Updates from Stage Six of the Tour of Britain on Friday, 8 September 2017
Stage Six won by Caleb Ewan from Team Orica-Scott
Lars Boom maintains overall lead with two days left
James Shaw KoM winner
Jacob Hennessy claims first place in Kesgrave sprint
Connor Swift wins Stradbroke sprint
Hayden McCormick wins Ixworth sprint
Three riders abandon race
The weather was a mixed bag, but the crowds turned out to watch another day's top-class cycling in Suffolk.
Here's BBC Sport's report into today's stage.
Congratulations to stage winner Caleb Ewan, and to the overall leader Lars Boom, who retained the top spot after victory in yesterday's time trial in Clacton.
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Highlights of today's race are being shown on ITV4 at 20:00 tonight.
Schoolkids were allowed out of the classroom along the 183km route... including those from Kesgrave High School near Ipswich.
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Image source, PAApproaching Stradbroke just before the halfway point
Rendlesham Primary School pupils wait on the B1069 opposite Bentwaters airbase
Image source, PAThe King of the Mountain stage at Snape Maltings
Crossing the River Alde at Snape
Lars Boom has maintained his lead in the general classification of the Tour of Britain, external, after Stage Six which has taken place between Newmarket and Aldeburgh.
With two stages remaining, Boom holds a lead of eight seconds over Lotto NL-Jumbo team-mate Victor Campenaerts, with Team Sky's Vasil Kiryienka a second further back in third.
The highest-placed Briton is Team Sky's Geraint Thomas, who is 19 seconds off the lead in ninth place.
Saturday's stage is a 185km (115 mile) ride from Hemel Hempstead to Cheltenham before the Tour concludes on Sunday with a 180km (111 mile) stage that starts in Worcester and ends in Cardiff.
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Australian Caleb Ewan has won the sixth stage of the Tour of the Britain for Team Orica-Scott.
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There's less than 25km (16miles) to go to the end of Stage Six of the Tour of Britain, external and cycling enthusiasts are starting to reserve their places along the final stretch in Aldeburgh High Street:
They've ridden through wind, rain and sunshine since they left Newmarket at 11:00 - but what can the Tour riders look forward to in Aldeburgh?
Here's a clue:
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One of Britain's best-loved cyclists, Mark Cavendish, found time to talk to us just before the Stage Six of the Tour set off from Newmarket this morning.
The 2011 BBC Sports Personality of the Year said: "It's great to see how much racing has grown."
The Dimension Data rider said in particular, the support in Suffolk is "wicked".
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Rain doesn't appear to be dampening the spirits of those waiting for the final sprint of Stage Six of the Tour of Britain, external at Kesgrave near Ipswich:
Here's how the sprint finished:
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Kate Arkell
BBC Radio Suffolk
These soigneurs must be a welcome sight for cyclists who've been on the road for about two-and-a-half hours - they're handing out energy bars, gels and sandwiches:
This is my last picture for a while, as we've left the cyclists and are heading in advance to Aldeburgh - we're on a bridge over the A12:
