Stephen Cummings wins Tour of Britain 2016
Cummings himself knew what it felt like to just miss out – having finished as runner-up in both 2008 and 2011 – but after taking the overall lead by finishing eighth on stage six, the 35-year-old grimly hung on to ensure he was finally the bride as opposed to the bridesmaid.
“I’m delighted. Finally I can smile and enjoy it,” he said. “It’s been a tough week, it was so close that it wasn’t done until I crossed the line.
“I’d to thank all my team-mates for keeping me out of trouble, and the British public for supporting every day like they have. It’s been a great week.”
Caleb Ewan (Orica-BikeExchange) prevailed in a sprint finish at Piccadilly Circus after a 16-lap in the final stage of the race, outsprinting Dylan Groenewegen (LottoNl-Jumbo) and Jens Debusschere (Lotto Soudal).
Tour of Britain 2016 – stage 8 results (London – London):
1 | Caleb Ewan (Orica-BikeExchange) |
2:09:24 |
2 | Dylan Groenewegen (LottoNl-Jumbo) |
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3 | Jens Debusschere (Lotto Soudal) |
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4 | Boy Van Poppel (Trek-Segafredo) |
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5 | Elia Viviani (Sky) |
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6 | André Greipel (Lotto Soudal) |
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7 | Daniel McLay (Fortuneo – Vital Concept) |
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8 | Steele Von Hoff (ONE) |
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9 | Nicola Ruffoni (Bardiani CSF) |
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10 | Paolo Simion (Bardiani CSF) |
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Final general classification:
1 | Stephen Cummings (Dimension Data) | 31:30:45 |
2 | Rohan Dennis (BMC) |
+26” |
3 | Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin) |
+38” |
4 | Tony Gallopin (Lotto Soudal) |
+1’02” |
5 | Dylan Van Baarle (Cannondale-Drapac) |
+1’21” |
6 | Nicolas Roche (Sky) |
+1’26” |
7 | Xandro Meurisse (Wanty – Groupe Gobert) |
+01’48” |
8 | Ben Swift (Sky) |
+01’52” |
9 | Julien Vermote (Etixx – Quick-Step) |
+02’12” |
10 | Jacopo Mosca (Trek-Segafredo) |
+02’32” |