It's unbelievable after so many times finishing second," said Sagan, who has been second 17 times on Tour stages. For race leader Chris Froome, who finished safely in a much-reduced peloton alongside his main overall rivals, there's nothing lucky about what Sagan does. It turned into a battle between Sagan and Kristoff, with Norwegian Sondre Holst Enger taking third. However, the Tinkoff and Katusha teams of Sagan and Kristoff had other ideas and chased hard. With the two bumps in the finale, it's more for riders like Sagan or (Michael) Matthews," said German Andre Greipel.

Source: Bangkok Post July 18, 2016 17:03 UTC