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Scotland’s Oscar Onley won the fifth stage of the Tour Down Under but missed out on the overall lead on countback. <\/b><\/p>\n
The 21-year-old dsm-firmenich PostNL rider triumphed on a sprint up Willunga Hill on Saturday for his first professional victory.<\/p>\n
Welsh rider Stephen Williams, from Israel-Premier Tech, finished second and claimed the leader’s ochre jersey.<\/p>\n
Sunday’s final stage will see the riders travel 128.2km (79.7 miles) from Unley to Mount Lofty.<\/p>\n
Both Onley and Williams were credited with the same overall time of 16 hours, eight minutes and 18 seconds after a tough day which ended with Onley taking charge around the final bend to hold off his fast finishing rival.<\/p>\n
Ineos Grenadiers’ Ecuadorian rider Jhonatan Narvaez was third while France’s double world champion Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal Quick-Step) had looked in a strong position before being overtaken by the leading trio inside the final 300m.<\/p>\n
The overnight leader, Mexico’s Isaac del Toro Romero (UAE Team Emirates), dropped back to fourth in the general classification, five seconds off the lead.<\/p>\n
“It’s pretty incredible, I knew I was in good form coming here and I really wanted to do something on these final climbing stages, but against these guys I wasn’t really sure,” said Onley.<\/p>\n
“It’s quite an iconic climb and to put my name on there is very special.<\/p>\n
“I am going to have a lot of work to do tomorrow, but I have some really good team-mates with me and I’m sure they will help me out.”<\/p>\n
Williams was thrilled to have snatched the overall lead with his second-place finish.<\/p>\n
“It will be a tough stage tomorrow,” he said. “It will be hard to control, everybody’s still very close on [general classification], the top five or six guys all within a handful of seconds.<\/p>\n
“I expect a pretty stressful day, but the guys I have here are so experienced and class that I have no worries that we will do our best to fight for it.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n