Thousands of fans enjoy Tour of Britain climax

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  1. 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
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    Wales' Stevie Williams is emotional as he becomes overall winner of the Tour of Britain following stage six in Suffolk

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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