The Tour of Tasmania finished with one rider backing up as another stepped up.
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NSW cyclist Dylan Sunderland defended the title he won a year ago, staying out of trouble on the final stage criterium around Devonport to win by 36 seconds.
Meanwhile teenage phenomenon Sarah Gigante continued her sensational season adding the tour title to the national road race crown she won in January.
With Team BridgeLane needing to finish safely to secure a Tour Down Under invitation, the riders dominated the front of the peloton, only allowing a break of five to escape.
Last year's National Road Series winner Raphael Freienstein (InForm) took full advantage to take the stage win with Legana's Josh Wilson (Velofit) claiming third place.
Sunderland finished 12th to confirm his second Tasmanian title with Launceston's Zach Johnson sixth overall, +2:17 behind him.
South Australian Jarrad Drizners (InForm) had already wrapped up the series and is destined for a pro-continental contract in Europe.
In the women's tour, Victorian Gigante found the perfect way to sign off with Roxsolt Attaquer before joining a pro team in the US.
The 19-year-old became the eighth rider to earn such a promotion after conquering Poatina Hill and also secured the tour's young rider category.
The stage saw a four-person break which came down to a duel between Launceston's Nicole Frain and Victorian Taryn Heather for the final two circuits.
The Specialized rider won the sprint but Frain (TIS Racing) enjoyed a podium finish to go with her fifth place overall (+1.57) with only 21 riders finishing the gruelling ordeal.