Australian Caleb Ewan claimed his third stage victory in the 2017 Tour of Britain as Holland's Lars Boom maintained his lead in the general classification.
Ewan (Orica-Scott) powered to a convincing win when stage six from Newmarket to Aldeburgh came down to a sprint finish.
An early seven-man breakaway opened up a gap of almost three minutes and led for nearly 170 kilometres before finally being swept up with just a few kilometres remaining.
Ewan, who won two of the first three stages, was then perfectly positioned to negotiate the final tight right-hand turn before storming to the line ahead of Fernando Gaviria (Quickstep), with Dylan Groenewegen (Lotto NL-Jumbo) in third.
The result means no change in the overall standings with two stages remaining, Boom (Lotto NL-Jumbo) holding a lead of eight seconds over teammate Victor Campenaerts, with Team Sky's Vasil Kiryienka a second further back in third.
Saturday's stage is a 185km ride from Hemel Hempstead to Cheltenham before the race concludes on Sunday with a 180km stage that starts in Worcester and ends in Cardiff.
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