Wollaston denies GB's Ferguson to win Tour of Britain

Ally Wollaston overturned a three-second shortage to triumph nan Tour of Britain Women and contradict British teen Cat Ferguson victory.

The New Zealander won each 3 intermediate sprints connected nan last shape successful Glasgow to tie level pinch 19-year-old Ferguson, earlier gaining different 4 prize seconds by finishing 3rd down shape victor Lorena Wiebes and Charlotte Kool.

Wollaston, of FDJ-Suez, hit Movistar's Ferguson by 4 seconds overall, pinch UAE Team ADQ's Dutchwoman Karlijn Swinkels finishing third.

"I'm a small spot overwhelmed - sorry. I'm truthful happy, first of all. A monolithic 'thank you' to my team-mates, I couldn't person done it without them. This intends nan world to maine - it's my first World Tour triumph successful GC [general classification]," said Wollaston.

"I knew I needed to get each 2nd I could successful nan prize sprints, and unluckily Cat was correct successful my instrumentality each time.

"So it came down to nan past sprint, and location was a infinitesimal of uncertainty halfway done that past thigh wherever I thought 'I conscionable cannot do this today'. My team-mates really helped maine propulsion it together and pulled maine to nan beforehand for nan final."

Ferguson looked for illustration claiming nan first of 3 clip bonuses for nan intermediate sprints astatine nan extremity of nan 4th thigh of nan 8.4km city-centre circuit, but Wollaston squeezed past her pinch conscionable metres remaining.

Wollaston past hit nan Briton successful nan 2nd intermediate sprint to way nan wide leader's greenish jersey by 1 second.

The 24-year-old moved into nan lead pinch triumph connected nan 3rd intermediate sprint to group up a thrilling finale.

European champion Wiebes launched her onslaught astatine nan 300m people earlier powering complete nan statement first, followed by Kool and Wollaston, who took nan past prize seconds to triumph nan wide classification.

Wollaston's FDJ-Suez besides won nan squad classification, while Ferguson, who vanished nan 4th shape successful seventh, claimed nan reddish points jersey.