Peter Sagan claims stage two victory, with Dan Martin fourth

World champion Peter Sagan claimed victory on stage two of the Tour de France to take the yellow jersey off the shoulders of Mark Cavendish.

Peter Sagan claims stage two victory, with Dan Martin fourth

World champion Peter Sagan claimed victory on stage two of the Tour de France to take the yellow jersey off the shoulders of Mark Cavendish.

The peloton caught Jasper Stuyven on the approach to the final straight to deny the Trek-Segafredo rider a solo victory, and it was Tinkoff's Sagan who took it in an uphill sprint from Julian Alaphilippe of Etixx-QuickStep.

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