Steve Cummings completes stunning British nationals double with solo victory in road race

Dimension Data rider backs up time trial with road race victory

Steve Cummings wins the road race at the British National Championships

(Image credit: Simon Wilkinson/SWpix.com)

Steve Cummings (Dimension Data) became the first rider since 2007 to win the British road race and time trial title in the same year with a stunning road race victory on the Isle of Man.

Cummings, who beat Alex Dowsett (Movistar) to the time trial on Thursday, went clear in the final 10km of the 193.7km race, leaving Chris Lawless (Axeon-Hagens Berman) and Ian Bibby (JLT Condor) to complete the podium.

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