He and Kennaugh dominated the tour, with Froome letting his team-mate win stage two and take the overall lead.
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The young Orica-GreenEDGE phenomenon was among only five riders who contested the finish.
Two-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome won Australia’s Herald Sun Tour on Sunday ahead of fellow Briton Peter Kennaugh, as he took the fourth and final stage of the race.
Kennaugh finished third, gaining a four-second time bonus and extending his overall lead.
This is a stage for Caleb Ewan to win, and if he doesn’t I will be extremely surprised.
A surge from Kennaugh and Australian Jack Bobridge (Trek Segafredo) on the final climb blew the race apart, but they could not dislodge Ewan.
With 2km to go the six riders had a gap of 22 seconds and they stayed clear, with Ewan taking the sprint from the reduced bunch. He then covered an attack by New Zealander Joe Cooper and when the pair led by 20 seconds at the foot of the last climb, Froome left Cooper behind to win the stage. “Obviously a lot of the domestic teams have strong guys and it’s their summer and they’re all going well but I don’t know the names”, said Kennaugh.
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The stage ended with three circuits of the steep 3km climb at Arthurs Seat and the summit finish.
