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Thousands of fans enjoy Tour of Britain climax

Bradley Collyer/PA Wire A man wearing a cycle helmet and a turquoise cycling outfit holds his head in his hands as he wins the Tour of Britain. Crowds behind him and barriers line the street Bradley Collyer/PA Wire
Bradley Collyer/PA Wire Nine cyclists wearing sunglasses and multi coloured outfits and helmets racing with gritted teeth. Bradley Collyer/PA Wire
Wales' Stevie Williams is emotional as he becomes overall winner of the Tour of Britain following stage six in Suffolk
Slovenia's Matevz Govekar wins a sprint finish ahead of Denmark's Rasmus Pedersen and Great Britain's Ben Swift

Thousands of fans turned out to watch the final leg of the Tour of Britain as it passed through Suffolk.

Stage six of the race took cyclists on a 98.5 mile (158km) journey from Lowestoft to Felixstowe on Sunday.

British rider Stevie Williams, 28, from Wales, won the overall race after victory in stages two and three, while Sunday's stage was won by Slovenian Matevz Govekar.

The race began on Tuesday 3 September in Scotland, travelling through Yorkshire, Sheffield, Derbyshire and Northamptonshire before finishing in flatter East Anglia.

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