Julian Alaphilippe wins Tour of Britain

Updated 09/09/2018 at 16:38 GMT

Julian Alaphilippe claimed victory in the 2018 Tour of Britain.

Julian Alaphilippe, vainqueur du Tour de Grande-Bretagne - 2018

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In the final stage of the OVO Tour of Britain, Mitcheton-Scott's Caleb Edan won the final stage - a bunch sprint in London - for the second consecutive time.

After 14 laps of a circuit taking in Regent Street, Trafalgar Square and Piccadilly Circus, the Mitchelton Scott rider timed his sprint to perfection to cross the line ahead of Germany's Andre Greipel and Colombian Fernando Gaviria..

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The Quick Step Floors rider Alaphilippe took the overall victory with ease, well ahead of the pack before the final stage.

Team Sky's Wout Poels and Primoz Roglic of LottoNL-Jumbo rounded out the podium.

Additional reporting from Reuters.

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