Cycling news - Britain’s Stephen Williams take top spot whilst Netherland’s Tim Van Dijke wins stage six

ByBen Southby

Updated 03/10/2021 at 13:51 GMT

The final stage of the CRO race in Zagreb saw Tim Van Dijke (Jumbo-Visma) take first place whilst Stephen Williams (Bahrain Victorious) recovers from two seasons of knee issues to win top prize. Williams won yesterday’s Queen stage to top the general classification, and a second place finish in stage six on Sunday was enough to earn victory.

Great Britain’s Stephen Williams, riding for Team Bahrain Victorious, topped the general classification table after a couple of seasons plagued by injury.

The Briton came second in the final stage of the CRO race to earn top spot overall, in the seventh edition of the race.

The Welshman made it through the day without any complications to finish at the top of the podium.

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Tim Van Dijke (Team Jumbo-Visma) won the 156.5km stage in a time of 03:23.03.

• CRO race standings
• Williams wins Queen's race to top general classification

Norwegian Markus Hoelgaard (Uno-X Pro Cycling) finished second in the general classification after securing a third place finish on stage six.

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Mick Van Dijke, who also represents Team Jumbo-Visma, completed the podium finishes as he finished third overall.

Williams needed a sprint finish in the final 30 seconds of the race to ensure a second place finish to remain at the summit of the podium.

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