TETBURY's James Lowsley-Williams admitted it was a job well done on the final day of the Tour de Yorkshire after seeing his NFTO team-mate Ian Bibby claim the grey jersey, writes Jack Miller.

Lowsley-Williams helped Bibby produce an aggressive attack early in the 164km course as he went in search of the King of the Mountains title.

Bibby was eventually outdone by Frenchman Nicolas Edet, but his determination did not go unnoticed – he was voted the day’s most aggressive rider by the watching public online – earning the grey jersey.

Lowsley-Williams himself was impressive as riders left Wakefield and headed through Huddersfield, Meltham and the Colne Valley on Sunday, before tackling daunting routes in Calderdale and on to a finish in Leeds.

The Gloucestershire rider finished 103rd during the third stage and 114th overall in the general classification.

Norwegian Lars Petter Nordhaug clinched the overall victory for Team Sky in the inaugural Tour de Yorkshire.

The 30-year-old finished safely to take the win by 11 seconds from Samuel Sanchez and Thomas Voeckler.

The final stage was won by BMC's Ben Hermans.

Lowsley-Williams said: “There’s only one word for that – brutal.

"Right from the gun it was absolutely horrendous, with a couple of steep climbs chucked in.

“It was up and down all day, and Sky took to the front and set a tough pace. But we had Ian Bibby in the break so we kind of sat back and looked after each other.

“I’m not going to lie it was a hard day out so I’m looking forward to a rest now.

“The team have gone really well. We’ve been one of the strongest UK teams. We had Eddie Dunbar getting the King of the Mountains on the first day but we still had Bibby up there at the end which is satisfying.

“So all in all we’ve had a good three days and if we bring that on to all of the other big races it should stand us in good stead.

“I’m personally going to take a lot from here into the rest of the season. I’m really looking forward to the Tour of Britain after this – that’s the big one.

“The Tour has been really exciting to be a part of, though. Yorkshire is never going to bring out an easy race, but the crowds have been absolutely unbelievable.

“It just shows how big Britain is now in cycling and how we are churning out champions.”

More than 1.2 million people are estimated to have turned out for the inaugural three-day Tour de Yorkshire.

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