Adam Blythe overcame the sensations of imminent cramp to earn the red, blue and white national road race stripes in Stockton, describing his victory as even more special given that he beat Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) to the line.
The Tinkoff rider was trailing Cavendish by half-a-bike length coming into the final 100 metres but overturned the deficit to edge out the 2011 world champion and grab his first win since RideLondon in August 2014.
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