Sagan takes centre stage

The Slovakian, who had finished second three times already in this Tour, tasted victory after an outstanding performance from his Cannondale team, who forced the pace of the peloton for much of the day to drop his major sprint rivals early in the stage.
Daryl Impey (OricaGreenEdge) was close behind to ensure he retained the yellow jersey for another day with Team Sky’s Edvald Boasson Hagen and Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge) in second and third.