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Mathieu van der Poel won the Tour of Britain because he sprinted to victory in the last point from Altrincham to Manchester.
The 24-year-old Dutchman maintained his third stage victory from compatriot Cees Bol in a photo finish after a sprint up Deansgate.
Matteo Trentin came , which Van der Poel finished 17 seconds clear of the Italian entire.
“I had been focused on the internet and think I timed it perfectly,” said Van der Poel.
Talking to ITV Sport, he added:”I was fairly confident I could hold the guys around me however, you cannot respond to everyone. There were maybe.
“However, in the end I did a great job and the group did a great job.”
Mitchelton-Scott riders Trentin claimed the points jersey while Britain’s Jacob Scott was named King of the Mountains, despite missing out on the classification.
Ben Swift was named best riders along with his Team Ineos claiming the team award.
1. Mathieu van der Poel (Ned/Corendon-Circus) 3hrs 49mins 26secs
2. Cees Bol (Ned/Team Sunweb) Same time
3. Matteo Trentin (Ita/Mitchelton-Scott)
4. Mike Teunissen (Ned/Jumbo-Visma)
5. Davide Cimolai (Ita/Israel Cycling Academy)
6. Sacha Modolo (Ita/EF Education First)
7. Nils Eekhoff (Ned/Sunweb)
8. Jasper De Buyst (Bel/Lotto Soudal)
9. Xandro Meurisse (Bel/Wanty-Gobert)
10. Danilo Wyss (Swi/Dimension Data)
1. Mathieu van der Poel (Ned/Corendon-Circus) 29hrs 47mins 41secs
2. Matteo Trentin (Ita/Mitchelton-Scott) +17secs
3. Jasper de Buyst (Bel/Lotto-Soudal) +50secs
4. Pavel Sivakov (Rus/Ineos) +52secs
5. Nils Politt (Ger/Katusha-Alpecin) +1minutes 1secs
6. Gianni Moscon (Ita/Ineos) Same time
7. Mike Teunissen (Ned/Jumbo-Visma) +1min 3secs
8. Andrey Amador (Crc/Movistar) +1min 4 secs
9. Tiesj Benoot (Bel/Lotto-Soudal) +1min 7 secs
10. Amund Grondahl Jansen (Nor/Jumbo-Visma) +1 min 8 secs
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