Oscar Onley wins with authority on Willunga Hill and Stephen Williams is the new leader of the Tour Down Under

Oscar Onely has won the Willunga Hill finish at the Tour Down Under and is the new leader of the Australian race.Stephen Williams is the new leader with the same time as Onley and five seconds ahead of Jhonatan Narvaez and Isaac del Toro.

Julian Alaphilippe and Simon Yates tried in the final meters, but it was the British rider of Team DSM-Firmenich who took the upper hand and snatched first place overall from Isaac del Toro, who held on in the final meters and lost a few seconds.

Thus, Onley took the final volley among the favorites ahead of Stephen Williams (Israel) and Jhonatan Narvaez (INEOS). Alaphilippe, Bart Lemmen (Visma) and Simon Yates were 3 seconds behind, while Isaac del Toro was 6 seconds behind Valentin Paret-Peintre.

The best Spaniard was Juanpe Lopez, who came in 22nd, 32 seconds behind the leader, just ahead of the first Movistar, Ruben Guerreiro. Tomorrow, Sunday, a decisive stage to decide a general classification in which the top 5 are in a handkerchief of five seconds and in which the first two are equal and only the puestometer gives for the moment the first position to Williams ahead of his compatriot Onley. By the way, what does not happen with Movistar, happens in Visma, even Bart Lemmen runs. He finished fifth in the stage between Alaphilippe and Yates.