Edvald Boasson Hagen and Team Sky made no mistake on the final stage at the Tour of Norway to ride to a second consecutive race victory.

The Norwegian was shepherded home with the full support of his teammates in the race’s finale around Hønefoss as late attacks fired off the front.

The 173km stage from Gjøvik to Hønefoss, contained a single big climb halfway through and eight riders broke clear of the bunch.

IAM Cycling assumed the responsibility to dictate the pace of the peloton and the escapees were swept up before a challenging heaving finale.

When the counterattacks began Boasson Hagen's Team Sky went to the front and picked up the pace but Lars-Petter Nordhaug (Blanco) launched a ferocious attack on the final climb and moved away with 12km to go.

He was chased by Jesper Hansen (Team Cult) and Fredrik Ludvigsson to form a front trio but Team Sky brought the escapees back and Katusha's Kristoff ensured it was a double celebration for Norway by claming the bunch sprint.

Things came back together for the day to end in a sprint and it was Alexander Kristoff who claimed his third stage win of the race, Boasson Hagen coming home third behind young star Sondre Holst Enger (Team Plussbank).

Sergio Paulinho (Team Saxo-Tinkoff) joined Boasson Hagen in a late escape on Saturday and held on to finish the race in second, 31 seconds back on the yellow jersey while Enger’s final burst of speed elevated him to third overall, a further 14 seconds adrift.

After climbing off the bike a happy Boasson Hagen said: “It’s really nice to take the win. The team did an amazing job to control things the whole day and keep everything under control. It’s really nice to have such a strong team and to finish off in the yellow jersey was the goal,” a jubilant Hagen told the Sky website.

“Alex (Kristoff) is really strong and he did a good sprint. I’m happy to have the yellow jersey. I was a little bit blocked at the end but he was too strong. I feel good. I came to win again this year and I managed that. It’s great to be here in Honefoss and to have won the Glava Tour again.”