Tour of Britain final leg ends in Felixstowe
Stevie Williams has made history as the first Welshman to win the event
Stevie Williams has made history as the first Welshman to win the Tour of Britain Men's Cycle Race, and the first Brit to win the national tour since 2016.
The final 158.4km stage took place in East Suffolk yesterday, with racers beginning in Lowestoft and crossing the finish line on Sea Road in Felixstowe.
MatevĹľ Govekar (Bahrain Victorious) won the Suffolk leg.
Speaking after the podium, Stevie Williams said: “It's been a good week and we managed to take everything out of a stage race - a couple of stages and the GC so I'm really happy and proud to have this race. I'm proud of how the boys rode all week, they were fantastic.
"It's me standing on the podium and winning it but it was definitely a team effort.
“After the Olympics, it was definitely a target of mine to get back into racing and I knew I was coming here in decent form. Luckily I had the legs to show it and pull it off but at the end of the day everything has to go right and everything did go right so I'm really happy.”
Stage winner Matevž Govekar, who had finished in the top 10 of three stages previously, said: “It's been a pretty aggressive week of racing.
"We came close in a few stages already, it's been a super nice week of racing. I think the stage win shows the picture of a week of racing with the boys and I'm super happy with how they set up the final.
"I came from the back, with the tailwind I knew that I needed to start the sprint more to the front as they had already started to get into position quite early. I didn't see how close it was but I did a strong sprint and I'm happy I managed to finish first.”
Tour of Britain Men stages
Stage one Tuesday 3 September Kelso to Kelso
Stage two Wednesday 4 September Darlington to Redcar
Stage three Thursday 5 September Sheffield to Barnsley
Stage four Friday 6 September Derby to Newark-on-Trent
Stage five Saturday 7 September Northampton to Northampton
Stage six Sunday 8 September Lowestoft to Felixstowe