Lorena Wiebes also won the final stage of the Tour of Britain at the Royal Leamington Spa finish line. This is her fourth success in five days, a display of devastating strength from the world's most powerful sprinter who launched all the sprints without even giving her rivals time to react. In this fifth and final stage the Team SD Worx Protime athlete beat Lara Gillespie (UAE Team L'IMAD) and Chiara Consonni (Canyon Sram). Today also celebrated Kimberley Le Court Pienaar (AG Insurance) who took home the victory in the general classification, her first stage race win on the World Tour calendar

THE RACE. Final day at the Tour of Britain, the fifth and final stage was held at Royal Leamington Spa over a 123.8 km course. A route that was almost entirely flat with two small climbs at Sun Rising Hill and Burton Dassett Hills with the summit 35 km from the finish.

After some initial attacks, the day's breakaway formed at the 25 km mark and featured three athletes. Sara Martin (Team Movistar), Eva Van Agt (FDJ United Suez) and Alice Towers (Great Britain National Team). The breakaway leaders managed to gain up to 1'50" on the main group where on the climbs Kimberley Le Court Pienaar, the general classification leader, made her move. This morning Eva Van Agt was 2'29" behind her and could have become a very dangerous threat.

The situation changed dramatically 20 km from the finish when Team SD Worx Protime positioned itself at the front of the group, imposing a visibly high pace also well supported by other teams. However, it was not easy to catch the breakaway leaders, who gave the peloton considerable trouble and were only caught just before entering the final kilometer of the race.

Team Canyon Sram prepared the ground for Chiara Consonni's sprint, but once again Lorena Wiebes anticipated the sprint and it was impossible to even draw alongside her. Thanks to today's victory, the Dutch superstar moved to the second step of the final podium ahead of Liane Lippert and secured the points jersey.

STAGE RESULTS

1 Wiebes Lorena Team SD Worx-Protime 03:02:29

2 Gillespie Lara UAE Team L'IMAD + 00

3 Consonni Chiara CANYON//SRAM + 00

4 Backstedt Zoe CANYON//SRAM + 00

5 Georgi Pfeiffer Team Picnic PostNL + 00

6 Veenhoven Nienke Team Visma | Lease a Bike + 00

7 Nelson Josie Team Picnic PostNL + 00

8 Andersson Caroline Liv AlUla Jayco + 00

9 Couzens Millie Fenix-Premier Tech + 00

10 Coles-Lyster Maggie Human Powered Health + 00

GENERAL CLASSIFICATION

1 Le Court Kim AG Insurance-Soudal Team 17:02:04

2 Wiebes Lorena Team SD Worx-Protime + 19

3 Lippert Liane Movistar Team + 24

4 Andersson Caroline Liv AlUla Jayco + 39

5 de Vries Femke Team Visma | Lease a Bike + 44

6 Swinkels Karlijn UAE Team L'IMAD + 46

7 Bredewold Mischa Team SD Worx-Protime + 46

8 Ludwig Cecilie Uttrup CANYON//SRAM + 46

9 Nelson Josie Team Picnic PostNL + 56

10 Markus Riejanne Lidl-Trek + 01:06