Wout Poels gave Team Sky its second stage race overall victory of the day on Sunday, sealing the win in the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana in Spain a few hours after Chris Froome had won the Herald Sun Tour in Australia.
With just the flat final stage to deal with after winning the previous day, Poels had to stay safe in the bunch to take the overall victory.
However, the widely-expected bunch sprint was foiled by a late attack by Stijn Vandenbergh (Etixx-QuickStep), who crossed the line just ahead of the chasing pack.
Stijn Vandenbergh wins Stage 5 of the 2016 Tour of Valencia
(Image credit: Watson)
Vandenbergh's efforts themselves were nearly scuppered by a piece of litter that became temporarily entangled in his rear wheel.
Twenty-eight-year-old Dutchman Poels topped the final general classification ahead of Luis Leon Sanchez (Astana) in second, with Beñat Intxausti rounding out the podium and giving British WorldTour outfit Sky another podium place.
