Australian Caleb Ewan claimed his third stage victory in the 2017 Tour of Britain as Holland’s Lars Boom maintained his lead in the general classification.
Ewan (Orica-Scott) powered to a convincing win after stage six from Newmarket to Aldeburgh came down to a sprint finish. An early seven-man breakaway opened up a gap of almost three minutes and led for nearly 170 kilometres before finally being swept up with just a few kilometres remaining.
Taking to the top step for the third time in just six stages is Australian fast-man @CalebEwan (@OricaScott) ???????????? #OVOToB pic.twitter.com/GqxZqnzWR4
— Tour of Britain ???????? (@TourofBritain) September 8, 2017
Ewan, who won two of the first three stages, was then perfectly positioned to negotiate the final tight right-hand turn before storming to the line ahead of Fernando Gaviria (Quickstep), with Dylan Groenewegen (Lotto NL-Jumbo) in third.
The result means no change in the overall standings with two stages remaining, Boom (Lotto NL-Jumbo) holding a lead of eight seconds over team-mate Victor Campenaerts, with Team Sky’s Vasil Kiryienka a second further back in third.
And the leader of the #OVOToB after the Stage 6 finish in Aldeburgh is… @lars_boom (@LottoJumbo_road)! ???????? #OVOToB pic.twitter.com/1hUru4b6sI
— Tour of Britain ???????? (@TourofBritain) September 8, 2017
The highest-placed Briton is Team Sky’s Geraint Thomas, who is 19 seconds off the lead in ninth place.
Saturday’s stage is a 185km ride from Hemel Hempstead to Cheltenham before the race concludes on Sunday with a 180km stage that starts in Worcester and ends in Cardiff.
