Norway's Alexander Kristoff sprinted to victory on stage 15 of the Tour de France.
Kristoff chased down New Zealand's Jack Bauer and Switzerland's Martin Elmiger who had led a break for the majority of the 222km stage from Tallard to Nimes.
Australia's Heinrich Haussler finished second, with Slovakia's Peter Sagan in third.
Italy's Vincenzo Nibali retains the yellow jersey ahead of Spain's Alejandro Valverde.
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"Jack Bauer was on the right, digging so deep and his legs went from underneath him. Kristoff won and, while I say he timed it to perfection, he had some luck as well. They were panicking in the peloton."
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Garmin-Sharp rider Bauer was in tears at the finish after he was chased down in the closing stages by Kristoff who led the sprinting pack for his second stage win this year.
Bauer, who finished 10th, had harboured hopes of picking up a first ever stage win as he and Elmiger led in stormy conditions and difficult crosswinds.
It seemed as though the sprinters had miscalculated the time they needed to reel in the long-standing leaders, with a number of roundabouts requiring safe navigation in slippery conditions.
They were 13 seconds ahead of the peloton with 1km to go but Kristoff timed his attack to perfection to take victory just metres from the line.
Race leader Nibali maintained his lead of four minutes 37 seconds finishing alongside Valverde, Romain Bardet and Thibaut Pinot.
Stage 15 result
1. Alexander Kristoff (Nor/Katusha) 4hrs 56mins 42secs
2. Heinrich Haussler (Aus/IAM Cycling) ST
3. Peter Sagan (Svk/Cannondale)
4. Andre Greipel (Ger/Lotto-Belisol)
5. Mark Renshaw (Aus/Omega Pharma - Quick-Step)
6. Bryan Coquard (Fra/Europcar)
7. Ramunas Navardauskas (Lit/Garmin-Sharp)
8. Romain Feillu (Fra/Bretagne-Seche)
9. Michael Albasini (Swi/Orica GreenEdge)
10. Jack Bauer (New Zealand / Garmin)
General classification after stage 15
1. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita/Astana) 66hrs 49mins 37secs
2. Alejandro Valverde (Spa/Movistar) +4mins 37secs
3. Romain Bardet (Fra/AG2R) +4mins 50secs
4. Thibaut Pinot (Fra/FDJ) +5mins 06secs
5. Tejay van Garderen (US/BMC Racing) +5mins 49secs
6. Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra/AG2R) +6mins 08secs
7. Bauke Mollema (Ned/Belkin) +8mins 33secs
8. Leopold Konig (Cze/Netapp-Endura) +9mins 32secs
9. Laurens Ten Dam (Ned/Belkin) +10mins 01secs
10. Pierre Rolland (Fra/Europcar) +10mins 48secs
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