Peter Sagan wins in thrilling stage five climax at Tour de France

Defending champion Chris Froome and the other overall contenders finished in or close to the main group as overnight leader and Olympic road race champion Greg van Avermaet of BMC kept hold of the yellow jersey

Peter Sagan, of the Bora team, clinched his second stage win of the 2018 Tour de France on Wednesday, beating Sonny Colbrelli and Alejandro Valverde at the uphill finish of stage five. Defending champion Chris Froome and the other overall contenders finished in or close to the main group as overnight leader and Olympic road race champion Greg van Avermaet of BMC kept hold of the yellow jersey.

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