Cycliing fans of all ages turned out in force today to see the Tour of Britain go through Devizes.

Hundreds of people gathered outside the Black Horse for the sprint stage of the race and were not disappointed when Sky rider Bradley Wiggins crossed the line in second place just behind Michal Kwiatkowski and ahead of Nicolas Roche to claim sprint points on Stage Six of the race.

Pupils from Lavington School were out early to make the most of the memorable morning.

They were on The Green just after 9am to enjoy the display of lorries put on by Hills Waste.

The 31 keen cyclists from across the schools age groups had to persuade teachers they knew their cycling stuff before they were allowed to be part of the trip.

Year 10 youngsters from the GCSE PE class at John Bentley arrived by mini bus complete with three giant mascots that have recently been introduced as part of the school's house system.

PE teacher Sam Shuker said: "It is great for them to be able to come out today to see the race."

Joining them at the Wadworth gazebo outside the famous brewery were Wiltshire Council employees Richard Francis from Broughton Gifford and Steve Manning from Bristol.

Mr Manning said: "We booked the day off well in advance as we wanted to watch. We are both keen cyclists."

Two other friends Stuart Mcnullen and Spencer Hardman cycled to Devizes from Bath well ahead of the riders to try out the course.

Mr Mcnullen said: "It seemed to be in very good condition."

All Cannings friends Vernon Thorpe, Paul Oakley and Julian Forbes are part of the Fat Bustards group.

Mr Thorpe said: "We are not a proper cycling club just a group of friends who enjoy riding. It is fantastic for the Tour of Britain to be in Devizes."

The three men had travelled to watch the Tour of France earlier in the year so were pleased to find a race right on their doorstep.

Tension mounted just after 11.15am as the first police outriders with lights flashing and sirens blaring raced through the sprint section the crowd grew expectant.

Many more motorcyclists led the way making sure the route was clear before all of a sudden just before 11.25am the cyclists suddenly appeared over prison bridge with three riders just ahead of a main group.

Three riders including Sir Bradley broke away and surged over the line. A few minutes later another big group followed and then almost as soon as it started the excitement was over.

But the cavalcade of team cars added a last bit of drama when a judge's car pulled out of the Black Horse car park in front of one of the team cars and there was a blaring of horns.