Video: Britain's Dan McLay takes stunning win in France

British rider Dan McLay is building himself a bit of a reputation on the continent – last week he was 10th at the Scheldeprijs as Marcel Kittel beat Mark Cavendish for the win – and today the 24-year-old has landed his first victory of 2016 in some style.

Born in New Zealand but raised in Leicester, where his family moved when he was an infant, the Fortuneo-Vital Concept rider somehow threaded himself through rival sprinters to cross the line first, with this overhead video showing just how he did it.

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McLay is a graduate of British Cycling’s Olympic Academy and in 2010 partnered Simon Yates, now with Orica-GreenEdge, to become junior world Madison champions.

He made his WorldTour debut with French Professional Continental outfit Bretagne- Séché Environnement last year at Paris-Nice, finishing eighth on Stage 5 ahead of riders such as the two top finishers at Milan-San Remo this year, FDJ’s Arnaud Demare and Team Sky’s Ben Swift.

Expect to hear a lot more about him – hopefully including  in July, when Fortuneo-Vital Concept, as Bretagne-Séché Environnement is now known, has a wildcard entry to the Tour de France.