Marcel Kittel won his fifth stage of this year's Tour de France with victory on stage 11, as Britain's Chris Froome retained the leader's yellow jersey.
Poland's Maciej Bodnar was caught in the final 300 metres in Pau, having led for the rest of the 203.5km route.
German Kittel surged passed his rivals, with Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen second and Edvald Boasson Hagen third.
Froome leads by 18 seconds overall from Italy's Fabio Aru and is 51 seconds ahead of Romain Bardet in third.
Britain's Daniel McLay finished fifth in the stage, with compatriot Ben Swift in ninth.
"It's perfect at the moment," said Kittel. "The race [for the green jersey] is not over but I've used all my chances that I've got so far."
Stage 11 result:
1. Marcel Kittel (Ger/Quick-Step Floors) 4hrs 34mins 27secs
2. Dylan Groenewegen (Ned/LottoNL-Jumbo) Same time
3. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor/Team Dimension Data)
4. Michael Matthews (Aus/Team Sunweb)
5. Daniel McLay (GB/Fortuneo-Oscaro)
6. Davide Cimolai (Ita/FDJ)
7. Andre Greipel (Ger/Lotto Soudal)
8. Nacer Bouhanni (Fra/Cofidis)
9. Ben Swift (GB/Team UAE Emirates)
10. Danilo Wyss (Swi/BMC Racing)
General classification after stage 11:
1. Chris Froome (GB/Team Sky) 42hrs 27mins 29secs
2. Fabio Aru (Ita/Astana Pro Team) +18secs
3. Romain Bardet (Fra/AG2R La Mondiale) +51secs
4. Rigoberto Uran (Col/Cannondale-Drapac) +55secs
5. Jakob Fuglsang (Den/Astana Pro Team) +1min 37secs
6. Daniel Martin (Ire/Quick-Step Floors) +1min 44secs
7. Simon Yates (GB/Orica-Scott) +2min 02secs
8. Nairo Quintana (Col/Movistar Team) +2min 13secs
9. Mikel Landa (Spa/Team Sky) +3min 06secs
10. George Bennett (NZ/LottoNL-Jumbo) +3min 53secs
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