Australia's Richie Porte avoided any hiccups on the final stage to win the Criterium du Dauphine.
Riding for Ineos Grenadiers, Porte went into the final stage from La Lechere-les-Bains to Les Gets in the overall lead, and he finished 17 seconds clear of nearest rival Alexey Lutsenko (Astana-Premier Tech).
After two previous runner-up spots at the race, Porte was relieved to finally be able to stand at the top of the podium.
"This race, having been second here twice and one year losing second in the last kilometre, to finally win it I'm just over the moon," Porte said after the race.
"All the sacrifices, time away from my wife and two kids, is worth it. This team Ineos Grenadiers were just absolutely brilliant today."
Irish time trial specialist Ryan Mullen withdrew ahead of the final stage for Trek-Segafredo.
Mark Padun (Bahrain Victorious) claimed his second stage win in two days, and the 24-year-old also took the mountain classification after powering past his rivals early in the day.
The Ukrainian slipped away from his breakaway companions with 30 kms remaining and never looked back, taking the stage win to round off the finest weekend of his career.
