Ben Oliver secures Modern Adventure's first GC win
29-year-old New Zealander Ben Oliver powered to his second stage win of the week at the Tour de Wallonie on Friday, and with it, he secured the overall victory in the UCI 2.Pro-rated event. That marks a first ever general classification victory for his team, Modern Adventure, in its inaugural season.
Oliver took the lead after winning stage 2 and held on through to the end of the race, winning the fifth and final stage to seal the overall title ahead of NSN's Riley Sheehan and Lotto-Intermarché's Arnaud De Lie.
"We were put in a new position by winning stage two and taking the overall lead, and the guys all stepped up," said team co-founder George Hincapie in a press release. "In fact, not only did they step up, but they took control. Today they rode with confidence, they sat back all day, biding their time for the finish and in the end it paid off."
[race_result id=193 stage_id=91591 count=5 gc=0 year=2026]
[race_result id=193 stage_id=91591 count=5 gc=5 year=2026]
