Peter Sagan wins Tour of California

Peter Sagan has won the Tour of California, while Britain's Mark Cavendish won the final stage of the race.

Slovakian Peter Sagan has won the Tour of California by three seconds with a third-place finish.

Britain's Mark Cavendish won his fourth stage of the eight-stage event on Sunday.

Sagan, who began the final day trailing former race leader Julian Alaphilippe (Etixx-Quick Step) of France by two seconds, gained four bonus seconds for the third-place finish and a one-second bonus during a mid-race sprint.

Cavendish (Etixx-Quick Step), who earned his ninth Tour of California career stage win and 13th victory of the season, completed the 65.3-mile road race from Los Angeles to Pasadena in 2 hours, 14 minutes and 55 seconds.

Wouter Wippert (Drapac) of the Netherlands was second in the final stage. Sagan edged American Tyler Farrar (MTN-Qhubeka) by a few inches for third to secure the title.

Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Sky) of Colombia finished third overall, 37 seconds behind Sagan.


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