Green jersey holder Peter Sagan won a 3rd stage at this year's Tour DE France as ruling champion Chris Froome maintained the yellow jersey.
Slovak Sagan beat Alexander Kristoff in an exceedingly finish, with the Norwegian ab initio thinking he had won, when a chaotic finish to stage sixteen in capital of Switzerland.
Manxman Mark Cavendish, victorious on weekday, was in competition with 500m left, however couldn't mount a challenge.
Froome finished safely to stay his overall lead of 1 minute forty seven seconds.
Britain's Adam Yates remains 2 minutes and forty five seconds adrift of Froome, United Nations agency is chasing a 3rd Tour DE France triumph.
Barring a withdrawal, Sagan's win suggests that he can keep the sprinters' inexperienced jersey for a fifth consecutive year when establishing associate degree unassailable lead over Cavendish.
After a tricky mountain stage within the Jura region of France on Sunday, the 209km stage into Switzerland's capital was thought of a better day.
But a class four climb, a cobbled section 2km from the end and also the tight capital of Switzerland streets created it a frantic finish to a different hot day on this year's Tour.
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