World champion Peter Sagan outstayed his rivals to win a dramatic uphill sprint finish in Quimper on stage five of the Tour de France.
He made his move with 200m to go, beating Sonny Colbrelli and Philippe Gilbert for his second stage win.
Greg van Avermaet stayed in the yellow jersey, extending his overall lead with a two-second bonus during the stage.
He came seventh, behind Ireland's Dan Martin, while Chris Froome finished safely in the peloton.
In an impressive performance from Team Sky, Froome's team-mate Geraint Thomas came home 12th. The Welshman is fourth in the general classification, five seconds off Van Avermaet.
Stage five result
1. Peter Sagan (Svk/Bora-Hansgrohe) 4hrs 48mins 6sec
2. Sonny Colbrelli (Ita/Bahrain - Merida) same time
3. Philippe Gilbert (Bel/Quick-Step Floors)
4. Alejandro Valverde (Spa/Movistar)
5. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra/Quick-Step Floors)
6. Daniel Martin (Ire/UAE Team Emirates)
7. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel/BMC Racing)
8. Soren Kragh (Den/Sunweb)
9. Andrea Pasqualon (Ita/Wanty - Groupe Gobert)
10. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita/Bahrain - Merida)
General classification after stage five
1. Greg van Avermaet (Bel/BMC Racing) 13hrs 33mins 56secs
2. Tejay van Garderen (US/BMC Racing) +2 secs
3. Philippe Gilbert (Bel/Quick-Step Floors) +3secs
4. Geraint Thomas (GB/Team Sky) +5secs
5. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra/Quick-Step Floors) +6secs
6. Bob Jungels (Lux/Quick-Step Floors) +9secs
7. Tom Dumoulin (Ned/Sunweb) +13secs
8. Soren Kragh Andersen (Den/Sunweb) same time
9. Rigoberto Uran (Col/EF Education First) +37secs
10. Rafal Majka (Pol/Bora - Hansgrohe) +52secs
Selected:
15. Chris Froome (GB/Team Sky) +57secs
16. Adam Yates (GB/Mitchelton-Scott) +1min 2secs
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