move over the final kilometre to beat Ben Perry, Alexandar Richardson and Mathijs Paasschens at Keel Square.

Starting at Durham and running over 163.6km via Chapel Fell in the northern Pennines, including a category three climb at High Moorsley, Tuesday’s course was expected to present a first conventional bunch sprint finish.

However, after breaking clear on the approach to Tow Law, the four-man group took a three-and-a-half-minute lead over the peloton into the closing stages through heavy rain.

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Although that was down to around a minute when heading into the final kilometre, the breakaway were not able to be pulled back in as Bonneu sprinted clear, with Perry just taking second in front of Richardson.

Corbin Strong (Israel Premier Tech) retained the overall general classification lead, although now only ahead of Canadian Perry – who is on the same time – through bonus points.