Geraint Thomas has retained his Welsh Senior Road Race Championship crown.
The 19-year-old, who won the title last year as a junior, held off Commonwealth Games rider Will Wright and Harlech's Chris Anelay in a sprint finish.
It was Thomas' first race in Wales since he had his spleen removed after a training crash in Australia at Easter.
Youth Commonwealth Games medallist Tom Smith (CC Cardiff) won the Junior race and Norman Hughes of Deeside took the Veterans' title.
Thomas becomes the first rider to record back-to-back wins in the event since the 1960s, when Welsh Cycling president Bill Owen achieved the feat.
Many of the Wales team missed the event to compete in Ireland's FBD Insurance Rás the same weekend.
The race took place over a 130km course which ran between Llanelli, Cross Hands, Llandeilo and Carmarthen.
Result in full:
1. Geraint Thomas (Adidas/SIS)
2. Will Wright (Wills Wheels)
3. Chris Anelay (Triangle RT)
4. Dale Appleby (Fuji Bikes)
5. Neil Jones (CC Abervgavenny)
6. Mike Lindsey (Wills Wheels)
7. Richard Harris (Cwmcarn Paragon RC)
8. Ian Bendall (Bynea CC)
9. Hugo Hocknell (Climb on Bikes)
10. Richard Jones (Holyhead CC)
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