Stevie Williams crowned Tour of Britain champion
For the first time since 2016, the Tour of Britain has a home winner. Having used his two stage victories earlier in the week in Redcar and Barnsley to establish a solid GC lead, Welshman Stevie Williams completed the job in Sunday’s final stage in the East of England.
Williams, whose previous best result in his home tour was 14th, claimed the GC by 16 seconds ahead of Oscar Onley (DFP). Teammate Joe Blackmore finished fifth overall in his first participation in his home race.
IPT’s impressive week was capped off with a fourth place at the finish in Felixstowe for another British rider, Ethan Vernon, who recorded his fourth top-five result in the race. Vernon also won the sprint classification while, after a brilliant display of teamwork all week, all six IPT riders took to the podium as the best team of the race.
For Williams, this was his third GC victory in 13 months, sitting alongside the Arctic Race of Norway last August and the Tour Down Under in January. The 28-year-old’s career-best year now includes six wins in 2024, one more than the rest of his career combined.
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