Photo shoot: Tour of Britain, stage 8

Put some oil on your mouse wheel and give your scrolling finger a stretch. Our super snapper has hit the jackpot, so get ready to enjoy a bumper batch of rider photos from Saturday's Tour of Britain sprint showdown.

Winner on the day, Michelle Merlo


2006 Luxembourg national road race champion, Kim Kirchen (circled) and Russian king of cool, Vladimir Karpets


48 year old former national jersey wearer, Malcolm Elliott, makes his way past the team cars


and then goes on the attack


Breakaway hero, Thomas De Gendt


Italy's Filippo Pozzato (circled) and Tour of Ireland overall winner, Russell Downing


2009 Tour de France stage winner, Brice Feillu


(Left) Irish champ, Nicolas Roche, alongside race leader, Edvald Boasson Hagen


Overall winner in 2008, Geoffroy Lequatre wearing a Union Jack helmet and matching socks(?)


Once again on cafevelo, Rob Hayles (4 appearances in 2009!)


Aussie sprint legend, Graeme Brown


(Left) future GB star and winner of stage 7, Ben Swift, and (right) current British road race champion, Kristian House


2010 Team Sky recruit, Chris Froome