German sprinter beats John Degenkolb and Alexander Kristoff in bunch sprint

Chris Froome retains lead following a 15th stage to Valence raced in intense heat

Chris Froome retains the yellow jersey as van Avermaet holds off Peter Sagan at the death

It was an opportunity lost due to poor positioning

Irish rider left frustrated after being hampered when Frenchman made final break

British sprinter first across the line on stage seven to Fougeres

Chris Froome caught up in chaos but is now wearer of yellow jersey

German sprinter again proves too strong for rivals on another day of crashes

Briton denied win by Rodríguez but gets six-second bonus for second-place finish

German Andre Greipel takes stage as bad weather and crashes splits peloton

Multiple Irish road race champion aiming for Vuelta a España ride in August

Spaniard was involved in crash at end of Giro stage

Elia Viviani wins second stage of race from Albenga to Genoa

Sky problems continue as Spaniard Xabier Zandio exits the tour after injury

German rider makes it two stage victories out of three in London

A day like this in the wind shows that anything can happen

‘It could have been a ruinous end to the day, but overall it wasn’t bad’

Edvald Boasson Hagen ruled out of Tour de France with shoulder fracture

But Briton was not quite able to overcome the world time trial champion, Tony Martin of Germany

Clash of shoulders between Manxman and Kittel’s last lead-out man Tom Veelers on the final bend ended with the Dutchman falling heavily