Sagan capitalizes on Van Avermaet faux pas

Peter Sagan had the yellow jersey holder to thank for his victory in Stage 5 of the Tour de France on Wednesday. Greg Van Avermaet mistimed his sprint and Sagan, the three-time reigning world champion, took advantage to claim his second victory in this year’s event. Van Avermaet still increased his overall lead over Tejay van Garderen to two seconds. Chris Froome, the four-time champion who trails Van Avermaet by 57 seconds in 15th spot, finished in the main pack with the other favourites. The Tour remains in Brittany for Stage 6 on Thursday, another hilly leg of 181 kilometres.